2013DIBGT makes a lot of sense. Here's another offering:
You might eventually find out you don't like the sensations associated with going faster than any rational being needs to go. Try it in someone else's car, where you can make an actual comparison between your vehicle and one that is set up for such use. That is to say, spend a few bucks on a school, like Bondurant's or the one at Miller Motorsports Park (Utah).
That investment might save you the hassle and expense of modifying your own car—and all the negative aspects that induces. Even if you decide to follow on that route, you'll be a better driver sooner, no matter what car or where you drive.
It's been said many times in many ways: 95% of car modifications are done "Because it's there, and because I can". Checking out the driver's capabilities and interest in a more-controlled environment could lead to expending resources in more effective directions.
I bring this from the perspective of one who has built and raced a number of cars that eventually became non-streetable lumps of wasted time and money, and would have required double or triple the investment to get them to the next level of competition. I couldn't stand to see them sitting in the garage three weekends out of four because of time and money constraints, so I passed them on to someone who thought they'd carry on. Every one of them got smart faster than I did: one went on to compete in national championships; the others sold quickly, after the short romance wore off, and went back to streetable dual-purpose cars.
Of course Garner might not fit any of these profiles, but possibly will benefit from a different perspective on the challenges he faces.
You might eventually find out you don't like the sensations associated with going faster than any rational being needs to go. Try it in someone else's car, where you can make an actual comparison between your vehicle and one that is set up for such use. That is to say, spend a few bucks on a school, like Bondurant's or the one at Miller Motorsports Park (Utah).
That investment might save you the hassle and expense of modifying your own car—and all the negative aspects that induces. Even if you decide to follow on that route, you'll be a better driver sooner, no matter what car or where you drive.
It's been said many times in many ways: 95% of car modifications are done "Because it's there, and because I can". Checking out the driver's capabilities and interest in a more-controlled environment could lead to expending resources in more effective directions.
I bring this from the perspective of one who has built and raced a number of cars that eventually became non-streetable lumps of wasted time and money, and would have required double or triple the investment to get them to the next level of competition. I couldn't stand to see them sitting in the garage three weekends out of four because of time and money constraints, so I passed them on to someone who thought they'd carry on. Every one of them got smart faster than I did: one went on to compete in national championships; the others sold quickly, after the short romance wore off, and went back to streetable dual-purpose cars.
Of course Garner might not fit any of these profiles, but possibly will benefit from a different perspective on the challenges he faces.
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