[s-cars] musings

[LL - NY]

I'm with Taka on this. There are no competitive Audi's, in any of the
Autocross
classes.

If you want to stick with VAG, A1 and A2 Rabbits/Jettas/Sciroccos (uh, oh, I
sense a thread coming...) and Golfs are VERY competitive in F Street
Prepared and somewhat
competitive in STS. And R32's are somewhat competitive in D-stock, like they
won't be totally embarrassed in class. This is assuming competitive drivers.
As usual, YMMV.

LL - NY - competing in an uncompetitive Saabaru, nee WRX in D-stock

On 3/28/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Miata, miata, miata, miata.
>
> Cheap, reliable, very easy to work on. Relatively decent aftermarket for
> performance parts.
> Highly developed for competition- lots of previous builds to use as a
> guide
> for your own build.
>
> Audi for autox/track car? B5 S4 is _cheap_?!?!?!
>
> There are no Audis that I would recommend as a track toy. They're either
> too
> heavy, too expensive,
> poor handling, etc.
>
> You realize that you can build a Miata for maybe $5k, fully worked?
>
> E30 3 series is also decent, but more expensive, parts-wise. Even with the
> crappy eta engine or the
> 1.8L 4-cylinder that a lot of people consider underpowered, it has great
> handling and is a lot of fun. If you
> build a 325i or 325is, it has plenty of power (168hp) in a pretty light
> car
> (2400lb.?).
>
> EG or EK Civic hatch is also a good choice, but finding one that isn't
> destroyed, riced out or otherwise
> completely unsuitable is difficult.
>
> DC2 Integra, especially in GS-R and Type-R form are quite good- the Type-R
> is a real sports car, strange as
> that may sound- really sweet ride.
>
> If you want to spend more money than that (over $12-15k), there are some
> compelling choices, esp. if you want
> to really build the thing:
>
> Factory Five Roadster
> FD RX-7 w/ LS-1 swap (makes it a damn near perfect sports car)
> AP2 S2000
> 986/986S/987/987S
> C5 Corvette (pref. Z51 Coupe, FRC or Z06)
>
> If you must have an Audi, I'd go with a TT180 FWD Coupe.
>
> Taka
> next s-fest come prepared and you can take the Miata out for a spin-
> hopefully I'll have the rollbar and harnesses in there by then
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