What are the most common trackday cars?

[Keri]

I've been trying hard to work this out - not which are the "best", just how many people drive what? Cheap, expensive, also your daily drive, it's all good.

So spill the beans, what do you and people you know (in person, not forums) use for trackdays?

To start the ball rolling:

Mk2 MR2 #1 - me (rev 1 std 2.0 n/a)
Mk2 MR2 #2 - Steve H and gang (Turbo)
Mk2 MR2 #3 - Herman Toothrot and gang (or was it a Mk1 or 3?)

Clio #1 - Steve H and gang
Clio #2 - Steve H and gang
Clio #4 - Sir_Dave and gang (172 cup)
Clio #5 - Sir_Dave and gang (172 cup)
Clio #6 - Sir_Dave and gang (172 cup)
Clio #7 - Sir_Dave and gang (182 Trophy)
Clio #8 - Sir_Dave and gang (182 race car project)

BMW E30 #1 - brother A (Touring, 3.5 M30 swap)
BMW E30 #2 - chap I know (Nissan SR20DET 2.0 Turbo swap)
BMW E30 #3 - Steve H and gang
BMW E30 #4 - tertius and gang

BMW E36 #1 - Steve H and gang (328)

BMW E46 M3 #1 - Steve H and gang

BMW Z3M Coupe #1 - andrewturner and gang

Peugeot 205 #1 - Brother B (project, Rallye with VTS lump)
Peugeot 205 MI16 #2 - Steve H and gang
Peugeot 205 MI16 #2 - Steve H and gang

Peugeot 106 #1 - Steve H and gang (Rallye)
Peugeot 106 #2 - Steve H and gang (s/c)

Ford Puma #1 - brother B (std 1.7)

Corolla AE82 #1 - chap I know (std 1.6)

Westfield #1 - Steve H and gang

Megane R26R #1 - Steve H and gang

VW Caddy race van #1 - Steve H and gang

Mk1 Golf Gti #1 - tertius and gang

Fiesta ST #1 - Steve H and gang

Saxo #1 - Sir_Dave and gang (VTS)

Lotus Elise #1 - Sir_Dave and gang
Lotus Elise #2 - Herman Toothrot and gang (Motorsport / Honda)
Lotus Elise #3 - tertius and gang (S1)
Lotus Elise #4 - tertius and gang (S2)

Lotus Exige #1 - tertius and gang

New Mini #1 - Sir_Dave and gang (Cooper s/c)

VX220 #1 - Herman Toothrot and gang

MX5 #1 - Herman Toothrot and gang (turbo)
MX5 #2 - Herman Toothrot and gang (turbo)...same car twice?
MX5 #3 - andrewturner and gang (supercharged)

Porsche Boxster #1 - boxsey and gang
Porsche Boxster #2 - boxsey and gang
Porsche Boxster #3 - boxsey and gang

Porsche 911 #1 - tertius and gang

Porsche 964RS #1 - boxsey and gang
Porsche 964RS #2 - boxsey and gang
Porsche 964RS #3 - boxsey and gang
Porsche 964RS #4 - boxsey and gang
Porsche 964RS #5 - boxsey and gang

Porsche 964 #1 - boxsey and gang

Porsche 993 #1 - tertius and gang

Porsche 996 #1 - Herman Toothrot and gang (Turbo)
Porsche 996 #2 - tertius and gang (GT3)
Porsche 996 #3 - tertius and gang (GT3)
Porsche 996 #4 - tertius and gang (GT3)
Porsche 996 #5 - boxsey and gang (GT3)
Porsche 996 #6 - boxsey and gang (GT3)

Porsche 997 #1 - Herman Toothrot and gang (Turbo)

Vauxhall VXR8 #1 - boxsey and gang

Sierra Cosworth #1 - boxsey and gang

Nissan 200SX #1 - minerva and gang

Nissan Skyline #1 - minerva and gang (R32 GTS)

Honda S2000 #1 - Herman Toothrot and gang

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[jonnyleroux]

from our database of around 18,000 customer cars:-

1. 1 Caterham (11%)
2. 2 Lotus (10%)
3. 3 Porsche (8%)
4. 4 Honda (5%)
5. 5= Toyota (4%)
6. 5= Westfield (4%)

Figures are skewed slightly because we used to do a lot of car club days for the various MR2 owners club and also the honda type-R club.

Jonny
BaT

[Keri]

Thanks! - Pretty cool info, do you have the model as well as the make though?

[Birdthom]

EFA

jonnyleroux said:

from our database of around 18,000 customer cars, those which are most likely to attract a b0llocking are:-

1. 1 Porsche (11%)
2. 2 Anything driven by someone with an ARDS (10%)
3. 3 BMW (8%)
4. 4 Subaru (5%)
5. 5= Mitsubishi (4%)
6. 5= rented/company cars (unspecified) (4%)

Figures are skewed because we often get race licence holders who come along in Porsches which they own on HP.

Jonny
BaT

[jonnyleroux]

Keri said:

Thanks! - Pretty cool info, do you have the model as well as the make though?

not easily, the car make & model is listed in 1 text field, so to get the make i just did an SQL search for the left-most 5 characters. not a specific result but good enough to give an idea.

[Steve H]

The group that I do a lot of trackdays with drive -

Westfield
Peugeot 106 s/c
Megane R26R
E30
E46 M3
MR2 turbo
205 MI16
VW Caddy race van

and also used to drive

Clio
Clio
E36 328
Fiesta ST
106 Rallye
205 MI16

[britsportscars]

I did hear that dc2 Honda Integra's are quite popular... mInd you that's just word of mouth...

[Herman Toothrot]

The 1st three JL posted sound about right. Caterham / Westfield, Elise variants and Porsches of various descriptions. Always seems to be a 911 or 944 out.

[frank206gti]

clio RS all types on almost every day i attend

[Keri]

Updated total with actual known cars, no Lotus / Porsch / Caterhams as yet!

[Sir_Dave]

My friendship group consists of 3 x 172 cups, my 182 Trophy, a 182 (being built into a race car), a saxo vts, elise & a MCS.

[Keri]

Sir_Dave said:

My friendship group consists of 3 x 172 cups, my 182 Trophy, a 182 (being built into a race car), a saxo vts, elise & a MCS.

Cheers, I'll get those added! What's an MCS? Mini Cooper Supercharged?

[tertius]

the people I do track days with regularly, including me, drive:

Lotus Elise S2 (previously 993 911)
Lotus Elise S1
Lotus Exige
996 GT3 x 3
997 turbo
Mk 1 Golf GTi
BMW E30

[Sir_Dave]

Keri said:

Cheers, I'll get those added! What's an MCS? Mini Cooper Supercharged?

Yup, running quite a decent spec, approx. 240bhp last time i saw him - is my gf's brothers car.

Quick little bugger!!

[Herman Toothrot]

Ok, so want to know cars of ours we track and cars of friends. I'm sure the friends cars are bound to be repeated so I'll stick to chaps I've gone to several track days with.

Me :- VX220 Currently (class that one as a Lotus) & Mazda MX5 Turbo & Toyota MR2 previous to that.

Mate 1 Porsche 996 Turbo
Mate 2 Mazda MX5 turbo
Mate 3 Lotus Motorsport Honda Elise
Mate 4 Honda S2000

[minerva]

Does drifting count as track days? In which case Nissan 200sx and Nissan Skyline 32 GT-S

[shim]

if you are talking about % built to % that track id say CSL

[juansolo]

Yup, would go for Caterfield/Lotus/Porker as the top 3 definitely, and for good reason.

[boxsey]

Like many I do group bookings with buddies for most track days. The core members of our group track the following:

1 x Porsche 964 (me)
1 x Sierra Cossie
1 x VXR8
3 x Porsche Boxster
2 x Porsche GT3
5 x Porsche 964RS

[andrewturner]

I use both my supercharged mx5 and my z3m coupe.