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I am luck enough to have a 2003 BMW M3 which I have used for 2 track days. However I have now decided not to use it again on the track following a few incidents at Donninton and Oulton last year. Saw another M3 with the engine gone in a big way (may be very difficult to get this under warranty as the dealer can print out the performance data from the computer/ecu) and also saw several cars with serious damage following some dropped oil at Oulton.
The question you must ask yourself is could you afford to write off the vehicle, without it being a major dilemma. In my case the answer is no, which makes me feel very uneasy when pushing the car around a track.
That is why I have dusted off my overalls and am going racing in F4/monoposto this season. If you buy a single seater (from say £3,500 for a Vauxhall Junior) you can do all the test days you want, with no overtaking rules in a car that is a lot more fun to drive fast and a lot cheaper to repair if you damage it.
Have fun and drive safe
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