Learning to drift is really helpful before going to the track. It will make it much easier for you to catch a slide before you go off track and break stuff. Not much to hit at most drift skidpads, so limited risk of crashing into something hard.
I daily and track my 2013 BRZ. At a 100k miles and 25 trackdays, 3 drift days and 4 autocrosses, no problems other than a couple blown coilpacks.
But freak accidents can happen at the track that can total your car w/out warning (like the car in front of you blowing its motor and dumping oil on the track, just before a dangerous corner......this happened to a friend).
Best to get track insurance if you can't afford to write off your car.
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Originally Posted by YamahaR86
Thanks! Part of the reason I'd like to go to learner's day (has instructor ride along) and how to drift is to learn how to handle when a car goes sideways and how to control it, especially during bad weather.
I'd like to build a dedicated track car down the line if it excites me.
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