[BottleRocket]

My last car was a '91 Mustang coupe. It had over 500 rwhp and it was a blast at the 1/4 mile, but on the street it was a pain in the ass. The reason for selling it was to get a car that would have very good street manners, which is why im looking into an M6 T/A. But I was wondering how well this would work out. I've been looking at alot of the photo albums on here of people that race in NASA and SCCA and their cars have no interior except dash and a seat with a 12+ point cage and no creature comforts. I wanted to make a nice street car that was fun to drive around town but would still hold it's own at the track. is this possable? im not planning on going for national titles or anything, but just be competitive locally. I wanted to have a system and full interior in my car to keep it enjoyable for myself and all of my friends, but at the same time i want to be able to go out to the speedway when SCCA shows up and make a few laps and do well. is this possable or just a dream?

[LT4Firehawk]

I actually was slightly slower at my last event (super tight, very slick/pea gravel track) than a Ford Focus???? I was running close to the WRX in my class (for a while) but a Focus? It would seem ludicris to be slower than a focus...

That's why I really don't autox much anymore. When I first got involved with racing, it was 1/4 mile, which was a lot of fun. Then I tried autox and had even more fun. Of course, you know what the next step was, yep, a track day at a roadcourse. When you look at the amount of time I get to spend on track (five 15-20 minute sessions a day) versus the time spent on course for autox, it just doesn't add up. Plus our cars are much better (and more fun) on roadcourses than tight little autox courses. At the roadcourse, I walk all over those little Miatas, focuses (foci?), WRXs, etc that are so fast on autox courses. Besides, I'm a speed freak and I can go a lot faster on a roadcourse! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Now, back to your original question. Yes, it is very possible. There are quite a few examples on this board of very comptetive autoxers that still have cars that are very liveable for everyday use. By the same token, you can also find examples of cars that are very fast on a roadcourse and are still very comfortable. Since I'm a roadcourse guy, I'll talk about mine. I was running times faster than stock C5s (and within 4 seconds a lap of my Z06 times) with just front Koni DA shocks, LS1 front brakes w/ Carbotech XP race pads, and Nitto 555R II tires. Of course, I started with a car that was a little better than a stock TA, but it wouldn't take much to bring a stock TA up to the same level.