Is a "Tracked" Car a Negative?

[Quadcammer]

There are track cars and there are TRACK cars. A set of adjustable LCAs to me doesn't say that the car was dramatically beat on. there are plenty of novice and intermediate drivers who want a bit more camber but who don't push the cars that hard. Many DE participants are driving at about 60 to 70% of the cars capabilities. That to me, when paired with the additional maintenance usually done, would not prevent me from buying it. Now if we have monoballs everywhere, rubber clag all over the place, no sound deadening, etc, then we are looking at a different story. Not guaranteed to be driven at 100%, but more likely for sure.

[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.

[mikefocke]

Seems to me that that amount of mods means the owner was pretty serious and went well beyond DE days. You make these mods if lap times matter. Is there any record of mods to the oil pumps, the oil pan/sump, baffles and the like? Any recent oil analysis?

[BYprodriver]

I would ask the owner what oil he uses and then search the forum for it's suitability.

[Xpit77]

Most of the time track cars have decent upgrades but and its a big one . Is it top of the line upgrades or Flea Bay and who did them ? If your someone who has done their own upgrades you will know. My 986 had a couple that I was OK with.The last Porsche I had a 944s, had a ton of upgrades and was setup for track and street,in that order, by the PO. I sold in 2 days online..