HELP - Advice needed please!

[Pilot Pete]

Seen a 460bhp scooby around Elvington and NOTHING could keep up with it including the Westies and Aerial Atom there.

I think 300 bhp and 1100kg would be quite fun myself, different to the westie yes, but still fun. Got an insurance quote for the scooby incase I decide to keep it on the road - yikes - £622! Only pay £112 for my Westie!

As for other cars - Skylines are out - too expensive, dont like the 200sx and cant find any Cossie Sierras or Escorts to play with either.

Hmmm decisions decisions!

All depends on drivers though really. I mean I've overtaken a radical SR3 in me dads pinto, doesn't make it faster than an SR3 though!      

[nikpro]

Scoobies and EVO's don't make the best track cars - they are expensive to mainatain and not particularly quick.

You need to go for a cheapish car that your not going to be frightened of pushing.

Seven's are ideal.

Honda integra is superb as are the older accords/civics.

Pug 205's or MX5's are very good too!

[hogman]

Hi Nikpro

You mentioned you thought the scoobies and evos are quite slow track day cars but then suggest an Pug 205 or mx5?      Naaaah

If i did swop to something different it would have to be rwd or 4wd, dont think I could put up with fwd cars again.

Decisions decisions

[hogman]

Of course another option would be to keep the westie and buy another just for track days, buy a cheap one strip it out and abuse it!

[nikpro]

Hi Nikpro

You mentioned you thought the scoobies and evos are quite slow track day cars but then suggest an Pug 205 or mx5?      Naaaah

If i did swop to something different it would have to be rwd or 4wd, dont think I could put up with fwd cars again.

Decisions decisions

MX5 is RWD

(Think you would be surprised at what a race preped MX5 can lap in and thats with a 'bog standard' 1.6 engine - it costs very little to uprate the engine to 180 bhp and you still have a seasons trackday money left over from not choosing a scoobie)

I think if you spoke to several track day instructors they would give you an honest answer as to what the best type of trackday car to purchase would be.

Try a post on Pistonheads asking for advice from them as they will give an unbiased account.