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Originally Posted by CarJunkie
Lots of great advice. My 1M will still be my track toy, but probably isn’t the best novice car. The BRZ wouldn’t be his, and my wife is pretty excited to have something fun to drive also. His daily driver is a well used Prius, and that will probably remain the case.
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Just quoting this in particular because it's your last post.
Knowing how the N54 boost comes on (especially since you have it tuned) I would not have your son learn to drive the 1M on the track. You can sort of develop bad tendencies with how boost comes on with throttle control. Issue being you can lose a car real quick if boost decides to hit mid-corner...TC or not.
My first car was an E46 325xi. Awful car, 130k miles on it with worn dampers and all season tires. I only did autocross in it, but it was easy with crappy tires to experience threshold of grip and know the limits of the car.
I then bought an E86 M Coupe - Threw some Hankook RS3s on the car with a massive bar and continued to autocross and started hitting the track in that car. Being ~19-21 at the time I realized that speeds I was achieving (140ish at Mid-Ohio) were too much for me and I was kind of scared of bundling the car. I pushed past my comfort zone.
Bought a E82 128i and prep'd it for SCCA STX Class. Full prep massive money pit sink hole. However started learning how to tune suspension, handling dynamics. Never actually got on the track with that car (mostly because I had a race seat in it without a prior cage...thanks STX rules) but was more comfortable with "feeling" the car and extracting speed.
Sold the 128i and now own the FRS going on 4 years. Same thing as prior, SCCA STX prep build and all that fun stuff. However IMO one of the easiest cars to drive and extract speed from and comfortable at the limit of grip. I think buying into a BRZ/FRS platform and slowly making steps in modifications like your 1M to the FRS is a great way for your son to learn the vehicle dynamics and then slowly modify to suit a track car lifestyle. I think it's a great progression plan...
FWIW - If you don't have one already, I'd invest in some safety gear and bring your son up the correct way. I run with a Simpson Hybrid S even with stock seats/airbag.