[Interceptor]

Thinking of picking up a 1LE car for some roadracing. Anyone have any direct experience with both 3rd and 4th Gen cars? How do they compare? Which is the better car for a novice? Which is lighter, faster, easier to drive? I suppose a Player's Car will always keep its value for 3rd Gens, but the genuine 1LE 89-92 cars rarely come up for sale.

Thoughts?

This post has been edited by Russ: Nov 3 2010, 05:48 AM

[Interceptor]

I guess I'd better clarify. Next year will very likely be the last for our track here in Calgary, so I figured it's now or never to try what I loosely referred to as roadracing. Solosprint would be what I would be doing, I don't think I'd tackle wheel-to-wheel yet. After next year I'd probably trailer to a few events a year in BC and the northern US, Knox mountain, etc.

I didn't want to spend a lot on the car, or buy a pure race car, since it will be harder to sell locally without a track to race on. I have a choice of 2 1987-88 Player's cars nearby, and the occasional 4th gen 1LE seems to pop up occasionally. All seem to be in the $5-8000 range.

Our track here is in pretty rough shape, too, so a more compliant suspension might be a wise choice.

This post has been edited by Russ: Nov 3 2010, 01:00 PM