[s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?

[qshipq at aol.com]

 Let's not forget the original post Tom.  Calvin has a S4 that he already owns.  Can it be cheap to drive at the track without spending much?  You bet, and given he already owns it, "far better choices" would be relative to the exchange costs.  With prices at ~$2k for a running S4, with tons of cheap spares available, an S4 sure could make even a miata seem expensive.  

I see this as the 'other' side to the Hapersize model.  You can put 675hp to the wheels, and blow away a lot of more expensive machines with a 4 door family sedan - laughing your butt off.  You can also take a well worn D2/44/C4, strip it down, and blow away a lot of more expensive machines at the track with a 4 door family sedan.  Far better choices?  I like quattros at the track, especially in the rain.  And knowing first hand what can be done with a 44tq sedan with 12psi of boost, sure makes me argue that "far better" is very relative.  

I also sat in Petar's Coupe Q track car at the track just this past summer, the day after he put exactly 138hp at the wheels down at the Dyno.  He was in the fastest run group, pulling down lotus exiges, porsches and many 'far better choices' with ease.  No doubt in my mind, that unless you've given a miss piggy-q a diet and a romp, it's hard to grasp the concept.

I say Calvin goes for it, as it's not only possible, it's damn fun, which puts all the better choices in perspective.

Scott J



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Mullane <tmullane at gmail.com>
To: qshipq at aol.com <qshipq at aol.com>
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Sent: Wed, Nov 17, 2010 9:34 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] UrS as a Purpose Built Track Car?


Yeah, the Miata is an ok track car too.  Just add a roll bar, no other mods required. Use the money you save on cheaper consumables for more track time. 


Scott, no one is saying that a quattro can't be fun on the track, but if you are going to spend some money and effort to have something that is cheap, reliable and fun, there are far better choices.


Tom