What if?

Jeez.. old thread...

Not sure if anyone mentioned INSURANCE. You won't get insurance on a track car. And if you get caught trying to cover the track car with the street cars insurance, you will almost certainly face Insurance Fraud charges...

Since track car VIN's are different, doubt there is any way to get street insurance for a track car...

 

So, why would you want to drive a race car on the street?

 

Why would you not want to?

 

modern race car vins are not similar to street car vins...

it doesn't meet STREET safety standards...

you likely won't get it insured legally. you may get a policy, if you try hard enough, but whether that policy is honored....

 

For one thing, my race cars are for the race track.

Driving a race car on the street in 2007 just makes you look like the biggest ***** evar. It ain't ever gonna be the fifties again.

 

Many if not most 348 and even 1995 355 CH cars are road LEGAL, at least were from factory.

 

i don't think he is talking "modern race cars", I read that he is wondering about the converted 348's and 355's for the original Challange Series which I remember as sort of being sold as bringing back the gentleman racers in the spirit of the 250 GT SWB. You can't register the made for the track only later 355's and 360's, but what about the early ones and the 348's? They do have street car VINs and even when done at the factory, and not the dealer, were regualr production cars pulled off the line to have the kits installed.

Most race cars can be insured for transportation and storage as if it was a piece of art or fine furnature, just not for driving the thing. Wreck the tow vehicle and have everything burn to the ground and you get a new rig and race car, spin into the wall on the race track you are SOL.

 

Pre 96 cars for the most part are street legal, provided the proper tires and emissions are in the car. In theory, you could run around in a 95 355 CH. My spine has better ideas.

 

Not saying that you would do it regualrly, just saying any red blooded guy past the age of three, atleast has day dreams about it. Crap, it would be in a true Ferrari spirit to drive your sports/race car to the track, and drive home with the trophy seatbelted to the passanger seat!

 

I guess I'm fifteen years past that. My trophies arrive on the podium and then get shipped home.

Quite seriously, the place to race a roadgoing race car and actually win an honest-to-goodness race doesn't exist anymore.

While we're on topic, I'm simply not stupid enough to drive a road car with a roll cage without a helmet. Organ donors FTW!

 

Back in the very early 1970's it was always fun for me to go with my Pop-Pop to the ice cream shop across town in his old TR-3 with the huge number 7 on the bonnet, and tiny 7's on the doors(tiny doors), much more fun than going in the Chevy. Has nothing to do with racing to the ice cream shop, has to do with the fun a race car on the street. Sort of like wearing this light up green and red Christmas tie to work today, not appropriate for everyday wear, but very fun for the occasion.

And how does a roll cage make a car more dangerous on the road with or without a helmet? You think you are going to be knocked in the head with it in a wreck? If so something is not too well designed as long as you wear that new fangled seat belt thingy.