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11 messages, Last post on Jan 11, 2008 at 2:32 PM
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Replying to: mrelussive (Jul 27, 2007 10:17 am) an aftermarket. It is the single most tracked car around, at least from four years of driving on track. Do you know GrassrootsMotorsports? Great mag and on target to what you are trying to accomplish. As for personal preference it is hard to beat a WRX or Evo but they both are reputed to not be good starter cars. Too easy to drive. In other words you get going faster than you develop talent, which seems to be true of most high HP cars on track. If you want to learn, take classes at a track in real race cars. If you want to mess around and have fun then anything more powerful than a Miata should be good. As to new vs. used, partly depends on if you like to work on cars or just want to drive. New will keep you on track with what should be very little effort. Used will probably go faster and take some work to keep running. One of the editors at GRM Mag just recently got a used C5 Corvette to see what they could do stock and it has been reviewed some. Good Luck! It is addicting to some ... Randy
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Replying to: starrow68 (Jul 29, 2007 11:51 am) Thanks for the response. I really just want to go new to keep maintenance down and so that I have the car from day one. I REALLY like the WRX because it is 4WD and is a great starter car right out of the box. I know the power is high on the WRX; I've seen the countless "WRX crash" type videos on the INternet from people over-driving the car and getting into trouble. But I currently have an 06 G35C 6MT so I am used to having a decent amount of power. It seems like the WRX would really be my best bet, especially with the 2008 models rolling around, I could pickup a brand-new 07 for a good deal. Thanks, MrElussive
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Replying to: mrelussive (Jul 29, 2007 1:12 pm) A few notes though on tracking your car... o Run the stock tires or street tires, less grip means you'll learn to be smoother o Don't add any power or handling mods as this will also not help the learning curve o Don't take anything to the track you can't afford to loose, as your insurance generally WON'T COVER it if there is an accident at the track, State Farm used to but has started to exclude it from it's policies. I started with my SVX on track and then switched to an Impreza L 2.2L with an Automatic. I learned to be very smooth because of the low amount of power in it. Eventually I caged and raced the car a bit. Then I tracked my 94 Legacy Turbo and last year converted it over to a race car. Feel free to e-mail me or post up with any other questions! -mike |
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I have visited Nurbug since 1985 ,I have lapped the Old course in everything from a Smart to GT2 porsche. I would like to start a discussen about the experinces people have had visiting the local Villages and driving the Track. Favorite cars for the Ring 2005 Sti ( keeps you out of trouble) any Viper ( teaches you respect) Favorite hotel The Dorint( because of the view) Favorite bar Josephes( until you drink german moonshine with the factory test drivers while wearing a white glove you have not lived) Favorite rental company for not inspecting on drop off. Avis 
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Replying to: deskman (Dec 11, 2007 7:12 pm) I only lap Watkins Glen, Limerock, Pocono, Summit Point and VIR. -mike |
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Replying to: deskman (Dec 11, 2007 7:12 pm) some video of laps and it is an amazing opportunity, if you can try it out. As for local, I get to Sears Point (Infineon), Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Buttonwillow, Reno-Fernley and Spring Mountain. They are all from 2.5 to 4 miles long so with experience you can learn one of them in a day or less and be up to reasonable speed pretty quickly. As I have found, you can then spend years continuing to improve as they are all challenging. If you ever get to the SF Bay Area, east of the hills, try Pete's in Danville as they have 20 - 24 micro brews on tap that change regularly. If you hang around long enough you can have the dubious honor of getting your name on the wall. BTDT Randy BTW, as for STi keeping you out of trouble, it seems to be the most highly rolled car at track days I attend.
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Replying to: starrow68 (Jan 09, 2008 8:38 am) car at track days I attend. Yeah me too, actually the EVO rolls more out East here. But the kids that roll em are usually the kids who have more $ than brains.... -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 09, 2008 6:09 pm) i guess it comes down to drivers from the playstaion generation that forget in real life there is no reset button.
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Replying to: deskman (Jan 11, 2008 12:42 pm) -mike |
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