Humor me: Can You Make A Modern Late Model Passenger Sedan Into a Race Car?

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virtualbalboa

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I'm not talking about going TCR racing with it, obviously, since I'm in the NASCAR forum. Imagine NASCAR announced tomorrow that there will be a new class - not even a national one, just one they'll sanction for weekly series or whatever - based on modern V8 platform cars like Dodge Chargers and Ford Mustangs and Chevy Camaros. Ignoring those places where this is actively a class already, what are the real obstacles to this? The NHRA for example has the Factory Stock Showdown, and those cars are 7 second quarter mile cars doing 180. What do you actually need to do to those cars to set them loose on a half mile pavement track or even, dare I ask, a 1 mile plus oval? They already exist in the context of road racing, rallycross, drag racing, and drifting, so clearly this can be done to someone's safety satisfaction. Would that actually more expensive than buying a template late model or is the bigger issue that it might eliminate the need for those suppliers if you're buying a car from a dealership?
 
A modern car? Not really. Too much tech, too much plastic. But 30 years ago? Sure. Strip the accessories and interior. Put in a roll cage. Boom, you can go enduro racing. Last time you could strip a car down, weld in a cage, and have a late model- 1980ish.
 
Not a current car, people are racing Crown Vics on asphalt and dirt. They strip it down and put a roll cage in it. I don't know if I'd want to drive one going 180.
 
Are we talking about work beyond what is being done to convert factory Miatas, Mustangs, and Porsches to run in their respective IMSA series? The Miatas ran on Martinsville's oval last year.
 
A little over 100 grand and it's ready to go...needs a roll bar.
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I Googled 'TCR Racing'. Apparently I misunderstood what I read. I thought that was straight-from-the-factory, no modifications.
 
I Googled 'TCR Racing'. Apparently I misunderstood what I read. I thought that was straight-from-the-factory, no modifications.
virtualbalboa said:
What do you actually need to do to those cars to set them loose on a half mile pavement track or even, dare I ask, a 1 mile plus oval?
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Technically, you don't 'need' to do anything. Put them out there and wave the flag. Anything beyond that is just how much one is willing to spend.
 
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