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Wouldn't it be more economical to buy a fast car that doesn't need to be street-legal, and either garage it at the track of tow it there? Imagine how much of the product cost is attributable to making it street-legal, when there is no need for it.
I've had both, my last car I sold wasn't street legal for much of its life, and it was a pain to take it back to street legal trim.
The best solution is to get a car that is basically a street legal race car, and only have to swap a set of tires/wheels to get good results with it, like a Porsche GT2 or GT3.
I converted my 911 Turbo to GT2 spec, wider front/rear tires, front bumper/rear spoiler, and various suspension pieces to make it handle/drive like a GT2, but kept the all wheel drive and most of the creature comforts. Best of both worlds. Now if I want to go to the track, all I do is put the stock wheels back on which have my track rubber on them.
I'm not at the point where I can go race the car enough to make it worth the investment to have a garage space at a track, I have to work 40 hours a week and have a little one on the way. If I was older and nearing retirement and had a more laid back schedule, I'd consider a track only car.
I did have a track only sportbike once, and that was pretty easy to live with, just load it up on the trailer and go racing. Track cars are more costly to store or take up too much room at home.
How about a not so good video ? Next time I am going to put some real slicks on it instead of the 8 inch Firestones that had no bite through first or second.
If something happens with your "race" car at a race track, your insurance is going to ask questions.
Why were you there?
Did/do you race?
If they do cover the loss, they can do a few different things. They can make you sign an exception for the future regarding losses on a track. Increase your rates if you don't sign the exception. Drop your policy as its a high risk policy.
Believe it or not, if the damages are severe enough...they will spend time investigating the claim. They will see if videos are posted online. If there is a sign up sheet. Ask the race/promotion owner.
Its a very "cool" hobby but its also very expensive. It depends on the person if its worth the risk. Myself, I rather skydiving (again) than get into car racing...different type of risk.
If something happens with your "race" car at a race track, your insurance is going to ask questions.
Why were you there?
Did/do you race?
If they do cover the loss, they can do a few different things. They can make you sign an exception for the future regarding losses on a track. Increase your rates if you don't sign the exception. Drop your policy as its a high risk policy.
Believe it or not, if the damages are severe enough...they will spend time investigating the claim. They will see if videos are posted online. If there is a sign up sheet. Ask the race/promotion owner.
Its a very "cool" hobby but its also very expensive. It depends on the person if its worth the risk. Myself, I rather skydiving (again) than get into car racing...different type of risk.
there is something strange about jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
I'm an aderaline junkie with my body. I constantly do stupid crap with my body because I find it fun and I push my limits doing so. My money, I'm a risk taker with my investments but not my purchases. I don't want to lose money because of a bad purchase ala liability.
Right, because there's nothing between a moped and a 500hp muscle car
One of my cars has 300hp and it's preposterously overpowered. It's virtually impossible to get it much over 2000rpm without breaking the speed limit. It's a waste. I only have it because it's beautiful, but I don't drive it much.
Having a 500hp car because you might take it to the track one day a year is like commuting in a 6000-lb SUV to work every single day of the year because you might want to take your canoe to the lake next summer. That is to say, stupid, wasteful, and very, very popular
Either way, you're driving up the cost of fuel for everyone, not just yourself, and this would be readily apparent to everyone if they'd ever heard of supply and demand.
Either way, you're driving up the cost of fuel for everyone, not just yourself, and this would be readily apparent to everyone if they'd ever heard of supply and demand.
I took the long way home tonight. Sorry about that.
I'm an aderaline junkie with my body. I constantly do stupid crap with my body because I find it fun and I push my limits doing so. My money, I'm a risk taker with my investments but not my purchases. I don't want to lose money because of a bad purchase ala liability.
Right, because there's nothing between a moped and a 500hp muscle car
One of my cars has 300hp and it's preposterously overpowered. It's virtually impossible to get it much over 2000rpm without breaking the speed limit. It's a waste. I only have it because it's beautiful, but I don't drive it much.
Having a 500hp car because you might take it to the track one day a year is like commuting in a 6000-lb SUV to work every single day of the year because you might want to take your canoe to the lake next summer. That is to say, stupid, wasteful, and very, very popular
Either way, you're driving up the cost of fuel for everyone, not just yourself, and this would be readily apparent to everyone if they'd ever heard of supply and demand.
So you're openly admitting that you're a hypocrite.
You need to follow your own advice, or stop giving said advice.
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Next time I am going to put some real slicks on it instead of the 8 inch Firestones that had no bite through first or second. 
