£20k Track day car?

JRS · 16 Sep 2009 at 10:07

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1180164.htm

'70 Challenger with a small-block. Money left over buys the parts to get the brakes up to snuff, racing seat and harness, 8.75" suregrip diff' if it doesn't already have one. Not the most obvious of choices I'll grant you, but at least I fit in Challengers better than I fit in Westfields

VFR_KID · 16 Sep 2009 at 10:18

I would rather have a bike, wont cost 20k but im sure getting it to that price for parts and tunning would be fun

LSPIII · 16 Sep 2009 at 11:16

How about this?

OllyM · 16 Sep 2009 at 11:32

I'd get an E46 M3 CSL, but it might be a struggle to get one for 20k.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1201166.htm

LSPIII · 16 Sep 2009 at 11:35

OllyM said:
I'd get an E46 M3 CSL, but it might be a struggle to get one for 20k.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1201166.htm

Copy much?

Reality Bites · 16 Sep 2009 at 11:41

mk1_salami said:
Thought this would be an intesting thread following some of the Nova bashing.

If you had 20k to spend on a track car, what would you go for?

Here's mine:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1177537.htm

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Has this not been sold yet? Was on the Owners forum months ago

Twentymac · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:04

Tim said:
Civic EG6 or EK9 with K20. Would probably lap quicker than a Megane R26-R for half the price.

Good call

Disco Boy · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:28

Skyline R33.

Thomas. PLease. · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:30

OllyM said:
I'd get an E46 M3 CSL, but it might be a struggle to get one for 20k.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1201166.htm

My thoughts exactly.

boxman2000 · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:35

I'd have an Evo 9GT....... so I bought one

CAT Driver Training at Millbrook Proving Ground in July (oversteer/understeer pad)

Castle Combe world record last year (pic is of the parade laps), did the track day earlier in the day - great track if you get the chance to drive it.

Other than that I'd say a Caterham would be good fun or some bike engined sequential jobby.

Muffin` · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:49

love those wheels tbh

for me... R26-R, FWD for me please.

Scania · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:16

malc30 said:
IF my auntie had tescticles she would be my uncle.

Or a South African runner?

howler · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:36

Housey said:
£20k would get you an MX5 race car, a National B licence and 2 seasons of racing. You could have course use it for track days, sprints and hillclimbs too of course.

Surely not? That sounds VERY cheap?

MeAnBoY · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:42

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Or a South African runner?

LOL!

Very nice Evo there btw Boxy, as someone else has said lovely wheels, is Lord Vader himself your co-pilot?

boxman2000 · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:45

MeAnBoY said:
Very nice Evo there btw Boxy, as someone else has said lovely wheels, is Lord Vader himself your co-pilot?

Cheers fellas, wheels are Rota GTR 18x9.5.

LOL - people normally call it satans ride or the batmobile but I prefer the Starwars reference!

boxman2000 · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:47

howler said:
Surely not? That sounds VERY cheap?

Get yourself an MX5 Eunos (better diff) and it wouldn't take much to get it sorted for a race series - plenty of cheap spares too!

OllyM · 16 Sep 2009 at 14:11

LSPIII said:
Copy much?

Haha - I hadn't seen your reply when I did that

LSPIII · 16 Sep 2009 at 14:14

OllyM said:
Haha - I hadn't seen your reply when I did that

I think I can forgive you :cool:

mk1_salami · 16 Sep 2009 at 14:17

The guys choosing FWD cars. Why?

mk1_salami · 16 Sep 2009 at 14:20

iaind said:
Most of what's already been posted looks good to me, hayabusa powered stuff etc.

I might be tempted by something along these lines

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1206798.htm

But would probably prefer something a bit more lightweight.

So after seeing whats available in this thread, who can honestly say they'd still take a Nova?

And Iain, after all that nova bashing, that is the best car you can come up with?? A time bomb, slow NSX??

What happens when you put it in the kitty litter and need a new wing etc? I think that might make a nice road car, but the for track I'd say it was too nice / too expensive.