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    #21
    Depends on how deep your pockets are.

    Any car will do on track, but there are certain cars that handle better, have better power, or are just more suited:

    at 50k pesos - Toyota Starlet... best suspension available amongst the old RWD cars out there... but race-ready versions sell at 100k or so... might be a bit too snappy for track, though... best car here for autocrossing.

    at 150k pesos - Sentra 1.6 ECCS - independent rear suspension, good, predictable handling, needs only good tires, lowering springs and IHE to liven it up. (actually, most 1.6 cars will do, but this has the sweetest performance-price point)

    at 150k pesos - 1980 BMW 320i - peppy engine, rear wheel drive, good handling, good luck affording spare parts. But it's a very pretty and affordable way to get into a European sports sedan.

    at 250k pesos - old Hyundai Coupe - almost as fast as an SiR, and much cheaper. Snappy handling, even when stock. Problem is, it's hard to find one for sale.

    at 450k pesos - (or less) Honda SiR - be sure to modify the suspension, though, it's kinda soft and understeery.

    at 450k pesos - (not sure) Mazda Miata - Rear wheel drive, two seats, need I say more? And there's a very active organization and amateur/semi-pro events for Miata drivers. This is probably your best bet. :exclaim:

    at 500k - 600k pesos - Lynx RS - not as quick as the SiR in a straight line, but the suspension is very very good. Snappy for a front wheel drive car. And it's got the most amenities of any of the cars here.

    at 700k pesos - Nissan 200SX - beautiful car, turbocharged engine. If you want more speed, you can always swap in a manual transmission (all local turbocharged ones have AT)

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    Of course, you can always get an import, but do you want to trust your life to a RHD-LHD conversion when you're going around a hairpin sideways? I'd only trust it if I did the job myself.
    Last edited by niky; August 29th, 2006 at 01:27 PM.

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    #22
    Quote Originally Posted by the_wildthing View Post
    Halos lahat naman ngayon puwede na. Syempre kung competition may specs. Ang tanong eh ano bang plano sa sasakyan? Dedicated track car or daily driver din? Tsaka anong class?
    ibig sabihin sulit na rin kung lancer gagmitin? bat halos lahat honda nakikita ko at dalawang sentra? sa PTCC

    gusto ko sana lancer, kasi mas mura, tanong lang kung mas sulit?



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    #23
    As long as you can get it to do what you want, okay na yun.

    When we had our trackday before at the BRC, mitsu club philippines came out in force, with a couple of turbocharged lancers (di Evo, ha, FWD lancers lang), a spacewagon (asteeg), a box type rally lancer, with an original 2.0 turbo engine, and a number of Galants.

    The Lancer is a good platform for modifying, and you can get everything from racing suspensions to Evo engines for it. It's probably not so popular in touring car racing because of the lack of naturally aspirated racing engines for it.

    What do you want the car to do? Do you want it for track use only, or track use and daily use? If you're going to be driving it on the street, simple intake and exhaust mods, lowering springs and gas shocks will do. Get a good set of sports tires (intermediates will wear down too quickly on the road) too. You could also look at upgrading to EVO suspension and brakes, but that's probably overkill.

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    #24
    for a once-in-a-while trackday, definitely best upgrade are suspension and tires.

    and driver skill din.

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    #25
    Kung dedicated track car puwede bang RHD, hindi na iko-convert?

    Quote Originally Posted by dabayrus View Post
    ibig sabihin sulit na rin kung lancer gagmitin? bat halos lahat honda nakikita ko at dalawang sentra? sa PTCC

    gusto ko sana lancer, kasi mas mura, tanong lang kung mas sulit?


    As what niky posted, kahit ano puwede depende sa budget. Meron ngang historic car cup akong napanood 19-kopong kopong pa, tulo na langis sa track sige pa rin. Box type Lancer puwede. Ok nga yon RWD mas masaya.

    Maraming Honda kasi maraming aftermarket parts.
    Last edited by the_wildthing; August 31st, 2006 at 07:32 AM.

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    #26
    Tsalap-tsalap naman yan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by the_wildthing View Post
    Kung dedicated track car puwede bang RHD, hindi na iko-convert?
    Hehe... basta di ka makita ng LTO dyan, no problem. I'd suppose since it's a private "road", walang issue yan. Tignan mo, mga Center-hand drive, (Formula 3), puwede... :exclaim:

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    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    Hehe... basta di ka makita ng LTO dyan, no problem. I'd suppose since it's a private "road", walang issue yan. Tignan mo, mga Center-hand drive, (Formula 3), puwede... :exclaim:
    naku, wg sana makita ng LTO post mo niky, baka magka-ideya sila. :lol:

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    #29
    hmm...mapagaralan nga yung track layout ;) would be loads of fun to go with the Mini group

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    #30
    Punta kayo... actually, if any group plans to go, post it up, para multi-club EB.

    The more, the cheaper!... este... merrier!

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