The Exige is not as fast as the other cars you mentioned on a road course, and there is no way a cobra will keep up with them (maybe the Exige, depends on the track), especially if you are an experienced driver. That being said, you will have way more fun driving it on the street and just as much fun on the track, you will just be a few seconds a lap slower. Also, just an FYI, if you are used to driving those cars and karts the cobra will feel like a tractor compared to them (a bloody fast tractor though).
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Originally Posted by MCA
Newbie here. Shopping for a street car to to run on 3 or 4 track days per year. (NASA, HPDE, etc.)...not wheel to wheel. Drive to track, no trailer.
Will probably buy a BDR, if I go the Cobra route. I'd like to know from those of you who have tracked your cars whether a "streetable" Cobra can hang with the likes of fast track day cars such as the GT-R, Z06, Exige, or 911 Turbo/GT3. If I buy a BDR, it will likely be equipped with a Roush 427R or SR TW...possibly the new Ford Motorsports 427. DOT 17" racing tires. Maybe limited slip differential. "Big Brake" and other track oriented mods only if necessary. I intend to run at Northeastern tracks such as Lime Rock and Monticello.
I feel that the Cobras (and GT40s) look and sound far better than the above mentioned alternatives...with a trade off in terms of practicality. I do realize that the Cobra will be far more challenging to drive on a track compared to the other cars, especially the GT-R. By way of experience, I've done some Skip Barber and raced a shifter kart years ago. Thanks in advance for your responses.
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