Innapropriate Track Day Car ?

[J4CKO]

I know MK2 Golf's, 205 GTI's, BMW 3 series and Caterhams make great track day cars but what is the most innapropriate track day car you have come across, or for that matter can think of ?

How about a Citroen XM as a start ?

[Papa Hotel]

A Freelander must be up there. Hyundai Santa Fe. Stuff like that.

[robminiman]

rolls royce silver shaddow

[the_lone_wolf]

[J4CKO]

Papa Hotel said:

A Freelander must be up there.

Hmm, based on a 200 chassis, I wonder if uprated Rover 200 coilovers and other bits could be used ? a dumped int he weeds Freelander track day car, junk the K series and put in a T series turbo in.

[Scrof]

I'm nicking this idea from a friend and former colleague, but what the hell: a Ford Scorpio. If you got the 24v, you'd at least have a half-decent powerplant to start with...

[Robb F]

I went to a track day once and there was a fella in his work van there. He left his tools in the pits whilst he went out It was Brands hatch btw.

[m44kts]

Twisted performance track their tuned defenders.

http://www.twistedperformance.co.uk/gallery/videos

[RenesisEvo]

This has been posted on this forum a few times, not my picture, car or me, but amusing nonetheless:

[m44kts]

Come to think of it, I was looking into L200's last week and came across a video of one on YouTube that had a Cosworth YB fitted, that would be a bit scary.

[CraigyMc]

I looked at this thread and thought "someone will post a series landie or a defender" and do you know what? Someone did.

C

[Papa Hotel]

CraigyMc said:

I looked at this thread and thought "someone will post a series landie or a defender" and do you know what? Someone did.

C

Proof it's a good answer.

[sjabrown]

I've seen a boggo looking Prius at Knockhill.

[kambites]

I think you could do quite a lot with a Freelander. It's got to be possible to make it RWD only; strip it out; stiffen the suspension up; stick a big engine in the front;...

[iva cosworth]

There is regular Youtube vids of all types of SUVs binning it on the Nurburgring

[CraigyMc]

Papa Hotel said:

CraigyMc said:

I looked at this thread and thought "someone will post a series landie or a defender" and do you know what? Someone did.

C

Proof it's a good answer.

I'd have given it myself but someone else got there first.

C

[chryslerben]

Diesel pt cruiser

[CraigyMc]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Papa Hotel said:

A Freelander must be up there. Hyundai Santa Fe. Stuff like that.

I chased a Freelander 2 across the Helsmley TT in my MX5 - I was more than surprised.
Top peddling.

Gordon Shedden?

[Mr2Mike]

J4CKO said:

Papa Hotel said:

A Freelander must be up there.

Hmm, based on a 200 chassis,

I've heard this before but I still have seen no evidence of this at all. Surely AROnline would have mentioned this?

There have been some fairly successful Freelander Rally cars so I doubt it's the most unsuitable car for a track day special.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Tuesday 20th November 22:41

[SMGB]

Papa Hotel said:

A Freelander must be up there. Hyundai Santa Fe. Stuff like that.

I have seen a Shadow punted around Goodwood back in the 80s. It was a road legal standard car. As you would expect it rolled and understeered a bit, but went around aswering the helm OK. Rolls Royce engineers must do this in development just like any other car on the planet, it just looks wrong somehow