CSR39.2:TRACKDAY BRO’
The year is 2017 and I’m looking at getting a second car to use in trackdays and for some good old general weekend fun.
What matters to me the most is both how much damn fun I can have with the car by driving it on the edge, but without doing pirouettes as I tap the gas, and both if it can post a decent time around Zolder, the local track around here. Fun is the most important of the two and doesn’t solely depend on the sportiness stat. It’s quite likely that I do not need over 350 HP/tonne, especially for a lightweight car.
Ofcourse this world isn’t as simple that only fun and speed matter, I also need reliability and economy. 95 RON fuel is used, 98 optional. Economy I need both to possibly drive to tracks further away, and on the track to not immediately burn my wallet dry. Economy on the track means, that using the efficiency graph I’ll also look at the fuel burn in the attack rpm range of the engine, this range often is 2/3rd of max rpm to max rpm, but may depend on the gearbox used.
Tyre wear also is a factor! Don’t go insane with the camber, -1,5 is becoming pretty high, and over -2 just chews tyres like mad.
Comfort is welcome, but not needed, atleast I’d like some radio to drive to the track, but maybe it’s worth ditching if your car is so ridiculously lightweight. Sport seats are encouraged as these prevent the driver from being tossed around in the car and prevent me from becoming shaken, not stirred.
Until 300 HP I prever having the power down a single axle, above 400 I’d prefer a fun AWD, in between it largely depends on the driveability.
Let’s get to the pricing: I made this price calculator yesterday inspired on others’, the budget is 15,000 according to the “price now” in the calculator. Download it or make a copy of it to your own google docs. Cheaper is better, definitely if you want me to do modifications by going down the two trim method (see below), but if you can make it worthwile, crossing the limit by a bit is allowed aswell.
it seems to behave okay from my testing, the “niche factor” is meant to try estimate how big the market for the car was upon release, prestige will cause the car price to drop faster initially, but go up faster later on. Sporty cars retain their value better due to purposes like Trackdays and enthusiasts.
It is allowed to make two trims of the car: One as which it was sold, and a second with the modifications you would suggest doing to the car (but still in the same trim year as the original trim). Bear in mind though: modifications are more pricey than if it came original with the car, require effort, and never will be as reliable as it would be OEM. The trade-off could be worth it though, as mentioned earlier: sporty cars tend to lose their value slower.
The deadline is 30 April 11:59 PM CEST
As usual atleast a small ad in the topic is required, standard submittion naming applies:
Model: CSR 39 - <Username> Trim: <Manufacturer name> - <Car name> (Optional suggested modifications trim: MOD) Engine Family: CSR 39 - <Username> Engine Trim: <Engine name> (Optional suggested modifications engine trim: MOD)
A filled in price calculation of the spreadsheet is not required, I’ll have to do these myself anyhow to prevent cheating.
Good luck! Questions for clarification are always welcome.