Insurance For Merc 190 Cosworth Track Car
Insurance For Merc 190 Cosworth Track Car
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Sea Demon

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1,168 posts

242 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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Friend of mine has been building a Merc 190 2.5 Cosworth track car for the last couple of years, has done a fair bit of work to it & has a full cage welded in etc but now cant find anyone to insure it!

He's tried all of the usual suspects such as Adrian Flux etc - they all say they insure track cars, accept modifications but as soon as he mentions he has no rear seats & a roll cage they dont want to know - what do they class as a track car??

Tried Reiss, waiting to hear back on a quote from them but is there anyone else? He's thinking about selling it now just because he's finding it a job to insure which will be a shame - it sits in his garage most of the year apart from the odd track day or trip to the ring once a year

Thanks

davel*

311 posts

210 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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If he has to have back seats could he not just glue a garden chair in? Will certainly get round that problem.

Probably have to take it out come MOT time!

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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What is he looking for? Pure track cover or Road cover with track cover included?

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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davel* said:
If he has to have back seats could he not just glue a garden chair in? Will certainly get round that problem.

Probably have to take it out come MOT time!
Back seats are not a requirement for an MOT.

I removed the rear seats from my old Charade Turbo and it went through 4 MOTs without an issue.

7 Sevens

658 posts

250 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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How about competition car insurance?

Sea Demon

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1,168 posts

242 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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Marf said:
What is he looking for? Pure track cover or Road cover with track cover included?
Just road cover, if track cover is included thats a bonus but not essential

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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Sea Demon said:
Marf said:
What is he looking for? Pure track cover or Road cover with track cover included?
Just road cover, if track cover is included thats a bonus but not essential
Try:-

Keith Michaels
A-Plan
Sky
Endsleigh


stoocake

330 posts

201 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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I used Sky Insurance to insure my track prepped Civic - it had no back seats, lexan windows and various other mods and they insured it very reasonably.

bales

1,905 posts

247 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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On my track 205 which had rollcage, stripped, different engine etc...pretty much everything was modified I got min ethrough Greenlight who were very very good.

Cheap too.