Lol, 1 look at that and i reckon he might forget about skodas :P

There might also be an ST MK7 there too if Richard brings that too

Or a 500bhp Skyline...

Or a 500bhp Skyline...

 

dont start him off on skylines, i think he'd cream ...

Or a 500bhp Skyline...

No just bring a minibus instead of all of those

There is also an STOC member bringing his Fiesta ST (mk7) for info.

Hope you can make it, might be a bit of an eye opener.

aye, gotta check what holidays at work and make sure no other electricians off at the same time, the fitters cant survive without us :p

aye, gotta check what holidays at work and make sure no other electricians off at the same time, the fitters cant survive without us :p

I've got the day off so will be down there to spectate!

was looking at an mg tf, but ... K series engine? a big worry?

 

I know of plenty of TF's (and F's for that mater) used on track without any problems with the engine.

Right, so ive seen a mx5 at a local garage, it needs a bit of work, few rust spots and sills look like may need a bit of repair, softtop is in good nick tho. its a mk1 97 reg.

any reccomendations on what year is preferable to look for when after an mx5?

 

 

Also. what size engine would be preferable? 1.8i or the 1.6? ive heard suggestions for both so far on our friend google

IMO the MX-5 will be quite slow compared to other cars at the track, also a car with a tin worm infection such as the one you are looking at will only get worse. Maybe find one for a bit more money and less rot.

 

 Is the A3 of no use to you?

At this current time I don't know what Im doing yet, still window shopping.

For cheapness and reliability--------

 

FWD  -  Clio 172/182    The engines are really reliable, the rest of the car is suspect.

RWD  -  MX5        Easy available tuning parts.

 

Both can be had for about £1000 in reasonable running order.

Going back some... <whooo wooshing of time travel>  Why not a Saxo or 106?

Right, just spoke to the old man, one of his work colleagues buys + sells cars and apparantly he might have an mx5 for sale, apparantly he bought it, enjoyed driving it too much and didnt wanna sell it but has began thinking of selling it again recently, so fingers crossed tomorrow i might get a viewing arranged :P + and testdrive ofc!

Right, just spoke to the old man, one of his work colleagues buys + sells cars and apparantly he might have an mx5 for sale, apparantly he bought it, enjoyed driving it too much and didnt wanna sell it but has began thinking of selling it again recently, so fingers crossed tomorrow i might get a viewing arranged :p + and testdrive ofc!

Trust you know about checking the sills for rust, it's their Achilles heel.

Trust you know about checking the sills for rust, it's their Achilles heel.

 

Yea thanks mate, already did quite alot of investigation into issues with them

That's good then.   Something a little different as a trackcar is this http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/110489-fiat-bravo-gt-track-car/    Fit Bravo

 

It all depends on your budget you have to remember you have to drive it to and from said tracks if you don't have a car trailer,

 

Never driven a MX5 but i have serviced a couple in past that wern't that old and had rust rear archs and rear sill's, so as said above watch out for that,

 

I wouldn't knock the french stuff to much as the sporty clios are a hoot to drive altho common for noisy dephaser pullys and cambelt are interesting,

 

I've done a couple of trackdays in my mk1 VRS and altho it was good fun it never felt totally at home altho the A3 is 4wd which should help its still a heavy car or it is compared to the MX5 and clio which means bigger brakes and will use more fuel,

 

I polished off a full tank (65quids worth) of optimax in a morning at blyton in my VRS and have friends with integras and celicas that managed the whole day and the drive home on one tank

Can't emphasise enough that rust is the thing to look for on MX5s and newer doesn't always mean better, in fact quite the opposite as cost cutting came in in the later years.

For track use go for a Mk1 (pre 98 with the pop up lights) and don't shy away from imports in fact these are generally far preferable and tend to be less rusty (depending on how long they have been in the uk) and tend to have some nice goodies that the uk ones don't have (LSD, chassis bracing, air con, leather etc.)

Edited 20 September, 201411 yr by Cznski

There was a bit of strangulation on power with the 1.6s after a certain year, 93 IIRC. Imports are all the higher power variant, again IIRC.

That's good then.   Something a little different as a trackcar is this http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/110489-fiat-bravo-gt-track-car/    Fit Bravo

That looks awesome.

Plus.... warbles.