Hi,

I bought my first scoob about a month ago as a second car to track. My second car is a mint focus 04 1.8 (great car and fast enough for a commute).

This was when i had my sensible hat on.

After commuting in the scoob for a month, and a track day at Brands im really not seeing the point for having the focus. The fuel consumption is pretty poor, but thats mostly due to my right foot i think.

So the question is, Do i:
Sell the focus and plough the money to make this Classic Mint and quite fast to track.
Sell the focus and buy a decent blob to track. And do it up over time.
Keep the focus and mod the classic into a track beast.

Anyone track their daily drive? Or daily drive their track car?

Clearly i need a car to get to work. I kept the focus for piece of mind if i blow the scoobaru on the track, i can still get to work on a monday to earn the money to repair it.

Interested in your opinions.

Thanks
Chris

 

no opinions?

Im today thinking keep both and do the scoob up slowly for hardcore trackage.

 

Chris,

Either of the above


I track my all my 4 daily drive Subaru's (bent on on the track) but as I only live 1/4mile from work less if I walk it's not a problem if worst happens as fully insured

Tony

 

Track & drive Scooby, thats what I do.

 

iv got a classicc that im most likely going to modify to make it a much faster road car and a track machine, but half of me wants to by a track only impreza for the same money.

I know how you feel it is such a hard desicion.

 

Sell the Focus, but a cheaper runaround car (for when the Impreza is off the road) and spend the rest of the money on the Impreza

 

i think ive decided to keep the focus and make the scooby into a decently fast road/track car.

Then i can decide in say a years time when i have some track time under my belt whether i want to take it further.

I think if i had to drive the car to work the next day (as i did sun/mon) it might make me go too easy on the car.

I dunno. The car seems to be able to take it...

Im also worried about how the engine will cope with track abuse. Everyone who does occasional track use a baffled sump?

 

I'd recommend getting one.
Just had one fitted to my new engine, got it from Mark @ Lateral Performance

 

i used to use my old track car , for work ( only a 7 mile drive ) and for a local run about , the full harness was a bit embarrassing sometimes :-)