2003 Honda Civic 5 door..errm... track day sleeper car?

[tommunster10]

Like something that normally would have a box of tissues on the parcel shelf and a tartan blanket on back seats....but...

158bhp
146mph
0-60 at 6.8 secs.....

Thats with the interior intact...
All for under £900!

Am I crazy to think of getting one to track day in?

lower it, strip it...leave the rest standard. Could you be bothering the Clio / Saxo boys?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

146mph? Are you dropping it from a Hercules?

[aka_kerrly]

HAHAHA<
Sadly you are using the figures from Autotrader which are for the Type R !!!!

The Type S is more like 8.2>8.5 seconds to 60 with a top speed of around 130-131 depending on whose figures you rely on.

[tommunster10]

Oh, naughty AutoTrader... well i reckon you could still annoy Saxo / Clio drivers in one on a track day with those stats.

I suppose the biggest issue is the fact they look so rank and most likely handle about as well as Parcel Force.
But, would be a fun day i'm sure.

[loggyboy]

tommunster10 said:

Could you be bothering the Clio / Saxo boys?

Even the full monty Type Rs struggle to bother the 'clio boys'

[tommunster10]

loggyboy said:

tommunster10 said:

Could you be bothering the Clio / Saxo boys?

Even the full monty Type Rs struggle to bother the 'clio boys'

True true. When Saxo's are similar price i'd go that route.

[iguana]

Sleeper? Hardly,but driving that automotive snoozefest may well put you to sleep I suppose!

[RB Will]

Also you are thinking of standard Saxos etc. Most will be track cars and be stripped, caged, good tyres, suspension and brakes and handle like they are on rails. A warm Civic wont touch them.

The closest I have been to what you are suggesting is using a standard Corolla T Sport for a closed trackday at the Nurburgring.
Think it surprised a few people as its a car that always gets slated for being st. I was doing 9 min laps so not quick enough to bother anyone who knew what they were doing but I was able to play with a few things well above station like a S2000, M3 and 911 but the big advantage at the Ring is knowing the track and I have 10+ years of experience there. They all probably would have smashed me on a normal circuit.