Is a "Tracked" Car a Negative?

[thstone]

As Quad and a few others have mentioned, what really matters is how hard the car was driven, not if it went to the track or not. A lot of street cars receive a severe daily beating by the owner whereas a car that has been to the track a few times might have lived a fairly easy life. Or not. It really depends on the owner and how they drove it. Unfortunately, that info is most often nearly impossible to know.

[BoxMann]

A lot of street cars receive a severe daily beating by the owner whereas a car that has been to the track a few times might have lived a fairly easy life.

Given the amount of money they spent on upgrading the front suspension, I kinda think it's been to the track more than "a few times".

Originally Posted by thstone

It really depends on the owner and how they drove it. Unfortunately, that info is most often nearly impossible to know.

Exactly. Just what I was thinking as I was reading your post.

[jsceash]

Maybe I'm not the average guy, but here we go, I track my car regularly. I change oil after almost every event. Depending on time between events I swap brake pads. Not that I have to, but I pay about $550 for a complete set of track pad. Why wear them down on the street when $120 a set pads will do. Every major part of the car is checked and recheck. A safety inspection is required for every track weekend. My engine was totally rebuilt in the winter of 2011 and 2015. It might come out again this spring before my first track event. It's called piece of mind. I don't buy cheap junk part.

I guess what I'm trying to say is the car is mechanically more sound because I track it than most street only cars.