Please help me. I can’t decide which track car to buy..
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Hi all
I have been looking for a track car for some time now and I’m beginning to wonder if it even exists. I’m hoping someone can help by suggesting some cars that I have overlooked.
I will list the things that make up my perfect track car in order of priority.
1. Sub £15k purchase price. (Suggest cars up to £20k max including modifications)
2. RWD or 4WD
3. Lightweight, easy on brakes and tires (sub 1300kg)
4. Proven reliability (with and without modifications). Must be up to vigorous track work and cope with long stints
5. Resonable interior room (I am 6ft 3)
6. Preferably 250bhp per tonne or more
7. The more unique and rare the car the better
Now I will list the cars I have thought of that tick the most of these boxes
Mistubushi Evo 5-9. (Potentially too heavy and common)
Supercharged Honda S2000 (maybe not reliable with constant hotlapping)
Caterham 420R (a dream but too expensive and too tight inside cockpit, leg room etc)
Ariel atom 3/4. (As above but roomier)
Mazda mx5 bbr stage 2. (A bit small inside and potentially not reliable as dedicated track car)
Toyota mr2 mk2 turbo (tuned to 300bhp, maybe not reliable)
I have settled on the mr2 turbo as ticking most of these boxes. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
A big thing for me is it needs to be fairly cheap over all, as I said sub £20k. Otherwise I will be too scared to drive 10/10ths on track
Many thanks all
Tom
I have been looking for a track car for some time now and I’m beginning to wonder if it even exists. I’m hoping someone can help by suggesting some cars that I have overlooked.
I will list the things that make up my perfect track car in order of priority.
1. Sub £15k purchase price. (Suggest cars up to £20k max including modifications)
2. RWD or 4WD
3. Lightweight, easy on brakes and tires (sub 1300kg)
4. Proven reliability (with and without modifications). Must be up to vigorous track work and cope with long stints
5. Resonable interior room (I am 6ft 3)
6. Preferably 250bhp per tonne or more
7. The more unique and rare the car the better
Now I will list the cars I have thought of that tick the most of these boxes
Mistubushi Evo 5-9. (Potentially too heavy and common)
Supercharged Honda S2000 (maybe not reliable with constant hotlapping)
Caterham 420R (a dream but too expensive and too tight inside cockpit, leg room etc)
Ariel atom 3/4. (As above but roomier)
Mazda mx5 bbr stage 2. (A bit small inside and potentially not reliable as dedicated track car)
Toyota mr2 mk2 turbo (tuned to 300bhp, maybe not reliable)
I have settled on the mr2 turbo as ticking most of these boxes. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
A big thing for me is it needs to be fairly cheap over all, as I said sub £20k. Otherwise I will be too scared to drive 10/10ths on track
Many thanks all
Tom
S2000 will bang laps out all day long reliably, add some coilovers and a good geo setup plus some decent discs/pads/lines and fluid and go have some VTEC based thrills.
A rear wing isn't the worst thing to fit to once either if you're starting to get really quick on track for a bit of extra stability at high speed.
A rear wing isn't the worst thing to fit to once either if you're starting to get really quick on track for a bit of extra stability at high speed.
There is a reason why Renault Clio Sport S we’re a racing category.
You could buy a 172Sport for so little £1k territory and then spend the extras as you progress. Why not start with it being simply a stripped 172Clio sport then upgrade suspension then brakes tyres and once you have mastered all it can give power upgrades.
You will not be on the thick end of budget so if it breaks badly you could scrap it and go again.
Or buy an ex racer Clio Sport
Have you thought about Formulae Ford /Palmer Audi single seater with3.5ltr V8
You could buy a 172Sport for so little £1k territory and then spend the extras as you progress. Why not start with it being simply a stripped 172Clio sport then upgrade suspension then brakes tyres and once you have mastered all it can give power upgrades.
You will not be on the thick end of budget so if it breaks badly you could scrap it and go again.
Or buy an ex racer Clio Sport
Have you thought about Formulae Ford /Palmer Audi single seater with3.5ltr V8
Would OP sacrifice the chase for bhp/tonne for better balance handling ?
I’ve seen Citroen C1’s which look like a blast when fully race prepped. Cheap as chips to enter and the fun part is the key.
Most tracks even with the fastest cars within budget are not going to be getting over 120mph
I’ve seen Citroen C1’s which look like a blast when fully race prepped. Cheap as chips to enter and the fun part is the key.
Most tracks even with the fastest cars within budget are not going to be getting over 120mph
Jaybmw said:
At 6ft3 you've no hope in a mx5 or mr2. Mate has a turbo here and it's tight and I'm just 511. But that's not my concern, the mr2 is a nightmare handling wise. Your best option is a e46 m3 for 10kish and throw a few k at it
Good shout - and if he wanted big power he has plenty left in his budget to supercharge it so 600bhp is available. I’m sure there is a YouTube of a cracking driver running a race prepped E46 M3 supercharged at the ring and does low minute time. Pound for pound you cannot get quicker
OP how about a C63/55 older ones in budget and per all the vids you’d have a ball drifting them with the reward of noise
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