To track or not to track???

Well, ask yourself this question:

If tomorrow morning's newpaper headline reads "METEOR SHOWER TO DESTROY EARTH TODAY!!!" will you be happier if your 993 has zero stone chips, or if it has a bunch of stone chips from lots of (fun) track use?

 

I track my car. I let my girlfriend track my car. I let my friends track my car. I love my 993 but it is just a tool. If I (or one of them) wad it up, I will buy another.

 

Tracking is fun, but I seem to notice that when one gets serious, they usually move on to spec Miatas to keep it cheap.

 

Lawrence in CT has the right attitude and the financial reserves to have a care free attitude. He is very fortunate to be in that position.

Unfortunately, for many of us, if we were to (God forbid) roll our cars into a ball, it would be a real financial set back, especially for those who still owe money on their 993 cars. My car is paid for, but it would cost me at least $50,000 to duplicate the car (Ouch). Thde tough part would be convincing wifey that we needed to make this "investment."

This is one of the reasons I am in the market for a SC based race car that I can drive on the street. I have one lined up....I will pull the trigger once I sell my 993. If I wad up the 911SC, I can purchase a roller for far less than a 993 roller. I can also put in a full cage, something I have been reluctant to do with the 993.

And finally, for the past five (5) years, the adrenalin high from tracking the car is so intense that I am willing to take the risks involved in going to the track. I do have the "It can't happen to me attitude!"

 

Am I very fortunate? For sure. We all are, mostly, I suppose. Remember that the cars are insured on the track; DEs are "safety events", they are not races. I am certainly going to lose a bunch of cash on upgrades if my car gets written off, but I can live with that.

My thought (it's "just a tool") was intended more to address the idea some espouse that the 993s are too precious to be used hard, like it is some sort of vehicular soul mate. It is a nice car and I really enjoy it but, to me at least, at the end of the day, it is still just a car. (A, having been divorced, I am past the soul mate thing and B, having kids, the car is way down on the pecking order of things to worry about.) I don't know if that makes me "care free" but if that is having the right attitude, then thanks.

And my girlfriend and I will run the car in two groups both tomorrow and Saturday...

 

Lawrence_P
I also agree that I am fortunate. we all are fortunate to have such wonderful cars. Wont be their this weekend for DE. I think from my experience on monday the pca events are a safer place to exercise my car. Have fun.

Ryan