Elises on the track
Discussion
I am looking to spend around 8k on a track car. Currently looking at Westfields and Caterhams, plus 944 S2/Turbo, which I have had before for the track. They are great but its Porsche prices and complexity if things go wrong.
It struck me early Elises are now in this price bracket. Are they solid /cheap enough to run as a track car without mods?. It would need to do about 8 days a year
I do fancy the 7's but as I will have client with me on track I thought something a little less extreme might be worth a look, and the Elise looked like potencially a good compromise.
Thoughts?
It struck me early Elises are now in this price bracket. Are they solid /cheap enough to run as a track car without mods?. It would need to do about 8 days a year
I do fancy the 7's but as I will have client with me on track I thought something a little less extreme might be worth a look, and the Elise looked like potencially a good compromise.
Thoughts?
I love my elise, but if I was wanting a track car for 8K i wouldn't get an elise.
you should have a look at the 7 replicas. for 6-7K (or a LOT less with a bit of haggling at this time of year) you could get a well sorted MK indy, cheap westfield, tiger etc etc. and have plenty of cash left over for tyres, brake pads etc. - there's nothing quite so easy to fix as a kit car when if it goes wrong!
Things are always less extreme when you're wearing a helmet!
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just my opinion, by the way! - if there was more than one decent track in scotland I might not have sold my Tiger R6. - glad I did, though!
you should have a look at the 7 replicas. for 6-7K (or a LOT less with a bit of haggling at this time of year) you could get a well sorted MK indy, cheap westfield, tiger etc etc. and have plenty of cash left over for tyres, brake pads etc. - there's nothing quite so easy to fix as a kit car when if it goes wrong!
Things are always less extreme when you're wearing a helmet!
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just my opinion, by the way! - if there was more than one decent track in scotland I might not have sold my Tiger R6. - glad I did, though!
Pah, I bought my one (elderly lady) owner Lotus Elise for £8.5k 18 months ago and since then I have done 20k miles in it. Admittedly it has had money spent on it since then but it would have stepped out on track no problem what so ever.... I am about to do LSS suspension, I have just done front disks and it has had a cambelt change, otherwise I have no reaosn why it wouldn't step out on track and do well, after all there are thousands of miles of black top out there which I abuse daily.
If you have £8k, go for it mate but look for a long time and don't rush into the first car you see. DOn't be put off byu Cat D cars either, just find out what happened and how it was repaired....
If you have £8k, go for it mate but look for a long time and don't rush into the first car you see. DOn't be put off byu Cat D cars either, just find out what happened and how it was repaired....
That does look interesting.
I am torn on this. Whilst a Westfied lf similar is proably the most sensible bet. I really don't fancy driving it long distacnes to and from the track.
I probably fancy the Lotus, but have been concenred regarding robustness. I have had 6 Porches and found they can take the stick, I didn't know whether a cheap lotus could or whether it would need a lot spening on it.
This Elise might be just what we need. Thanks for pointing it out. I shall investigate further
I am torn on this. Whilst a Westfied lf similar is proably the most sensible bet. I really don't fancy driving it long distacnes to and from the track.
I probably fancy the Lotus, but have been concenred regarding robustness. I have had 6 Porches and found they can take the stick, I didn't know whether a cheap lotus could or whether it would need a lot spening on it.
This Elise might be just what we need. Thanks for pointing it out. I shall investigate further
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