TVR Tuscan Challenge

[Carrera2s]

Hi

Sorry to ask this of you seasoned racers hope you can help.

I am a petrol head and have had all sorts of cars over the years.
Have just got into track days 3no and tuition (professional) and fancy a TVR Tuscan challenge!

Questions

Is it possible to buy a car for £20000?
Would it be ready to track for that?
Whats the best engine, suspension,brakes

Any other advice greatly appreciated?

Will only be using it for track days approx 10 per year and trailered to tracks.

Paul

[Graham]

Carrera2s said:

Hi

Sorry to ask this of you seasoned racers hope you can help.

I am a petrol head and have had all sorts of cars over the years.
Have just got into track days 3no and tuition (professional) and fancy a TVR Tuscan challenge!

Questions

Is it possible to buy a car for £20000?

A)should be, they go for around that sort of price

Would it be ready to track for that?

A)As long as its not been stood around for ages, you should get away with a fluids change, tyres and a full nut and bolt check. It should be ready for testing, and then racing. You'll probably want to do some setup work.

Whats the best engine, suspension,brakes

A) the main options on a Tuscan are Rv8 or AJP. the ajp has more power and is in class A the Rover less and runs in B... other options are chevy or Chevy LS really depends on what you want to do with the car... what ever suspension and brakes a tuscan come with will be up to the task... the brakes are AP there are 2 sizes... suspension penski and Ohlins are generally recognized as the best but all are good.

Any other advice greatly appreciated?

Will only be using it for track days approx 10 per year and trailered to tracks.

Nah you've got to race it :-) to get the most fun...


You've got more experience than i started with... I did ards test, track day, race !!!

Paul

[NTEL]

Personally I can't see the point of using a Tuscan just for trackdays. Always busy, cant overtake without consent, red flags every 10 minutes. You have got to buy one for racing, thats the law

[Carrera2s]

Thanks guys a lot to think about1

So no to buying one and doing track days with it?

The 3 track days i have done were all open pit lane full day and faster cars over take slower ones so you can improve your lap times.Also later in the after noon you usually get much more space on track as a lot of people go home early.I have managed to get lots of unhindered laps in at my full pace so have really enjoyed them with lots of tasty cars on track with my atom 300 such as tuned evo`s, caterhams, porsches etc.
There have been a few red/black flags for crashes etc but surely you get these in racing? but that hasn't stopped me enjoying the day!

Cheers

Paul

[Phil Dicky]

Carrera2s said:

There have been a few red/black flags for crashes etc but surely you get these in racing? but that hasn't stopped me enjoying the day!

Cheers

Paul

You think you enjoy track days you've got to try racing...nothing beats have a good dice with someone lap after lap, you pass them they pass you its awesome. get yourself down to Mallory this weekend and have a chat with a few us

[Graham]

A tuscan would certainly work fine as a track car, although it is an out and out racer so they need a fair bit of maintenance, nothing major just full nut and bolt checks after every outing..


Track Days are great fun, but once you've tried wheel to wheel full on racing with other cars ducking and diving all around you, you'll never want to go back to track days.. :-)

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

HI Paul

Like Phil said, Racing is on a different level and most of us have come from track days. we are all at mallory this weekend and at castle combe in a couple of weeks. we also know of a few cars about.

[450Nick]

Agreed, buying a Tuscan for track days just seems a bit wrong to me. They're race cars and should be used as such! Having only done the one test day so far (and a busy one at that), I have to say that they're better than track days already, and I haven't even raced yet! Get one and get racing, it's surely the only way to do a Tuscan justice!

[Carrera2s]

Take on board all you say guys!

Thanks for your replys!

Paul

Next track day in the Atom Bedford GP 3/8/09

[Mark (UB)]

NTEL said:

Personally I can't see the point of using a Tuscan just for trackdays. Always busy, cant overtake without consent, red flags every 10 minutes. You have got to buy one for racing, thats the law

Nah, I'd love a Tuscan for trackdays, I for one wouldn't risk my pride and joy in the Tuscan Bumper Car Challenge.



and it's great fun overtaking TVR racing drivers on trackdays, I'd say go for it.

[Phil Dicky]

[quote=Mark (UB]
Nah, I'd love a Tuscan for trackdays, I for one wouldn't risk my pride and joy in the Tuscan Bumper Car Challenge.


[/quote]

A Tuscan Challenge car is a race car, buy one and get racing....body panels come and go

[Mark (UB)]

Phil Dicky said:

Mark UB said:

Nah, I'd love a Tuscan for trackdays, I for one wouldn't risk my pride and joy in the Tuscan Bumper Car Challenge.

buy one and get racing..

No thanks.

Edited by Mark (UB) on Friday 24th July 18:13

[450Nick]

You surprise me mark, I thought that being so into track days, you'd jump at racing??

I always think that its such a shame to see road going Tuscan racers, to me its like using a thorobread race horse to go for a sunday ride...

[kg55]

and it's great fun overtaking TVR racing drivers on trackdays, I'd say go for it.


[/quote]


We have a saying. "Anybody can drive fast in a straight line with over 400 BHP"

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

[quote=Mark (UB)]

Phil Dicky said:

Mark UB said:

Nah, I'd love a Tuscan for trackdays, I for one wouldn't risk my pride and joy in the Tuscan Bumper Car Challenge.

buy one and get racing..

No thanks.

Edited by Mark (UB) on Friday 24th July 18:13

besides the terrible accident at the first race, what makes you thin that the series deserves that name? You should have seen some of the driving at Mallory yesterday. very very close with no contact whatsoever. You come across as being very mis-informed. Our loss and trackdays gain I supppose.

[Guillotine]

TC car is a great TD car. Light, fast, strong...and a TVR V8 so noisy and lairy!
It is a bit of a waste for a race car, but you can kick some serious supercar but for not alot of cash...and there's a good chance you'll end up racing it anyway.

[Mark (UB)]

450Nick said:

I always think that its such a shame to see road going Tuscan racers, to me its like using a thorobread race horse to go for a sunday ride...

Hi Nick,

I prefer the old road legal racers of old, drive to the track, race then drive back home.

[Mark (UB)]

Mark UB said:

and it's great fun overtaking TVR racing drivers on trackdays, I'd say go for it.

kg55 said:

We have a saying. "Anybody can drive fast in a straight line with over 400 BHP"

I know it's a bloody nightmare, these racing Trevs are so quick in a straight line and so slow through the twistys, even with slicks on.

Edited by Mark (UB) on Monday 27th July 17:25

[Mark (UB)]

Obiwonkeyblokey said:

Mark UB said:

Phil Dicky said:

Mark UB said:

Nah, I'd love a Tuscan for trackdays, I for one wouldn't risk my pride and joy in the Tuscan Bumper Car Challenge.

buy one and get racing..

No thanks.

Edited by Mark (UB) on Friday 24th July 18:13

besides the terrible accident at the first race, what makes you thin that the series deserves that name? You should have seen some of the driving at Mallory yesterday. very very close with no contact whatsoever. You come across as being very mis-informed. Our loss and trackdays gain I supppose.

I've followed the TTC for nearly 20 years now,

I Still follow TVR racing (Had tickets for Donnington Sunday and just had to see the Goat) and love it and the enthusiasm of you guys but risk my own car, no way

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

fair point, you just make a good job of coming across as clueless. Clearly you're not, must be me mis-interpreting your "sense of humour"

Edited by Obiwonkeyblokey on Monday 27th July 17:40