juddz

Just tell her if you don't do it, all of that good engineering is going to go to waste!

Lethalchem

You won't ruin a set of tires after just one event either, but try telling her that.

Since January, I've run 10 autocross events, 2 drag racing sessions, and one 2 day road course event in my Cobra on the same set of 200 treadwear tires, and they're going to take another beating this weekend!

They're holding up fairly well. They've got almost 7k miles on them right now, and I expect to be able to milk out about 3k more before needing new ones. This is on a daily driver too, so my right foot doesn't help matters much.

I've taken her in the car with me for a few laps at an autocross, and she started to get car sick, so THAT plan didn't work out too well either. I suppose me getting sideways all the time didn't help much, but it's all for fun. Maybe I'll just buy my own and make a track car out of it, and leave hers alone.

FlyinHawaiian071

Well, I gues I forgot to mention that I had 22k on the tires already and took 8 laps during the autocross event.... not to mention the fact that I drive REALLY hard on twisty back roads... If you do decide to buy a Protege and turn it into a track car, I would reccomend going with a 2000 sedan like the one I have. Performance wise, you have all the same options open to you as the '01+ guys have, but it weighs less than the P5 and the 1.8L motor (like in the ES) has a better power band. A 1.8L stock ES sedan will usually out-drag a 2.0L one. Have fun with it either way!