08-29-2005, 11:35 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:And again, no offense, but I would not enjoy buying a shitbox and tracking it. It's just not what I'm into.
Well the first thing you need to do before you hit the racetrack is drop the ego and or image thing about a "shitbox".
Quote:Read my last post and maybe you'll understand what my mentality is on investing in a car I own.
Invest in your skills as a driver, not the car. That will carry you much further in learning how to be a better driver - trust me, the car will not carry you very far at all.
Quote:I also don't approach a new challenge like that negatively, aka "surviving the session."
You havent been on a racetrack in a 300+ hp car before then.
Quote: I'd rather learn how to road race in my own car that I enjoy than another shitpiece that I bought just so I could learn how to track my other car which I would never otherwise track
I dont know why you are so hung up on the idea that a low hp car is a shitbox. Just because its not all blingy with 300hp doesnt mean its a shitty car. You can still find a well maintained, clean, nice looking miata/integra/240/whatever to take to the track and play with. No matter how safe you are going to try to take things all bets are off when you hit the track. Other drivers, rain, fluids on the track, deer, anything can cause you to have a really bad day on the track. I had a student in a porsche 996 who was not pushing the car at all, and got caught up by just a touch of lift throttle oversteer and tank slapped himself off the track - fortunately this was Turn 5 at roebling road, but if it had been Turn 10 at summit he would have stuffed it into the pit wall. Shit happens, and with more power and as a novice with little experience it often happens too quickly to react to. If you cant write it off and walk away from it, it doesnt belong on a racetrack.