Spiky

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so you want a fun track car to drift?

you do realise MOST track days with black flag you for drifting?

Daveyboy

scoobypete

had to put that in my sig, hope you dont mind lolol thats brilliant lol

burnzy

bastard i needed a new sig and it did come to mind, that has to be a legendary quote

scoobypete

yheeeeeeee am loving it lol, chip youve made my day lol funny as fu*k

Chip

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Help yourself mate, lol

T3ORA

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rs,s1ste

RS2000 are a good base, plenty around relaiable, quick and its an RS.

I bought one as a project myself a few months back. Losing interest already though, lol.

Psycho Warren

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fiesta mk5 ZS maybe but otherwise the fiesta Mk4/5 is inferior to the puma due to a number of upgrades to the suspension including bigger antiroll bars, stiffer rear beam, dampers etc etc etc. ZS is good as it has all the puma suspension bits and a lighter shell to make up for the smaller engine.

1.7 pumas are so cheap these days you might as well get one rather than fuck about with modifying a mk4/5 fez.

Elvis

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who mentioned drifting?

thebigmacmoomin

These look ok

Ł1300
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/1169526.htm

Ł800
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/1140139.htm

Andy

Elvis

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im thinking xr4i with a thunder saloon kit.

Chip

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IF you want a budget trackday car, why waste thousands on what it looks like?

Elvis

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for shits and giggles? seen a few used kits go cheap on ebay anyway.

PT

just track your xr3. arent you getting a ferrari and new focus rs anyway?

Chip

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Then you have to fill them out with the wheels etc.

You are wasting your time and will end up with something shit on track.

If you want a car that just LOOKS LIKE it might be a trackday car on a budget, but doesnt drive well then carry on mate, but it will be rubbish if done on the cheap IMHO, if its a low budget project spend what little money you have on things that will make it drive well.

Rab

Mk5 RS2000. Cheap as shit, but do well on the track.

Elvis

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i ordered a FRS instead of buying a old F car.
the xr3 is auto and will be tosh on track.

and would like a track car that costs 5k ish all in.
as you have to allow for decent shocks etc etc..

Mike C

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1.7 Puma is a far better bet than a MK5 RS2000 IMO. Not saying the RS2K is a bad choice, but go and drive a 1.7 Puma in anger on some B-Roads and you'll see exactly what I mean...

Chip

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If you only have 5K, then dont spend a couple of K on altering how it looks, thats 40% of your budget gone for no tangable benefits on track.

Ah fuck it, do what you want mate, you obviously arent going to listen to advice from people who've done lots of trackdays in different cars etc and learnt first hand what makes sense or not.

Elvis

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makes sence, think the old thunder saloons looked awesome
I dont want an agile little car, i would rather have a big car with a v6 or something.

boothy

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Class

Elvis

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is it worth putting a cage in a track car?

Chip

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Agile is about the most important thing in a decent trackday car.

Big lazy v6 is about the worst engine choice going

Big car = heavy = slow = expensive

By expensive I dont mean to buy, I mean it will much through tyres and use loads of fuel etc.

Elvis

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so you dont think a xr4i would be fun?

Chip

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Assuming you would like to survive a crash then yes.

There are also some handling benefits from the extra rigidity, but TBH as a beginner on track I doubt you will really notice those.

Mike C

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If you don't want to die, yes

Small and agile = best track cars, certainly on a budget anyway

Big car with V6 = about as much fun as chopping celery

Chip

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Sideways it would be, but for driving around with traction trying to overtake people etc I would perfer to got for something a bit more nimble like an RS2000

CarbonRick

WTF???

Zetecfiesta

saw an absolutly mint xr2 going round track at ford faird, it was red no graphics or owt looked completly standard, think it had a slightly rippled bonnet if any 1 knows it, was propper going for it round track and having off some of the bigger more powerful cars!

scoobypete

also a gayland sierra for you

Elvis

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i really hate small cars

Ian Griffiths

I gave Ł350 for mine and I'm still well under a grand even after buying bits for it.

http://www.weekendracer.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=21822

Elvis

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looks a decent little car!

Ian Griffiths

You'll probably just annoy everyone by overtaking them on the easy bits and getting in their way on the bends.

Elvis

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Team Gayland Racing

Ian Griffiths

Yeah, it's also on a very tight budget indeed and it needs to be ready in a month so no messing about how it looks. Everything done so far is about getting it right so it'll do the job when it's out there. It's having some stickers to plug that web site but other than that it'll be as Ford intended. I'm not even going with the bigger wheels now since I discovered it was a faff to fit them and that they're somewhat heavier.

scoobypete

yheeeeee lol sounds a plan lol everyone beter beware lololol

Rab

TBH Chip he'd be better off with a 205 GTi or a Clio 172/16v Even a Saxo VTS for track. But as it's a Ford related question, an RS2k Mk5/6 is the only really budget option. Maybe a Puma or a Fiesta Zetec S, but they're expensive for a small amount of power. My advice is spend 3k on a Clio 172 and some bits and bobs like tyres and a decent suspension kit and brakes. You'll have more fun that way. If you crash, meh, it's a Renault. Who cares

Elvis

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but its a renault, and i would not want to be seen in it