What's an ideal track car for around £6k?

[Andyonline1234]

Hi.

I've decided to give up bike track days and get onto four wheels.

I have a budget of around £6k.

I prefer the twisty stuff to the fast stuff (Anglesey is my favorite track, Castle Combe my local).

I need something that is either semi, or fully automatic (Sciatic nerve issues caused by slipped disc), or with a bike engine in, so I can fit a quick shifter.

Ideally it would be road-legal, so I can just jump in it and rag-it around Castle Combe for the last hour of the day at the drop of a hat.

I can store for the winter, or trailer it about.

I'm not too bothered about racing, but it might be fun sometimes - not critical.

Where do I start?

Cheers

[AshVX220]

For that money I'm not sure you'r get much that's really quick, most auto's or semi's are slower than their manual counterparts I think.

But, that said, how about a Semi-automatic Mk3 MR2? With the money you'd have left after buying the car you could mod it to improve the handling and possibly the power ( a little bit).

[git-r]

BMW e46 m3 smg? They would be within budget..

[OlberJ]

Classifieds - Bike Engined Cars, pick one for budget and then buy a paddle shift system for it.

Coming from a bike, it's the only thing that will get close for you.

There's a few about your price range. Not going to be the last word in handling and sophistication but will be a hell of a lot of fun.

Unless you're looking for an enclosed track car?

[Trev450]

As above - a Caterfield with a bike engine would tick most of the boxes.