x14xe sport
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whats needed to participate (other than a car) in a track day, does the car need mot, insurance and tax? looking at getting into tarck days and buying a corsa 1.6 or something along those lines as cheap for parts quickish and fairly reliable but if i dont need mot etc then there is often ones on ebay for peanuts, cheers
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scottyp1989
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AFAIK they dont but could do with track insirance and you will need a helmet
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x14xe sport
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does track insurance cover for damage to track and other cars? what happens in the worst case scenario if you go off into someone and dont have insurance as this would concern me if its someones shiny new evo
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scottyp1989
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no insurance i hope you have deep pockets
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x14xe sport
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wheres best place for insurance?
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Graham88
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You need an MOT to prove the car is road worthy (although I never got asked for it), that's it, just a helmet and away you go
[Edited on 08-01-2010 by Graham88]
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scottyp1989
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
You need an MOT to prove the car is road worthy (although I never got asked for it), that's it, just a helmet and away you go
[Edited on 08-01-2010 by Graham88]
last time i was at a track day there was a chap there with a s13 that he bought from a scrap yard and had no MOT and was on track with it
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x14xe sport
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did think you may do otherwise could get any old shed out there
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Butler
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You dont need MOT, at least its not something thats ever checked.
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Graham88
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When I paid for my last trackday I was told it had to be proved roadworthy, but it's probably just one of those things they need to put to cover themselves
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Butler
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A lot of track and race cars arent even road legal though
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x14xe sport
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guess mot is something i need to check on , may just be track specific, trying to sort out a car what would be best out of
saxo vtr
mk1 clio rsi
corsa sport 1.6
or anything else you may think off that can be picked up sub £300 mark
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scottyp1989
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are you going to be driving it to track? if not you can pick up MOT failures for that much, theres an mr2 turbo on PH at the min for £300
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I took my kitcar out before it was SVA tested so it had no proof of road worthiness. I think it is a case of being sensible with what you take. if the marshals deem it unsuitable and don't let you out then you will have just wasted your own time and money.
Saxo vtr is probably the best choice of those cars. Although something big power and rwd would also be fun under £300
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Graham88
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I'd go with Saxo VTR on that list
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x14xe sport
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will be trailered to track hence asking if mot was needed, was hoping it wasnt as it keeps cost down, the list was just what i could think of thats cheap, relaible and parts are easily available should something occur, any other suggestions taken,
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by x14xe sport
cheap for parts quickish and fairly reliable
Corsa wouldn't be my choice, sorry.
Don't forget you'll also need to get it there.
[Edited on 08-01-2010 by Ian]
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Ian
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No MOT and I wasn't asked.
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Ian
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Where abouts are you?
This doesn't look too bad - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150402031691
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x14xe sport
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have trailer, just read through your thread very nice, cant see these sub £300 but know my local scrappy had two tidy ones in recently may see about one of those
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x14xe sport
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quote:
Originally posted by scottyp1989
are you going to be driving it to track? if not you can pick up MOT failures for that much, theres an mr2 turbo on PH at the min for £300 [/quote
can you link to it please, cheers
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Ian
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I gave 350 for the green one and 250 for the silver.
Both off Ebay but both via a phone call with the good news.
My advice would be find one that is doing badly with a reserve on, phone them, tell them no one is going to buy it because they don't have trailers and that you'll be there at the the weekend.
Go in to the cars section on Ebay and run this search
(no mot, mot fail, mot failure, recently failed, failed mot)
Tick 'Include title and description'
Under a grand
25 miles of your postcode
Happy days
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Ian
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Also more advice - try and find someone who hasn't have any knowledge and just wants rid. If its a boy racer car that's been laid up there is probably more that the seller isn't letting on.
For example - I wouldn't touch this - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290387922861
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x14xe sport
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been searching mot failure etc, located whitby north yorkshire miles away from most things which is annoying, toyota will be cheap but wouold need most of the welding sorting out before any track action as it'l prob fall to bits lol, silver puma is a good deal! wouldnt want to spend the amount you have tho just striped, bucket seat and b&q poly windows etc
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Ian
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Yeah that's what I said!! I was aiming to spend 500 tops but the temptation to upgrade stuff was too great. Could have done it for less of course.
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