GTD Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 😬 Write one - I'd buy one, maybe! Wait until you try and understand why you soften the front and rear roll bars in the wet! G for Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard J Darnell Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 CHip Unless you want the superlight badge there is no reason why you shouldn't go for a high spec roadsport: I have upgraded my Roadsport to include: 6 speed gearbox wide track suspension uprated brakes + removed the rear spare wheel + carrier I decided I could do with out the carbon bits + LSD (not sure if this was standard on all superlights) Equally you sometimes see superlights that have been "down graded" eg. no carbon bits, windscreen (rather than aeroscreen), leather seats rather than light-weight tillets I regard my car as a quasi-superlight ie. something between a Roadsport and a Superlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto K Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 KevSull, your implication that race teams bodge accident damaged cars back together and sell them on cheap is nonsense. Sorry, this bit I missed. I think he says there were some horrific accidents (everyone walked away though) where cars looked fit for the scrapyard, they get fixed and sold to people wanting to save a bit of cash Is this not what happens? A old racecar is always less in cost than a road car on the same age. I thought to buy a racecar but there was too much work to make legal for import. Now I have a roadcar and am happy with my decision to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Race cars tend to offer better value for money. In general if the car has been a front runner in a race series it will be in better shape( chassis/mechanicals) than the majority of purely road going cars. The only damage that tends to get ignored ( or not replaced all of the time) is purely the cosmetic stuff. MikeW Mega Grad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto K Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 MikeW this is true But racecars have more chance of having crashes. This is normal in racing. Also they are restored for the next racing meeting to be safe for the race. I think old racecars have good prices but I must expect their to be history of maybe damage and restore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTD Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Otto - the only reason the price may be reduced is one of perceptions like yours. Damaged cars go back to Arch and get fixed properly, if people can't afford to get cars fixed properly, they don't race them. Trust me, there is no joy in racing in a series in a car that is less sound than the competition. And to be honest if a car goes back to Arch, it is effectively renewed not repaired - after all they made it in the first place, and the way the chassis are built means that it is not welding together the broken bits, it is fitting brand new sections. Oh and while they are at it, most will renew associated brackets and fittings because no racer will want something to fail mid race, so prevention by spending a few extra quid on new bits is far, far better than a failure in the middle of a race when the car is on the edge of its performance! I am sure you are happy with your decision, but it is not really a matter of a road car being 'safer'. G for Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto K Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 GTD Geoff Otto - the only reason the price may be reduced is one of perceptions like yours This is not right of you to say! I say But racecars have more chance of having crashes. This is normal in racing. Also they are restored for the next racing meeting to be safe for the race Sorry if my english fails me but to me it is clear what I say Race cars are made to be safe to race always. If crashed they are restored to like new. They are sold for less because they have been to race and to race can make damage (this is restored to make safe to race again) I think to buy racecars will give a good money saving My car was for the road since new. This allows me to import easily as with the racecar I need much work done to import. Sorry if I upset you but my words are true. Ottomar Soon to 7 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTD Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Otto - not upset, and sorry if I misinterpreted you! Thrilled that you have a Caterham, and wasn't trying to argue! Road and race cars - all 😬 😬 😬 to me! G for Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto K Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Road and race cars - all 😬 😬 😬 to me as well Ottomar Now with a 7 and a big 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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