An unusual track/race car - what would you choose

[saladdodger]

After looking at pics of cars people choose to have as a track/race car, got me thinking about cars that you dont normally see on a track.

What would you use?


Im still undecided

[Google [bot]]

I think you need to give us a bit more to work with.

[Colin 1985]

A eurofighter? If I don't take of its a car right?

[300bhp/ton]

saladdodger said:

After looking at pics of cars people choose to have as a track/race car, got me thinking about cars that you dont normally see on a track.

What would you use?


Im still undecided

[300bhp/ton]

saladdodger said:

After looking at pics of cars people choose to have as a track/race car, got me thinking about cars that you dont normally see on a track.

What would you use?


Im still undecided

Thinking about it, I suspect what you mean is a track day car rather than race, as all races have regs which sort of limit and dictate the cars used. And I suspect you mean something less obvious than an e30 BMW, MX5 or Pug 205 type of thing???

In that case, anything can be used. Pickup trucks or Landys would seem a fun option. Or something rarer like a Reliant kitten maybe?

[wildman0609]

cayenne turbo, v10 touareg, ml amg....

would be interesting to see at snetterton prehaps

[Papa Hotel]

I took the thread title to mean things like a Smart or maybe even an Isetta...

[plg]

Bowler Wildcat - bored with the track? Try the infield....

Bentley Turbo R + gin cabinet

Audi Q7 V12 TDi - just for the sheer hell of all that torque!

[braddo]

PPC magazine's turbo Rolls Royce is pretty cool.

XJS is a good call - manual V12

[Wadeski]

something old, odd-looking and Jap like a RWD Starlet, Toyota Publica, or Datsun.

[10 Pence Short]

A C1/107/Aygo fitted with around 200bhp but looking about as standard as possible.

[plasticpig]

I like the XJS but like this better:

[Plotloss]

A Miglia spec Mini

[briSk]

'456FXX'.
456gt
manual
bin all the electronic damperyness.
strip interior.
bbs lms

[briSk]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007...

[blindmaninchains]

Phaeton W12
Rover 75 V8

[briSk]

caged passat w8 estate!

[cptsideways]

This would go well in thunder saloons! It's mega on P-Zero Corsa's round a circuit



Now stickered up


And this too was built as a drift car but will also be trackdaying, hillclimbing & sprinting for fun

[briSk]

i reckon mine's 'built' for £35-40k!

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1801565.htm
http://www.custom-wheels-rims-alloys.co.uk/bbs-lm-...
http://www.recaro-seats.co.uk/racing-seats/recaro-...
plus suspension

[german tony]

You need something that's likely to give you some handling excitement. So, anything guarenteed to oversteer. Which brings us to things with cart springs in the rear end & thus to US cars.

Or you could have fun with understeer & go for a Peugeot 305 van, guarenteed to corner on it's sidewalls or your money back.