What's it like to daily driver a race car?
01-24-2017, 02:30 AM
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Race Car
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin TX, drinking beer in the garage
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From experience:
Hot. No A/C and no sound insulation between you and the frame getting heated by the exhaust.
extremely loud. no sound insulation, solid everything, loud exhaust
extremely rough from the suspension being very stiff
tough to drive in traffic due to the extremely grabby clutch and light flywheel.
tiring on long drives due to nature of race seat and 5 point harness
Other than that, a lot of fun!
Hot. No A/C and no sound insulation between you and the frame getting heated by the exhaust.
extremely loud. no sound insulation, solid everything, loud exhaust
extremely rough from the suspension being very stiff
tough to drive in traffic due to the extremely grabby clutch and light flywheel.
tiring on long drives due to nature of race seat and 5 point harness
Other than that, a lot of fun!
01-24-2017, 05:12 AM
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Instructor
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Atlanta GA
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Climbing in and out over the cage bars, removing and replacing the steering wheel as well as changing wheels all the time to save your Hoosiers and avoiding speed bumps and dips in a lowered car, not to mention pulling up to a curb or parking stop, all result in appreciating using the track car primarily for the track.
However, having the car still be street legal avoids having to load it in the trailer every time you need to take it somewhere...
However, having the car still be street legal avoids having to load it in the trailer every time you need to take it somewhere...