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Mezgerite said:Wondering how many non GT owners regularly use their car properly?
Mezgerite said:Wondering how many non GT owners regularly use their car properly?
FZP said:Just because you take a car on the track doesn't mean it gets abused.
T8 said:FZP said:Just because you take a car on the track doesn't mean it gets abused.
Nobody has said it has :?
My reference to 911s being road cars was in response to the OPs inference that tracking a 911 equates to it being used 'properly'.
My opinion is that a better definition of a 911 being used properly is to exploit its abilities in the environment it was designed for i.e fast roads.
Mate I wasn't having a dig in the slightest. I agree with your sentiment and my opinion was an extension to your view. My point was purely around the fact that these cars aren't snowflakes and have a wide window of use, including track days, with some caveats around that.T8 said:FZP said:Just because you take a car on the track doesn't mean it gets abused.
Nobody has said it has :?
My reference to 911s being road cars was in response to the OPs inference that tracking a 911 equates to it being used 'properly'.
My opinion is that a better definition of a 911 being used properly is to exploit its abilities in the environment it was designed for i.e fast roads.
easternjets said:I got a bit taken in by the whole track day thing after doing a few laps of Spa and then Donington in July with Norfolk, we both said the same thing afterwards, car is fantastic but the brakes and tyres were rubbish, my car runs on Bridgestone and I've since driven one on Michelins and also Pirellis and the Michelins are the best by an absolute mile.
After working out the cost of getting excited on a track day and possibly having some plonker rear end you or side swipe you I shelved the idea and bought a Westfield with the sole purpose of doing track days and the odd blast round the back roads. I reckon the cost of purchasing the car was about the same as repairing a 911 after a big shunt, plus the Westfield embarrasses most Supercars especially in the corners, in fact the only car that's given me a good run for it's money was a Clio Cup car, they are seriously the best value for money car you can put on a track simply incredible.
The other thing with track days is you quickly become bored, once I've done 20 or 30 laps I'm pretty much knackered and ready to go home!