Retired SCCA car vs ProTouring for Track Day

[michics]

Originally Posted by DBasher

https://www.racingjunk.com/NASA-Amer...11&from=search

Proven car that has a history and appears to have all the correct parts. Add a mild motor and trans and you’re off to the....track days.

As far as Dave goes...he’s one of the best and it’s all in good fun.

Yes, this car is only about 50 miles from me. I been thinking about setting up a appointment to go look at it. He's got the price lowered to I believe $5k now. I think it would cost about 10k to put the drivetrain back in it. I was just trying to avoid doing a project. My life has been littered with projects. I tend to get carried away when I do these car projects. I can buy a running and proven race car for the same amount I would put into this one. However if I do the project I'll know what's in it.
I'm currently talking with this person about this car.

https://www.racingjunk.com/Road-Club...Third-Gen.html

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

A race car is far safer than many of our protouring cars
If you can do both cars that is the way to go.. my problem
is I like to run my cars on the street also... problem again
if you are running a $100k car on the track you sometimes
start thinking about what will happen if something goes wrong
... the other guy, oil or water on the track or something breaks
Chet who bought my barely street legal mustang years back
was a Gm guy with a lot of cool protouring cars... his comment
to me if I wreck it is just a mustang

With a Race Car it does not have to look all that pretty to be
safe and fast.. plus someone else did most of the hard work

Bob

Bob. You absolutely nailed it with this whole post. I could not agree more. Especially the part in BOLD.

Originally Posted by DBasher

I’ll add a bit to this to help Dave.

1) Purchase a jack. Don’t worry, the guy at the store will know what it is.
2) Block the front wheels
3) Place the jack under that thing that connects the two rear tires and raise the back of the car...after that follow the above instructions.

Rude!

Originally Posted by michics

WOW !! You guys really put effort into keeping Dave headed in the right direction.

If I didn't have my Lat G friends... I would not have any.

Originally Posted by michics

I was just trying to avoid doing a project. My life has been littered with projects. I tend to get carried away when I do these car projects. I can buy a running and proven race car for the same amount I would put into this one.

I would go with this instinct.

[Try2paz]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Bob. You absolutely nailed it with this whole post. I could not agree more. Especially the part in BOLD.



Rude!



If I didn't have my Lat G friends... I would not have any.





I would go with this instinct.

Chet is one cool dude..the last track day I was about to throw a five gallon gas can into my car and light it...

He goes why dont you take mine have fun on the track dont worry about yours. Now mind you I only know Chet from catting with him at the track. It goes to show you they are race cars **** happens. in fact he is only a couple track days in on his new build after he put the nose of his car into the wall at Sonoma.

now if he had a 150k pro touring car his attitude might be different if it had perfect paint etc.

Buy a race car if you want a race car. If you want to do some light track days go pro touring.