You have to be a car guy to understand...

[preston]

This all sounds very familiar. ONly difference for me is I'm just trying to go drive down to the freeway, not run the one lap !

But, generally the more you drive and wrench the car, the more bulletproof it gets. I had one season of 5-6 good solid track days without issues. One guy said "I've never seen a car with that much power survive a track day so well".

Since then, every time (6 ? 7 ? ) I have gone to the track I have had a problem (oil leaks from bad hoses, wastegate bolts loosening up, rubber hose lighting on fire, bad plug wires, etc.)

This game is tougher than people think, maybe that's why they stick to late models.