What do you drive and why?

Daily driver is a 2015 Nissan Titan 4 door 4wd truck. Why: I need a truck. Tow a trailer often. Go offroad about 3-4 times a month. Haul a lot of stuff.

Trip car and wife’s daily driver: 2009 Infinity G37S coupe. Why: It is beautiful. It has a manual 6 speed transmission. Reasonably fast and good handling. Very pleasant on long trips.

Track car: 2007 Nissan 350Z. Brembo brakes, light flywheel and racing clutch, roll bar, race seat and harnesses (with HANS), track tires. Why: Fast enough to be fun. Cheap enough to crash. Low maintenance and super durable.

Why are we having this discussion on Audiogon? ;-)

I haven't read the last 200 replies in this thread but thought I'd share this:

I just got back from a weekend of instructing at Virginia International Raceway. My lap times and top speeds are pretty pedestrian in my unmodified 350z. But the guy I go with has a '67 Mustang. He hit 170mph on the back stretch!

^ I've ridden with him before (race seat, helmet, HANS). The car is a brute and no power brakes or steering.

You generally need to be either a member of a club like NASA, the club I'm with ($45 a year), or go with one of the driving schools like Chin Motor Sports. Expect a weekend to cost close to $400 for eight 20 minute sessions with an instructor (if you are a beginner). Instructors drive for free.

Tracks often have memberships as well. Kind of like a golf/country club. You can get lots of open track time that way but it is very expensive. You'd have to live close by and drive a lot for it to be worth it.

I cannot recommend getting into track days/ racing and hi-fi unless you are well healed........or figure out how to do both on the cheap....like me. ;-)