Looking for a track car

[mb7050]

since these cars share similar price tag here which one would you choose ?

Corvette c6 (2005) or Noble M12 GTO-3R (2005)

Noble Automotive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Automotive)

Chevrolet Corvette (C6) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_%28C6%29)

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f162/83194d1213794986-04-noble-m12-gto-3r-m400-upgrades-front.jpg

http://www.carspage.info/images/noble08.jpg

http://chevrolet.web-3.ru/data/html/517/05corvette_1.jpg

[stealthee]

The Noble based solely on the fact of rarity.

[mh3kgt]

Plus it looks cooler. Reminds me of a Ferrari-ish car mixed with a lotus

[x2percentmilk]

who doesnt have a vette?

[bluzvr4]

i also like the idea of the noble being a gto:)

[DocWalt]

The Noble. Interesting fact, first pic was taken by the dude with the black and purple supra, lol.

[IPD]

noble, by a dozen country miles. doesn't matter if it's an m12, m14, or whatever. noble = win. period.

p.s.

and it's a GTO. a REAL GTO. :D

[mb7050]

The Noble. Interesting fact, first pic was taken by the dude with the black and purple supra, lol.

how do you know? just some randon google pic i found :D wtf ?

[mb7050]

its just sad you can´t find many lap times for the noble :( I´m hardcore nordschleife fan and I would really like to know how capable this car is around that track.

[DocWalt]

how do you know? just some randon google pic i found :D wtf ?

His name is Bryan Troll, and it's got his watermark on the pic, lol. Pretty sure the shot is from a local meet and cruise event for exotics.

[92pearltt]

noble no question about it.

[11secondFWD]

Noble. Everyone has a vette. And it is light, which should be great for the track.

[i3igpete]

vette. that way you can compare your times to others with similar vette laptimes and know how you stack up, skill-wise. other vette drivers will pass on their knowledge of the car's driving nuances. if possible, you can catch a ride with an instructor that has a vette and see exactly how he's driving the track.

you can stand out and be cool with a noble, or learn faster with a stock vette. your call.

[IPD]

true, pete. but with a noble, he's a lot more likely to be able to say "i hold the lap record for my platform." :D

[RTTTTed]

Well, I guess if you like second place either one would do ... But, my Viper ACR/American Club Racer is for sale for $50K in the classifieds. Try to find an 802rwhp vette or Noble.

Many Viper owners came from vette backgrounds and upgraded to a Viper. Vipers also beat Lambos and Ferraris. That's why I've been collecting trophies instead of the vette and Porsche/Mercedes/BMW guys.

If you read the vette forums you'll see that many of the vettes have breakdown and warranty issues. Vipers have warranty issues (cancelled) if you bring a US Viper into Canada, but the cars are awesome. I know people that only race their Vipers and they have a lot of racing miles with unbelievable reliability.

Vettes are ordinary and not impressive. The Noble is an awesome car, except that very few people even know what they are. And I can't even imagine trying to get parts for one. An engine would probably cost more to replace than what you're gonna pay for the car?



Ted

[IPD]

lol. the m12 has a ford engine. :p

[mb7050]

these cars go for +- ~30k here (tax free)

vipers are very nice but you can´t register newer than 1996 models here unless you want to spend tens of thousands extra to get it registered so its a no go :(

[mb7050]

I've seen some m400´s go for just slightly over 30k but those are hard to catch.


Noble M400 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_M400)
http://www.pistonheads.com/noble/default.asp?storyId=8387

noble 3r vs corvette c6
http://www.fastestlaps.com/comparisons/chevrolet_corvette_c6-vs-noble_m12_gto-3r.html
noble 400 vs corvette z06
http://www.fastestlaps.com/comparisons/chevrolet_corvette_z06-vs-noble_m400.html


the m400

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6gOopt8gtM
the z06 would be good match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JoSB5_PF0Y

[a2j]

I like Lotus Elise

[GordonRamsey]

vette. that way you can compare your times to others with similar vette laptimes and know how you stack up, skill-wise. other vette drivers will pass on their knowledge of the car's driving nuances. if possible, you can catch a ride with an instructor that has a vette and see exactly how he's driving the track.

you can stand out and be cool with a noble, or learn faster with a stock vette. your call.

If the instructor is an instructor it shouldn't matter what your driving, right?

[onebadmollafolla]

Noble. Stock for stock it's more of a track car and that's what you're looking for. Plus it looks better than the Corvette on top of being far more rare.

[j2k4]

I recall the Noble getting high marks and really fast (like top 5) lap times on Top Gear.

It definitely has the edge in cachet over the 'Vette.

[TwIzTeD_3kGt]

Vette. Just in case you crash.

[IPD]

i would take a panoz over a vette, and a noble over a panoz.

[lawdogg]

Are you looking for a first track car? I believe that's a proper inference to make? If you had been doing it for a while you wouldn't be asking us. :p

So, for a first track car, between the two, I'd suggets the corvette for all the reasons Pete mentioned.

[i3igpete]

yeah i guess i shoulda asked that. if you've been doing roadcourse for years, yeah go for the noble.

[mb7050]

I would say yes my first "track car" . I have owned c5 vette never tracked it tho ..

[mb7050]

the fact that makes this choise very hard is that noble is rhd .

unless i can find lhd converted one but those are very very hard to find .

[mb7050]

and the second fact is that vette is a solid car i never had ANY problems with the c5 ..

don´t know how well the noble would take the abuse around nurburgring .