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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 10:22 PM
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I'm looking at a car that may have been tracked for about 6000 miles. Seems like lots of track time to me. Would this be a red flag to you guys?
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Ask about his maintenance routine and get it checked out. I wouldn't be worried unless the car was already higher mileage than I wanted.
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Not necessarily. Originally I didn't want one that was tracked but as an owner that tracks now I can say that I take meticulous car of my car. I change the fluids a ton, wash it all the time, make sure everything is tip top. That being said it does still get beat on at the track and components wear and have to be replaced.

Probably no different than people who lie about how they took care of it on the street.
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Probably no different than people who lie about how they took care of it on the street.

Haha Right! Like those Craiglist ads for highly modded cars that state "Never been raced".
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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If an owner constantly redlines the car, misses some shifts, and slips the clutch, all while running a high temps, which happens when tracking at the road course, it has to take its toll.

I tracked my first Z. I short shifted (DEs are not racing, IMHO) and I tried to be reasonable with it, and it held up well; but even being careful it endured some serious heat and brake wear.
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