Why not come to the race track?

[matthewAPM]

Im just curious about this question. I know I have talked to people that are interested in trackdays but never see them out there. Whats your reason for not tracking/ autocrossing your car??

EDIT: for those that picked "dont know where to start/ signup" PM me

[Thighs]

$$$$$$$ you know this is the case for me lol.

[_Christian_]

I don't have anything worthy of tracking. I have a piss slow jetta right now. It wouldn't even be fun.

[Alan®]

I don't have anything worthy of tracking. I have a piss slow jetta right now. It wouldn't even be fun.

Same here.3500~lbs 175whp~car that handles like a boat. I really want to sell this and get a 04 mazdaspeed miata but unfortunately since my dad gave me this car and i can't work during the year. I highly doubt it will happen in the near future

[_Christian_]

Same here.3500~lbs 175whp~car that handles like a boat. I really want to sell this and get a 04 mazdaspeed miata but unfortunately since my dad gave me this car and i can't work during the year. I highly doubt it will happen in the near future

yeah, im like 3200lbs, 180hp. I thought about selling it and getting something fast. I decided i'm gonna just make the jetta look dank and treat myself to a bike.

haha. that is not true at all. Once you get out there you will understand. you could drive a fit and have more fun then you would in the mountains

I have autocrossed before. Trust me, it wouldn't be worth it in this car.

[Alan®]

yeah, im like 3200lbs 180hp. I thought about selling it and getting something fast. I decided i'm gonna just make the jetta look dank and treat myself to a bike.

yea well. I mean i really have thought about putting money into this car but here's the thing. because not that many people work on these things parts are expensive as all hell. For me to do a shock spring and camber kit setup on my car is like $200 less than a coilover setup. And then to get say 250whp out of this thing. I'm looking at anywhere between $3-8k. But I just don't see why I should do it. I really just don't.

This car is also a maintenance whore. When I got it last year it had 65k miles on it. Had the entire 60k mile service done before I flew out to VA Beach where my dad kept it. By the time I got it home, HALF the stuff that was done was busted. Had it all fixed when I got home by the dealer broke AGAIN within a month.

Current list of problems with the car:
Blown 02 sensor
Bad Idle Speed Motor
Leaking Transmission Mount

Also, I've had 2 engine mounts replaced in the last 3 weeks.

When I got it I was like man I'm gonna do something with this car and now i'm just like . So all the money I get I usually just spend on my girl or on new toys for myself (Voyager, 360, PS3, etc.)

I really miss being in the scene because honestly it's a big part of my life and who I am and I'll get back in one day but for now I just sit on the sidelines go to meets and just chill.

[_Christian_]

yea well. I mean i really have thought about putting money into this car but here's the thing. because not that many people work on these things parts are expensive as all hell. For me to do a shock spring and camber kit setup on my car is like $200 less than a coilover setup. And then to get say 250whp out of this thing. I'm looking at anywhere between $3-8k. But I just don't see why I should do it. I really just don't.

This car is also a maintenance whore. When I got it last year it had 65k miles on it. Had the entire 60k mile service done before I flew out to VA Beach where my dad kept it. By the time I got it home, HALF the stuff that was done was busted. Had it all fixed when I got home by the dealer broke AGAIN within a month.

Current list of problems with the car:
Blown 02 sensor
Bad Idle Speed Motor
Leaking Transmission Mount

Also, I've had 2 engine mounts replaced in the last 3 weeks.

When I got it I was like man I'm gonna do something with this car and now i'm just like . So all the money I get I usually just spend on my girl or on new toys for myself (Voyager, 360, PS3, etc.)

I really miss being in the scene because honestly it's a big part of my life and who I am and I'll get back in one day but for now I just sit on the sidelines go to meets and just chill.

I'm in the same boat. I'm about to need a new timing chain and clutch. I wanted to go VRT (turbo vr6), but I just don't feel like having a money pit over a reliable dd right now. That's why it makes so much sense to use that money to get a motorcycle instead. I can use that to get my jollies off.

[matthewAPM]

I don't have anything worthy of tracking. I have a piss slow jetta right now. It wouldn't even be fun.

haha. that is not true at all. Once you get out there you will understand. you could drive a fit and have more fun then you would in the mountains

[redrumracer]

3 reasons

1. no roll bar
2. $$$ cost quite a bit.

EDIT: theres a 3rd also that i just thought about tires

[matthewAPM]

3 reasons

1. no roll bar
2. $$$ cost quite a bit.

EDIT: theres a 3rd also that i just thought about tires

1.buy one used from krut when he gets one
2. join SCCA, work the weekend, PDX for $20
3. buy used race tires....VERY CHEAP

[IndianStig]

1.buy one used from krut when he gets one
2. join SCCA, work the weekend, PDX for $20
3. buy used race tires....VERY CHEAP

imma call you about this joing SCCA and PDX (WTF IS THAT) for 20$.

[slostang]

SCCA AUTO-X FTMFW!!!

when I have the cash that it.

[0p7!mu5]

I have no experience in launching so it would be a waste and its kinda hard to learn on the street. Also not quite sure where to start. I can get a car together and the money to go just havent found one other than commerce and like i said previous issues. Hell I'd drive my pos just to say i did it if i knew how to launch properly or burnout to heat the tires. Kinda sad i know but due to random mishaps with the cars i have owned never got around to learning and too embarassed to ask

[redrumracer]

I have no experience in launching so it would be a waste and its kinda hard to learn on the street. Also not quite sure where to start. I can get a car together and the money to go just havent found one other than commerce and like i said previous issues. Hell I'd drive my pos just to say i did it if i knew how to launch properly or burnout to heat the tires. Kinda sad i know but due to random mishaps with the cars i have owned never got around to learning and too embarassed to ask

i believe he is referring to road racing

[0p7!mu5]

i believe he is referring to road racing

well in that case... Not sure how to get started or where one is . I have wanted to get into that for a while actually since it takes more skill than drag imo.

[JITB]

I will SOON! if i dont sell my gt..been wanting to for the longest..

[blackshine007]

The only thing I lack on my 626 is decent brakes. I was truely thinking of upgrading to the Mazda6 brake setup but right now financing is a big issue being that I have a newborn. My suspension is basicly where I want it. Nice and nuetral, it's a firm, not harsh ride. I have upgraded sway bars (front from a contour, rear from a newer 626), a hybrid suspension (Probe GT stock springs rear, Eibach lowering springs for Probe GT front) with gabriel ultra's. The car handled very flat with minimum roll and with 225 series tires, I have yet to hear them squeal in a corner, not that I've really been pushing them. It's nice having a family car that's fairly reasonable in weight (2800 lbs) so autoXing will probably be great for this car.

[Batlground]

I'm there all the time instructing

[DecoyOctopus]

i want to go but i hate the fact that you gotta pay a **** ton of money just to go dogg your own car out.

[redrumracer]

also i dont drive in the mountains either.i just dont feel like falling off a cliff

[JITB]

also i dont drive in the mountains either.i just dont feel like falling off a cliff

i hear falling isnt too bad... but hitting the ground is a *****!

[EJ25RUN]

1. Money because i'll be moving out for school in the fall so i have to penny pinch.

2. Tires, 4 of mine new cost $850 at a discount.

3. Worry about the car, i'll never go 100% cause its my DD, but i'd rather have a toy that i can tow home an leave if i break something or worse: hit something.

4. Id rather save for a CBR600RR and track that but that wont be for a while cause of reason #1

[redrumracer]

i hear falling isnt too bad... but hitting the ground is a *****!

yea your correct, its the impact with the ground that bothers me. or trees

[civic95]

Matt is right. You can do a trackday at TGP for $180. That's cheaper than the speeding ticket you'll get in the mountains, and you don't have to worry about losing your license. You don't need a roll bar. It's safer than the mountains. There's lots of run off room, there's no bicycles, there's no motorcycles, there's no gravel to hit, and there is no trees to hit. It is a blast no matter if your car has 125HP or 500HP, wether you have street tires, or race tires.

[slow_hatch]

Matt is right. You can do a trackday at TGP for $180. That's cheaper than the speeding ticket you'll get in the mountains, and you don't have to worry about losing your license. You don't need a roll bar. It's safer than the mountains. There's lots of run off room, there's no bicycles, there's no motorcycles, there's no gravel to hit, and there is no trees to hit. It is a blast no matter if your car has 125HP or 500HP, wether you have street tires, or race tires.

Although if my car breaks while at the track in AL, the tow bill is going to be crazy. If it breaks in the mtns, I just coast back home

[civic95]

Although if my car breaks while at the track in AL, the tow bill is going to be crazy. If it breaks in the mtns, I just coast back home

I try not to think about that. lol

What happened to your trailer?

[cornercarver78]

Im just curious about this question. I know I have talked to people that are interested in trackdays but never see them out there. Whats your reason for not tracking/ autocrossing your car??

EDIT: for those that picked "dont know where to start/ signup" PM me

because auto x/ track days isn't real racing= not worth it.

[EJ25RUN]

because auto x/ track days isn't real racing= not worth it.

And explain your definition of real racing.

[cornercarver78]

And explain your definition of real racing.

Motorcycle racing. Where everyone grids up, they wave the green, and you bump elbows going into turn 1. That's racing. But i was just being mean, i'd like to do a track day in a car if i had something fast/ the money.

[IndianStig]

Motorcycle racing. Where everyone grids up, they wave the green, and you bump elbows going into turn 1. That's racing. But i was just being mean, i'd like to do a track day in a car if i had something fast/ the money.

okay so F1 racing is not real racing?

stfu n00b

[EJ25RUN]

Motorcycle racing. Where everyone grids up, they wave the green, and you bump elbows going into turn 1.
But i was just being mean, i'd like to do a track day in a car if i had something fast/ the money.

Um.....Ok, bit of a waste of a comment there. You cant really compare bike racing to car racing but whatever.

Besides, touring car racing will prove you very wrong. I'll be watching WTCC from Estoril on Eurosport Tomarrow

[matthewAPM]

Motorcycle racing. Where everyone grids up, they wave the green, and you bump elbows going into turn 1. That's racing. But i was just being mean, i'd like to do a track day in a car if i had something fast/ the money.

watch a touring car race, it will change your mind...

imma call you about this joing SCCA and PDX (WTF IS THAT) for 20$.

PDX... Performance, Driving eXperience. its a SCCA trackday. Also look for events at little talladega. They are around $175 for a FULL day. You will run out of tires before the end...

Um.....Ok, bit of a waste of a comment there. You cant really compare bike racing to car racing but whatever.

Besides, touring car racing will prove you very wrong. I'll be watching WTCC from Estoril on Eurosport Tomarrow

+1.

WTCC FTW!!!!

[Elbow]

Motorcycle racing. Where everyone grids up, they wave the green, and you bump elbows going into turn 1. That's racing. But i was just being mean, i'd like to do a track day in a car if i had something fast/ the money.

And car racing isn't real racing bumping doors into turn one after being gridded?

I do stuff as much as money allows, but also do things that offer more of a career path racing wise.

[slow_hatch]

MONEY!! or lack there of, lol. No matter what, whether it is for entry fees, gas, tires, breaking parts, not having another daily, taking off work, etc. This is harder for some people who have familes, full time jobs, and or going to college, etc. However whenever I have spare money, tracktime is high on the list of things too do

[Thighs]

because auto x/ track days isn't real racing= not worth it.

you're a dumbass.

[IndianStig]

Money

[NoRotor]

[green91]

If i was 18 and lived at home and had a dead end or no job and a pos miata thats been totaled id be at every track event that was available.

[Elbow]

If i was 18 and lived at home and had a dead end or no job and a pos miata thats been totaled id be at every track event that was available.

[green91]

orly