Quote:
Originally Posted by wparsons
Burnouts (and drifting) are extremely hard on cars, significantly worse than a track day. Way harder on brakes, bearings, etc.
|
Lots of variables in that one statement. I would venture a guess that a standing reasonable burnout would be less damaging than multiple track laps.
Obviously you're only using one set of brakes and one set of tires. Bearings, driveline components etc will obviously heat up since there is no air moving plus the initial driveline shock, but if you're smart about easing in to brakes and not being a complete and total idiot and burning your tires to the rim.... lets be honest. Sustained track usage would be more damaging.
Not quite sure where drifting came in to play, as that's a different ball of wax.
At the end of the day this all comes down to a simple mindset. "Use it, break it, fix it, repeat." If you don't want to do that.... don't do anything but drive your car A to B in a sensible manner.