[s-cars] URS as a track car

[Taka Mizutani]

The C5 Corvette idea is seconded- full T1 suspension, while maybe not the
best setup, is pretty cheap and works pretty well. All you need is a
rollcage and associated safety equipment and you're set to go.

Desirable mods- high capacity radiator, ZR1 hubs/bearings, brake ducting.

Get a square wheel setup and you can reduce your tire expenditures.

Taka


On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:22 AM, <docwyte at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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...
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