Oddball trackday car

[Steve33]

My dads mates used to build them for a living look abit strange but I like them.
A scooby flat 4 would be a right laugh in one with no roof canopy and fiat coupe front lights fit

[Renrut]

Speaking of oddball trackday cars how about most unlikely trackday cars like the van that was at PPC in the Park last year.

My thought - A Ford Galaxy. Not very PPC I hear you say but think about it - the seats alone weigh nearly a ton and as they're mostly unclipable simply unclip and leave behind. Instead use the space to lug spare tyres and tools to the venue. The Galaxy came with a V6 option (was this duratec or the VAG VR thing?) as well as the VAG 1.9TDI. This should give plenty of options from tuning whats there to fitting something more fruity - the VAG 1.8T is a good option with plenty of grunt. Going the whole hog you could probably fit the 4wd from a tired Passat 4Motion or the 2.5T from the Focus ST.

To complete the look, take photos of your family, blow them up to life size, cut out and stick them on the inside of the (polycarbonate) windows. To create the maximum effect make them pose in a wave and smile for the photos

[MFrV1]

The Galaxy came with a V6 option (was this duratec or the VAG VR thing?) as well as the VAG 1.9TDI.

I think it came with the VW VR6.

Maybe a Sharan or Alhambra? The Seat version might be cheaper?

[Renrut]

You're probably right - if ever there was an example of people paying for a badge

Anyway the idea I'd be hoping for these expressions from the drivers you pass on a track day -

[fha772]

I nearly bought a VR6 Galaxy a couple of years ago for the £999, but then I got the 328i for £200, before the auction ended, the Galaxy only went for £260, and it was very tidy, and low miles, I went to view it at Sheffield.
I still think 1 would make a good, surprising track car, so long as you can get the weight out of it.

[Renrut]

My Dad used to have one and the seats were enormously heavy items, maybe 35kg each. The whole car was about 1700kg, that was the diesel. So ripping out those 5 seats would have it down to below 1550.

I'm sure there is a lot of strengthening put into the floor so the seats can clip in so that lot removed plus polycarb windows and it could be down to about 1400. Bonnet is a nice flat shape so an ally panel one shouldn't be too difficult to make either.

[Steve33]

A turbo on the vr6 would make it fun .
Not sure how to make it handle
But would be worth a try .

[mitsuru]

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[Relentless Rob]

That lawn mower's brilliant but how about this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-3-0-V ... 528wt_1344

You could fit it in the back.