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[Badgerboi]

I done a red letter day and had a go on a track kind of got bitten by the bug and want to do it again what cars are best I was thinking of a 106 or a saxo vtr are they good choices or not

[mgv8dave]

Thats a bit of a "how long is a piece of string " type question .
But a light 106 Rallye is a cracking car and plenty for sale.

http://www.gumtree.com/peugeot/uk/106+rallye

[Badgerboi]

Fairr enough tbh mate I don't have that much to play with I was thinking like 300 pound car and slowly build it up to track ready

[Steve H]

Most trackdayers budget on at least £500 per trackday by the time they have paid for the event, fuel, transport, tyres, brakes etc. Some have great fun for less and do run very cheap cars successfully but TBH if you are put off by spending £1500 on a car in the first place I fear you may not be getting out on track much in whatever you end up in.

[McSam]

Steve H said:

Most trackdayers budget on at least £500 per trackday by the time they have paid for the event, fuel, transport, tyres, brakes etc. Some have great fun for less and do run very cheap cars successfully but TBH if you are put off by spending £1500 on a car in the first place I fear you may not be getting out on track much in whatever you end up in.

Indeed. I'm doing it as cheaply as I possibly can, mostly because I am incredibly underfunded but I spent £900 on my car, and thus far about £700 getting it into a usable state for track days. Buying a super-cheap shed and hammering it around is unlikely to end well, the stress you're putting the car under on a circuit is enormous. I've done some private sprint/test days with mine through colleagues, which bring running costs down considerably, but here's an estimate for the track day I'm doing at Bedford GT in November:

Entry: £159.99 (one of the very cheapest for a decent circuit)
Travel there: Piece of string etc, but in my case around £30
Fuel on track: A whole tank. Hopefully more if I get a lot of running! My 328i does 10mpg on track, versus 30mpg in normal use. £80
Brakes: Say half a set of pads, £50
Tyres: Hopefully only a quarter of a set, for me ~£75.

So already we're nearing £400. I'm actually sharing this event with my OH, which brings the costs per person down somewhat as most track day organisers only charge around £20 for adding a second driver, but still.

Naturally buying a tiny lightweight hatch will cut some of your costs, but don't underestimate how much fuel, brake and tyre it'll get through. I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm because, as you've found from just a tiny taste, it is hugely good fun but a cheap pursuit it ain't.

Here's a snapshot of what my £1600 has got me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHRaiBCeRRk

[upsidedownmark]

The answer is of course MX5...

Knock a good 100 off those costs, a lot more off the purchase, and drives at the correct end of the car.