First track experience today ! Some good, some really bad

travisjb

I should probably weigh in here... for me this is a great car, regardless of the minor flaws in the stock setup... I didn't want the expense and hassle of trailering, and I had planned to invest in mods regardless of which car I selected... I was also consider 1) new cayman s with LSD, 2) used 911 996 to be converted for track, 3) 996 cup car, and a few others... all of those would be in the $45-75K range once all the spending was done... this one should end up less than that, depending on how aggressive you get with the mods... it may never be the fastest at a mixed class event but it is a great chassis and i suspect it will do well within a group of similar power/weight vehicles once set up

I really don't want folks to read my initial and follow-on posts as disappointment... I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR... I've owned the first and second gen RX-7s, porsches, and lots of other great cars, and I'm confident that after sorting through these basic issues this one will be tops on my list for fun to drive and highly competitive... street and track

One more thing to keep in mind... I'm going from a mid-engined car to front-engined... so my interpretation of weight balance is exaggerated... also, FYI, I drive hard... Possible that if I shifted 300-400 rpm sooner at the track a couple weeks ago, I never would have had the overheating issue... let's get a few more data points from other drivers before casting judgment

More to come ! I'll start a new post next couple weeks as my modifications get done... I'll likely end up using many of the parts we're discussing