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Just browsing the 911 virgin site (as you do) and I see Henry's 993 Porsche Open racecar is up for sale at circa £25k. Was wondering what's to stop you putting that through SVA and getting it road registered as a track day / occassional road use machine?
Assuming getting it ready for SVA didn't cost too most (and that might be a bad assumption) it would seem to compare favourably to buying a road car and modifying it for track use.
Chris
Assuming getting it ready for SVA didn't cost too most (and that might be a bad assumption) it would seem to compare favourably to buying a road car and modifying it for track use.
Chris
The thing stopping you would be in the answer to this question.
"Have you ever tried to drive a full on race car on the road?"
If the answer to this question is yes, you'll know why you couldn't use this car on the road.
Race cars are a pig to drive at normal speeds. The power delivery is such that you would stall (and probably overheat) any time you came to traffic, and the plugs would foul up all the time. That's not to mention the fact that you'd probably lose a large amount of bodywork (along with several fillings) when you found the first pothole.
"Have you ever tried to drive a full on race car on the road?"
If the answer to this question is yes, you'll know why you couldn't use this car on the road.
Race cars are a pig to drive at normal speeds. The power delivery is such that you would stall (and probably overheat) any time you came to traffic, and the plugs would foul up all the time. That's not to mention the fact that you'd probably lose a large amount of bodywork (along with several fillings) when you found the first pothole.
james said:
"Race cars are a pig to drive at normal speeds."
Not mine....
"The power delivery is such that you would stall (and probably overheat) any time you came to traffic, and the plugs would foul up all the time."
Not true -a pussycat in traffic, only compensated by overdeveloped clutch leg muscles. Ticks over at anything between 800 and 2000rpm, can slip clutch in without touching accelerator and take fifth at 25mph....
"That's not to mention the fact that you'd probably lose a large amount of bodywork"
Never lost any body work, it's a Porsche after all, the car behind maybe, but shell still intact (the last time I looked).....
"several fillings when you found the first pothole."
Have to agree with that, boneshaking, back jarring, ear defening and a propensity to end up on the wrong side of the road if there is bump on the corner -I LOVE IT!!
Melv
>> Edited by Melv on Wednesday 22 October 16:25
chris_n said:
Just browsing the 911 virgin site (as you do) and I see Henry's 993 Porsche Open racecar is up for sale at circa £25k. Was wondering what's to stop you putting that through SVA and getting it road registered as a track day / occassional road use machine?
erm.....the logbook???
So if cars without logbooks can't get road registered how do kit cars ever get on the road? And Melv's Cup car? Hence my enquiry about Single Vehicle Approval as an avenue to achieving road registration on such a car?
Not that it was something I actually intend to pursue, just curious by nature.
Not that it was something I actually intend to pursue, just curious by nature.
Lets just say that the uncertain history of race cars tends to end up with them on a Q plate.
Please note that I am NOT saying that there is anything dodgy about Henry or his car, just that race cars are usually built from cars with "history", i.e. stolen recovered/write-off or w.h.y. and thus do not come with documents.
Please note that I am NOT saying that there is anything dodgy about Henry or his car, just that race cars are usually built from cars with "history", i.e. stolen recovered/write-off or w.h.y. and thus do not come with documents.
It was road registered in Germany in '96, which is why it carries an 'N' plate.
All it needed in this country was for the side indicators to be wired up.
Incidentally, the German log book specifies EXACTLY the tyres it must use on the road in Deutschland, incuding POC. Also a sun visor is required (in D), so it came with a tacky bolt on item. That's now gone!!
Which reminds me, I must get the slicks off and put the plates on for VW on Sunday!!
Melv
PS w.h.y. What's that mean?
>> Edited by Melv on Thursday 23 October 08:07
>> Edited by Melv on Thursday 23 October 08:07
All it needed in this country was for the side indicators to be wired up.
Incidentally, the German log book specifies EXACTLY the tyres it must use on the road in Deutschland, incuding POC. Also a sun visor is required (in D), so it came with a tacky bolt on item. That's now gone!!
Which reminds me, I must get the slicks off and put the plates on for VW on Sunday!!
Melv
PS w.h.y. What's that mean?
>> Edited by Melv on Thursday 23 October 08:07
>> Edited by Melv on Thursday 23 October 08:07
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