[s-cars] Targa Newfoundland Car Choices

[Taka Mizutani]

Spec Miata comes to mind-

very reliable
very inexpensive
a used race car will have a full cage, might need to bolt in a passenger
seat.
just need to add a navigator's seat, intercom system and rally computer

A NASA Spec GTI (or whatever that class is called) would also be a good,
inexpensive choice.

Either of these cars are cheap enough that if you wrecked badly, it wouldn't
break the bank to walk away.

Justusson's idea of a 5ktq in full race trim (caged and gutted) with a
chipped MC would be fine, although a bit
large, depending on how tight the roads are.

Taka


On 5/30/07, MLP <mlped at qwest.net> wrote:
>
> Scott - having survived the OLOA (had several very near misses with the
> Jaegermeister bus) and engaged in cleaning old emails and posts of the
> computer this AM, I come across your post below, and it triggers what few
> brain cells the Jaeger's apparently missed.
>
> FWIW, "We" (my OneLap co-driver & I) are thinking of maybe, perhaps,
> possibly doing the Targa Newfoundland, and looking for something car wise
> to
> take and use in there for the Sept, 2008 race.  Let me know if you hear of
> any likely candidates.  Some of the Criteria I'm at least thinking of:
>         -       Does NOT have to be wicked powerful;
>         -       Does NEED to be wicked reliable;
>         -       Would like "semi-disposable" i.e., doesn't cost an arm or
> a
> leg to walk away from;
>         -       will need to come with, or have a cage etc. and
> appropriate
> seats in, or put in it.
>
> And I'm certain there's a lot of other stuff I haven't even thought of
> yet.
> :-)
>
> Cheers, Mike
>