discussion Enjoyment Factor on SA roads for high performance vehicles.

[FiRi@Rennzport]

Don't do it for others, do it for yourself...

Your happiness and fulfillment thereof is of outpost importance. If you do that, you will enjoy every single moment of owning it. As many of said, @Nukleuz hit the nail on the head when he says owning a car for us enthusiasts isn't about hitting redline constantly, every aspect from washing it, from cruising to redline and just admiring it parked off is what brings us joy. It's experience as a whole.

Llewellyn also made perfect sense by saying it's not about how fast it is, sometimes the small one that is nippy creates tons of joy and smiles.

I hear you with regard to potholes and crime, however, we work damn hard and also need to enjoy life a bit. Your 1st priority is looking after the family, giving them the best life you possibly can and as comfy as possible without overreaching. Once you find that balance, then it's cool to indulge and spoil yourself. Crime and potholes are going nowhere, it's here to be apart of SA for the long-term I guess. So be vigilant, secure your self, take out relevant insurance and then the rest...well you leave it up to GOD.

We plan and he plans, and God is the best of planners.



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[PaKiMoNSTeR]

Racing is not as ridiculously expensive as most make it out to be. The trick is not to get sucked down the rabbit hole of constant improvements to the car instead of your skills. I raced on the same set of tires for 4 years with little drop off. We didn't do much to the car apart from checking fluids and pads. But I have to say it does tent to take up some time when things do start going wrong or you do plan to get some upgrades done. Especially if you are not fully equipped or skilled to perform certain tasks.

So I suppose it comes down to what kind of joy you get from owning said car. I agree with all of the above to a certain extent. Some might just like to wash it and look at it, others want to drive it. All you need at the end of the day is to enjoy the process.

 

[Holiman]

Don't do it for others, do it for yourself...

Your happiness and fulfillment thereof is of outpost importance. If you do that, you will enjoy every single moment of owning it. As many of said, @Nukleuz hit the nail on the head when he says owning a car for us enthusiasts isn't about hitting redline constantly, every aspect from washing it, from cruising to redline and just admiring it parked off is what brings us joy. It's experience as a whole.

Llewellyn also made perfect sense by saying it's not about how fast it is, sometimes the small one that is nippy creates tons of joy and smiles.

I hear you with regard to potholes and crime, however, we work damn hard and also need to enjoy life a bit. Your 1st priority is looking after the family, giving them the best life you possibly can and as comfy as possible without overreaching. Once you find that balance, then it's cool to indulge and spoil yourself. Crime and potholes are going nowhere, it's here to be apart of SA for the long-term I guess. So be vigilant, secure your self, take out relevant insurance and then the rest...well you leave it up to GOD.

We plan and he plans, and God is the best of planners.



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[TurboLlew]

How often did you race with the same set of tyres for 4 years? By racing I meant like in a series/michelin cup type thing. For the odd track day that's a different story. They wouldn't even give me track insurance for tyres older than 3 years - half the club had to go hunting for tyres the week before. I guess it depends on what you're racing as well.

Unfortunately if you don't have time then you have to fork out money for a shop to do your prep, do fluid changes, repairs etc.

 

[PaKiMoNSTeR]

How often did you race with the same set of tyres for 4 years? By racing I meant like in a series/michelin cup type thing. For the odd track day that's a different story. They wouldn't even give me track insurance for tyres older than 3 years - half the club had to go hunting for tyres the week before. I guess it depends on what you're racing as well.

Unfortunately if you don't have time then you have to fork out money for a shop to do your prep, do fluid changes, repairs etc.

We race about once in 6 weeks. You do 7/8 events per year. I have to say Scribante is possibly one of the least abrasive circuits in the country after it was resurfaced. Also, for the type of racing we do there is no insurance so this is not applicable. But yes to your point, to do it yourself vs. get in and go, the latter does make life simpler.

 

[M3boi]

We race about once in 6 weeks. You do 7/8 events per year. I have to say Scribante is possibly one of the least abrasive circuits in the country after it was resurfaced. Also, for the type of racing we do there is no insurance so this is not applicable. But yes to your point, to do it yourself vs. get in and go, the latter does make life simpler.

Scribante is such a great track. Planning on doing a roadtrip up sometime next year and just spending a day on track, while finding all the cool roads/passes along the way up the coast.

 

[PaKiMoNSTeR]

Scribante is such a great track. Planning on doing a roadtrip up sometime next year and just spending a day on track, while finding all the cool roads/passes along the way up the coast.

We have a Street car class. So you can race with your road car on the same days we do full racing. It's quite popular and sometimes there are about 10- 15 cars on the grid. Let me know when you ready to make a trip.