jamespheely Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 right... to help with my need for speed I am toying with the idea of getting a cheap car to take on track days. In terms of reliability and speed a cheap Gen 6 GT is top of my list. However what are the laws of just using this car for track days? i.e. tax and insurance? I know tax laws have changed recently and have no idea what the rules are for just using a car on the track or for a single day here and there. Can I declare a car as sorn and still park in on my street? if it is sorned does it still need to be insured? I have no doubt these are stupid questions but if anyone can shed some light on it would be much appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgtt Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 If a car is sorn'd it must be kept off road. Iv turned/turning my celica into a trackcar but keeping it road legal with tax, mot and insurance so can drive to track and back. If you just want to use the car purely on a track then you can either keep it road legal and have to tax, insure and mot it everytime you need to drive it to a track or buy a trailer and tow vehicle and get it to track and back that way. I would say its going to be cheaper to keep it taxed ,insured and mot'd and then just drive it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3p Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 unfortunately if you intend to keep it on the street ie outside your house it must be taxed & insured & therefore mot'd this is the part of the law that really pees me off,i find it very discriminatory that just coz i can't afford a house that has off-road parking i am forced to keep my car taxed & insured etc otherwise risk prosecution.if its not being driven then whats the problem with it being outside my property i'm no more likely to use it that anyone else. hows about getting a trailer & leaving on that outside your house? could be cheaper than a insurance tax etc & gives you the opportunity to mess with slicks/wets without having to worry about mot requirements etc if you where driving there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 gen 6GT is a great car to begin with, keep it road legal and if you buy an older battered looking one you can probably get it on a calssica policy. next steps are to strip out all the interior and sound deadning, sound system (you wont hear it after the interior is gone) carpets, spare, and the car will feel a million times better all the above is for free and might even make you a few bob if someone is looking for interior trims. next is when you start spending money. coilovers will be expensive but come up 2nd hand rear strut brace transforms the car better brakes as like the gen 7 the brakes really are made of cheese on a gen 6 but GT4 brakes can be made to fit my advice is look for an early ssii or ssiii with superstrut as this feels even better when driven hard my track 6 is superstrut and the 6 i drive daily is mac and mac feels rotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW Racing Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 I always found it cheaper to just tax and mot my track car. Then I got a limited milage insurance policy with say 3000miles on so you can drive it to work the odd time so you can keep her nice and supple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzaboy Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 ive still got my gen6 motd in good nick think it wants a clutch other than that its a great car if you interested give me a shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Q Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I always found it cheaper to just tax and mot my track car. Then I got a limited milage insurance policy with say 3000miles on so you can drive it to work the odd time so you can keep her nice and supple. so true. unless you are doing a track day every couple of weeks then it won't like the lack of use. i use my track car once a week for work at least when its not being worked on, just to keep the "juices flowing" so to speak. ignore any modification whatsoever until you've uprated the brake fluid. FIRST thing that should be done IMHO (as long as the car is mechanically sound of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hou Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 What's your budget? Mine has been on track a couple of times with only a few mods, great fun and handled it well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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