No, I'm sticking to my guns on this one. I've talked to a number of Alfa
drivers who agree. By the time you get a car sprung stiffly enough to do
really well on the track, it's a kidney puncher on the street. The best
gearing for the track is usually no fun on the street. Having a motor that
wants to live above 5000 RPM all the time is also a pain on the street.
I've seen the guys with the welded diffs trying to navigate around a gas
pump in the paddock. There's no way I'd try that in a crowded parking lot.
Driving a car with a full cage welded in on the street could attract the
wrong kind of attention. (Honest, officer. I wasn't racing!) Sure you can
bolt stuff in and out to go to the track. Just add that to the LONG list
of things to prepare for each event.
Pre-war cars are mostly the same on track or off, but would you really
run down to the corner store in one to get a 6-pack of Bud? ;=) I also
don't consider any pre-war car "entry level", which is what was asked for.
My first choice for a vintage racer would have been a pre-war Alfa, but
somehow Malcom Forbes left me out of his will...
David Laver wrote:
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> > It's also true that a dual-purpose car is usually unhappy in either medium.
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> Unless its something like a 911, Lancia, early Alfa, pre war sports cars.
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> David
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