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karlthomas

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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:06 pm

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what car would be good as a track car? was looking at a si stripped but i already have one and i think i want soming diffrent

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olly

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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:29 pm

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honda eg civic 92-95 with 1.6 vtec :thumbsup:

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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:32 pm

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Call me silly if you want but I like the idea of a 1.6 turbo ka :thumbsup:

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karlthomas

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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:49 pm

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hate ka lol i want somethomg like a fez... cheep and eserlly repered like a ford

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will121

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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:52 pm

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depends on what you fancy, road car or purly track?, how much you want to spend, and what type of tracks you want to do, a light good handling 2litre Si is a good forgiving track car and can supprise a few more powerfull cars round the twisty bits if its not got the legs down the straight of a turbo car. i still like front wheel drive.
also i hate to say it but Clio's,saxos, golf are another option,
i think only thing i got wooped by was a 200+ clio and golf turbo in the wet on Sunday at Snetterton and thats with long straights anything with a turbo had problems getting power down.

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karlthomas

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:05 am

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i live in essex basildon area can someone tell me a good track near me and what rules and regs and do you have to be a certon age to race on a track?

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will121

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:01 am

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:14 pm

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if i wanted a track car i'd get a 205, 106, saxo, 306 (in that order). Basically anything with a good chassis to start out with that can be potentially cheap to buy. The only reason I don't say fiesta's is i didn't like the way mine always understeered, and it wasn't a fun car to drive hard even with uprated/renewed suspension/eibachs springs.

Depends on the price range really. :thumbsup:

I was guessing you were looking under 1k?

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karlthomas

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:13 pm

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yh under 1k to start as i am just starting out

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will121

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:43 pm

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are you thinking of a every day road car to use on track, or a purly track car to trailer to tracks?
keep an eye on Pistonheads few on there at mo <Â£1000

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:54 pm

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205 gti, or 106 gti. as standard both cars handle really well, fairly easy to get parts for them, and cheap to buy.

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karlthomas

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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:01 am

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im looking at trayer so i can not worry about tax and mot ect as i want to wack a huge engine in at some point so tralier

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karlthomas

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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:02 am

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just thinking about it the old 106 rally sport my m8 has a 1.4 one and it is silly quick standered and light soming like that be good what they handel like?

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meilack

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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:20 am

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its french it will handle brilliantly

seriously, yes it will handle well

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will121

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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:16 pm

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seems a few cheep Vtr saxo's about recently on piston heads at around Â£500, ive not had one but mate did as a track car and seemed ok
one on there at the mo open to offers

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jamie

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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:23 pm

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You should go for a cheap redtop corsa quick small car

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JoeyZetecT

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:40 pm

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go for the corsa red top (even though the engines are well heavy)
but 205's are meant to handle a dream because of how close the wheels are to each corner of the car.
but generally i hate french cars!!! (no offence to pug owners :lol:

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Elward

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:53 pm

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i cant believe i haven heard it.. MK2 FEZZA!!! light and with a 2.0 zetec or a rst lump it will fly!
or how about a 205 rallye? or the 106 they are racing pedigree afterall

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big g1985

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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:06 pm

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how about a 1.7 puma ?
or a mk5 zetec s

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meilack

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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:03 pm

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after witnessing the RS day at Lydden hill on sunday:

mk5 ZS with strut braces and suspension will be ample or a mk3 Si with mods as there was a blue one flying round

(2.0)

or ST's as they were ripping it up, but a bit Â£Â£Â£Â£

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