[s-cars] URS as a track car

[Calvin Craig]

>if you're going to spend $8-10k on top of the car

I already have the car, but I understand the rest of your logic.  BTW, there is a big difference between the B5 sedan's and the B5 avant's as a track car, but there are similarities too, i.e. way high cost on consumables :)
--Calvin

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  From: docwyte at comcast.net [mailto:docwyte at comcast.net]
  Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:23 AM
  To: calvinlc at earthlink.net
  Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
  Subject: Re: URS as a track car


  I don't see selling your (insert car to sell here) to buy any of the really good, cheap track cars.

  Ie:  E36 M3, or a miata, or a E30 325is, or a Porsche 911, 944, etc, etc.

  You need to figure out exactly what you want to do with the car and how much you want to spend.  I struggled with this until I sat down with a friend and he pretty much peppered me with questions about what I wanted, how I was going to use the car, etc, etc.

  I ended up selling my supercharged E46 M3 and buying an UrS as my daily driver and a Porsche 944 turbo as a track car.  Turns out the 944 turbo had all kinds of issues and I ended up putting an LS1 in it, but it's still a dedicated time trial car that I can still drive on the street.

  I owned a stage 3+ B5 S4 avant for a few years and it was a great daily driver.  As a track car I found it left quite a bit to be desired.  It was extremely heavy and extremely hard on consumables.  I simply couldn't keep brakes on it, I torched a set of pads in 1 track weekend.

  The C5 Vette is a very capable car, you can get a C5 Z06 now for under $20k.  I think you'll be very surprised at how cheap the parts are, consumables will be mostly rear tires.  If you're able to get the same size wheel/tire so you can rotate them you'll find they'll last a reasonable amount of time.  Brakes are stupid cheap.  Motor stuff is incredibly cheap as I've discovered with the LS1 in my 944.

  While building the UrS is certainly fun and it's a great car, if you're going to spend $8-10k on top of the car, it just doesn't make sense unless the journey of the project is what you're after.

  BTW, when are you going to run with NASA at HPR?  Look for me, red 944 making sounds that a Porsche has no right to be making...