Retired SCCA car vs ProTouring for Track Day

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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.