Tell tale signs a GRY has done track days?

[RSstuff]

I'm looking for a GR Yaris for a weekend car, and I'd prefer that what I buy hasn't been someone's regular track day toy. The sensible thing for someone to do would have been to take the original wheels and tyres off, and use track day rubber on a spare set of wheels, so no clue there. So what other signs are there a car could have had a hard life, and maybe seen some gravel traps.

[rodericb]

You can do track days with the original wheels, and original tyres if you're so inclined. Aftermarket parts could be an indicator but not every car with aftermarket parts goes onto a track. Going on a track day won't sound the death knell for a GR Yaris - I'd be looking more for engine mods and then getting a feel for how much they were called upon either on the track or on the road. Service history, attitude of the owner etc....

[BlackStang5point0]

Obvious signs of bodywork / paint damage. Disproportionate wear to the brakes (OEM discs are expensive). Not sure how you'd check fully but by interrogating the driving analytics in the Toyota app logs every journey.

[KobayashiMaru86]

Helmet mark on headrest possibly?

[RSstuff]

rodericb said:

You can do track days with the original wheels, and original tyres if you're so inclined. Aftermarket parts could be an indicator but not every car with aftermarket parts goes onto a track. Going on a track day won't sound the death knell for a GR Yaris - I'd be looking more for engine mods and then getting a feel for how much they were called upon either on the track or on the road. Service history, attitude of the owner etc....

My point about the wheels and tyres is, if the car has done a few K miles from new, and tyres have hardly got any wear, they haven't done the same miles the car has, or if it's got a new set of tyres at 3k miles why? I know tracking a GR won't ruin it, but track miles close to flat out are much harder on a car, than going fast around a few corners on the road occasionally IMO. And I'd rather buy a car that's never been on a track, than one that was bought to hammer around tracks with little mechanically sympathy, because it was going to be moved on at 2 or 3 years old.

[RSstuff]

Perhaps the people that know best are the ones that are using their cars on track. And some are keeping quiet so as not to devalue their cars, or because they are only insured for road use....