Good starter track car ideas

bigslick82 · 01-08-2009, 11:38 PM

Post 135 - That's a good sign right?

Anyway, I'm interested in doing track days and finding a good starter track car. I keep hearing miata, civic si, cobalt, etc. I want something a novice could use, have fun and won't break the bank. Any ideas?

ben14142001 · 01-09-2009, 12:00 AM

Miata.

-Ben

BForbes · 01-09-2009, 12:49 AM

hands down Miata. I'd never drive one on the street though..lol

imdanomite · 01-09-2009, 12:53 AM

RX8

atr_hugo · 01-09-2009, 07:57 AM

Miata, end of discussion. From a cost perspective there is nothing close; plus the SCCA allows Miatas (in various modifications) to run in a gazillion different classes.

larryn · 01-09-2009, 08:31 AM

Sounds like you are a novice and are just wanting to start doing HPDE's. If you have a 1 series, that fits that bill extremely well.

I would not recommend buying a dedicated track car to start. Track events are not races. If you are thinking about racing a track car, and you're a novice, you need many, many HPDEs under your belt and a club racing license.

TunedM2C · 01-09-2009, 12:39 PM

Miata of course. Now if they only made a coupe version.

Monaco35Dream · 01-09-2009, 01:06 PM

that almost looks like a mini rx-7

i like it...my vote would be for a civic si or CRX...

Wolfpack · 01-09-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Sounds like you are a novice and are just wanting to start doing HPDE's. If you have a 1 series, that fits that bill extremely well.

I would not recommend buying a dedicated track car to start. Track events are not races. If you are thinking about racing a track car, and you're a novice, you need many, many HPDEs under your belt and a club racing license.

I am with Larry on this one. See what it is all about before finding another car. People keep talking Miata, which is a great track car, but you are also talking roll cage and other stuff for a build or finding a used race car for the best bang for your buck.

Heinzftw · 01-09-2009, 01:46 PM

You can search craigslist and find a track ready crx si for around 5k. 200 Horses and 2000lbs of weight. Funnest car I have EVER driven.

adrean8j · 01-09-2009, 02:34 PM

If there are novices...ummm....what are HPDE's????

mbrunner · 01-09-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by adrean8j

If there are novices...ummm....what are HPDE's????

High Performance Driving Events. If that was a question.

adrean8j · 01-09-2009, 04:12 PM

Well usually four question marks after a sentence denotes a question:wink::biggrin:
Thanks for the explanation!:w00t:

imported_erick · 01-09-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuned1

Bravo to the person who made that.

BForbes · 01-09-2009, 06:19 PM

Wow, that coupe-ish Miata looks great.

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atr_hugo No longer moderate 333 Rep 4,401 Posts Drives: '13 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: - iTrader: (0)	Miata, end of discussion. From a cost perspective there is nothing close; plus the SCCA allows Miatas (in various modifications) to run in a gazillion different classes.
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larryn Lieutenant General 2156 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Sounds like you are a novice and are just wanting to start doing HPDE's. If you have a 1 series, that fits that bill extremely well. I would not recommend buying a dedicated track car to start. Track events are not races. If you are thinking about racing a track car, and you're a novice, you need many, many HPDEs under your belt and a club racing license.
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TunedM2C Brigadier General 843 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: 2016 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (2)	Miata of course. Now if they only made a coupe version.
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Monaco35Dream Captain 47 Rep 647 Posts Drives: 08' 135i, 96' Talon Tsi AWD Join Date: May 2008 Location: Santa Maria, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 135i [0.00]	that almost looks like a mini rx-7 i like it...my vote would be for a civic si or CRX...
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BForbes Moderator 591 Rep 4,240 Posts Drives: BSM 135i/AW E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Wow, that coupe-ish Miata looks great. __________________ - 04 Honda S2000(gone)
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