Best Track day car for 5k

[wacomuk]

Reliant scimitar SST or Sabre The 1.8 turbo engine

very very easy to tune up, light 800kg. cheap to (not mine)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2876832.htm

all parts are still available from here

http://www.grahamwalker.co.uk/SS1%20S....ist.htm

This is a mate of mine's hillclimb car

http://www.ss1turbo.co.uk/craighughes.htm

[Dibby]

Hang-a-banger, on a Westfield club site, how come nobody has sugested a Westfield yet?

[Dommo]

MX5, every day of the week. I haven't noticed any extra attraction to men since getting mine, but I have changed my hair products!

And when you're done, you can build a westfield out of it. Bonus!

[RS WST]

Audi S2

2.3 20v 5 cyl turbo

[nikpro]

Track Car = Fun = Rear Wheel Drive IMO.

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Fit at least a roll hoop though!

[echoz]

Hang-a-banger, on a Westfield club site, how come nobody has sugested a Westfield yet?

5k limit maybe dibby?

[Dibby]

Hang-a-banger, on a Westfield club site, how come nobody has sugested a Westfield yet?

5k limit maybe dibby?

I know everyone blows their own trumpet about their car but we bought ours for 5 and every garage we've taken it to say it's the best build quality of any kit they've seen, built by an ex-McLaren engineer with F1 electrical fittings, the whole car is very tidy for 5k. Electrics are stunning. Admittedly it was a bargain being sold at about 1/2 the market value at the time but bargains are out there from people who buy these as toys, don't use them and just want them out of the garage.

There's some slightly ropey ones, but a bit of work and they'd make a nice trackday toy:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2846696.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2828386.htm

There's even a few nice looking ones on the site here for sale around the 5k mark.

For pure speed and fun, bang for buck, you'd have to be looking at motorbikes to beat a Westie. Would rather have an open top kit than a tintop any day

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

Hang-a-banger, on a Westfield club site, how come nobody has sugested a Westfield yet?

5k limit maybe dibby?

If ya read the topic title it will give ya a clue    

[funbobby]

You might just squeeze a "dog c*ck" red 182 Trophy in for 5k. Awesome handling.

[lippydave]

Scooby of some iteration?

Track slag with wet weather 4wd prowess, always handy in the UK climate.....

[Dibby]

Hang-a-banger, on a Westfield club site, how come nobody has sugested a Westfield yet?

5k limit maybe dibby?

If ya read the topic title it will give ya a clue    

Oh yeah! The clue's in the title! Even so, Westie and a rain jacket

Can you still get beaten up old MKII Escorts or have they all been snapped up by rally enthusiasts and the price has rocketed?

Clio 182, MG Metro Turbo, Escort RS Turbo, Capri, Opel Manta, Citroen AX GT, a proper Mini, Suzuki Cappuccino, MX5, Seat Leon ... loads of toys out there

[D7PNY]

You might just squeeze a "dog c*ck" red 182 Trophy in for 5k. Awesome handling.

Or a 182/172 with some coilovers and pocket the change over a trophy?

106 gti?

DC2 Integra?

[echoz]

plenty of fun lil cars waiting to be stripped and played with

[Tubs]

I am massively biased, but for a £5K tin top, it would be a Honda CRX or 4th/5th gen civic with a bit of money thrown at the suspension and brakes.

Cheap to buy, revvy little engines and a good base chassis to boot.

Second this choice.

Tubs

[sparky21]

or what does everyone think would be a good (cheap) chassis to start a bike engined track project, lightness and a decenct handling chassis? maybe a bit different than the norm, ie mini's etc....

I dont have to go down the BEC route only an idea, am also thinking to start from shell and do a bike engined track car 5k will not get me very far at all?

Pug 205/106

Fiesta/Ka lol

Old civic

Clio

Mk 1 golf