Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-33870577-20190306105623/@comment-29898480-20190308160135

Mildvex wrote: SM Racer wrote: It's a beat up race car that's timed out of its series. Who cares what it costs new, it's a brick now. Ok, let's try again - you get what you pay for. Any there's literally not a single customer out there buying a used car to race competitively on a professional level. For his/hers own fun, practice or amusement? Sure. But why would anyone buy this group C Jaguar XJR-12 with goal to race in, idk, WEC?? Then again, you can get it for at least half of its original price so... It's the internet, where strong declarative statements are easy and fun to write...

As it happens, I had breakfast this morning with a spec miata buddy who owns a 2013 Trofeo car, which was a Gallardo. It's part of the small stable of cars at the "Motorsports Charity" he runs [they raise money on a per lap basis, all donations go to kids charity, and his racing expenses are considered a charitable expense by the IRS so he races with pre-tax dollars, win-win]. They've got a race prepped Elise, an old 360 Challenge car, and the 2013 Trofeo Gallardo. He rents seats in the cars at enduro races. So I picked his brain about it:

Why did they get that? Because the owner donated it for the tax write-off. No buyers.

How is it to run? Not so bad, but that's because it's actually a badge-engineered Audi R8 and R8 parts aren't so bad cost and availability-wise. He winced at the run costs of a Huracan.

How's the racing? It's an overdog an a bunch of amateur enduro events, so they place well. Although, part of that is the fact that this guy is a real hotshoe, club champ at Monticello level driver. One notch below pro.

360 vs Gallardo? 360, all around better choice if you want a decade old big bore competition car. That's the one he races on his own.

As for the Jaguar, that's piece of history, a real pro car that giants raced in famous races back in the day. The Lambo is a pro-am car that does support races, not the main event, and no famous racecar driver made their name in one. Both are impractical, but one of them has a halo.