I want to go racing... Help needed

[Zirax]

Me, you can get nothing past them

He caught part of my save. Really happy with that save actually, shows I am improving. Before I would have had no chance. Can't really tell but the car was going very sideways. That off was at about 60 ish, whole thing took no more than a 2-3 secs.

[kaiowas]

Good to see.

I was so confident of where this thread was heading I didn't even suggest an MR2 at any point

[Darryn]

Im 1 step closer, got the garages cleaned out and freed up some cash... So, MR2s, what do i want.

Been watching this

Was thinking of going and having a look over the weekend, but about 30mins before i was going to ring the seller he ended the ebay auction.

I definitely want a mk2 rather mk1 shape, also, as has already been said, tintop rather than t-bar or sunroof model... But, what about engine spec? The ones ive been looking at have been 2.0 turbo.. But, having never driven a turbo car, i dont know how suited it would be for trackdays.

[kaiowas]

Don't really know a great deal about mk2s, you're probably best off looking around on IMOC however I know this much:

Turbos are all imports
If getting a turbo then ideally you want a rev3 at least as they have more power and revised rear suspension
A turbo will put you in the biggest, most competitive class in TSS as it's the same engine that's fitted to the GT4s
mk1s still look better

[Darryn]

As for the class ill be entering into, im not overall bothered, i fully expect to be finishing very low if not last in whatever class i manage to enter... That isnt a huge concern, getting on track and having fun is what its all about, for now.

Cheers, ill sign up there... already signed up at MR2OC.com, MR2OC.co.uk... ill check the for sale forums and possibly get a wanted thread up.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Darryn

The idea about mounting a video camera and analysing the footage for timing and also improvement is a great idea... Ill look into bullet cameras for mounting into/under both the bumpers.

If you can afford to throw £10k per year at this then IMHO you need to go for some proper data logging kit. Cams will only tell you part of the story.

[Zirax]

http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=118795

This any good for you? Bargain bucket rev 1 for track use. 149k km on the clock. It's not the prettyiest but it'll do the job nicely. It'll be a little snappy on the back end being a rev 1.

[Darryn]

Ive been and tyre kicked a couple of cars (MR2s), neither any where near the condition the sellers suggested... So, what with this and other annoying personally problems ive sidetracked this plan for now.

Ive spoke to Colin at Javelin and he is already looking at running a differant Sprint series next year, from what he has said about it, its only in the planning stages, so nothing is finalised yet.

Im now waiting for Colin to get more info about the possibility of alternative series.

I will probably be booking a Barkston Heath Sprint session to see how i like the Sprint format. And ive got 4 more trackdays planned with the various Honda based forums.

[A Place of Light]

^^^
You'd be far better off choosing an MX5 as your first car.
It's more predictable than an MR2, it's more controllable than an MR2, it's more communicative to the driver than an MR2 and it's a better tool to help develop your skills as a driver than an MR2.
That said, the MR2 is a better performer but it's less suitable for the novice IMHO.

[Dr. Z]

When you say communicative, what do you mean? Having owned a MR2, I'd agree with you about it being more pliable than the MR2 in terms of what you have to go thorugh if/when you get it wrong (and of course it going wrong in the first place!) but communication? My MR2 was as communicative as you like!

I'm sure kaiowas would agree too?