Here’s one possibility - you could check out the vehicle in the adjacent image (via Jalopnik), the Spartan-V, which is a track car that follows a well-known recipe: keep the weight DOWN, use a tubular chassis and add a little bit of bike engine.
Let’s start with the beginning. The trackday animal features a tubular frame chassis that comes with two rollbars (you can choose a single FIA-approved rollbar for racing). Its body uses carbon fiber panels with quick-release Dzus fasteners.
At the center of the vehicle, we find a 1.2 liter Ducati motorcycle engine that delivers a hefty 170 hp. The unit only has to move less than 300 kg, so the performance is astounding. We are talking 0 to 62 mph in 3 seconds flat and a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h).
Here are the complete specs of the Spartan-V:
ENGINE: Ducati 1198S
CAPACITY: 1199cm³
POWER: 170HP
WEIGHT: Less than 300kg
BRAKES: Front & Rear - Wilwood lightweight 300mm ventilated and scalloped rotors, Wilwood 4-piston billet calipers and Wilwood rotor hats
PEDALS: Tilton racing pedal assembly with remote brake bias
WHEELS: 17 x 7 inch lightweight race wheels
TiRES: 205/45 R17
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed sequential
SUSPENSION: Fully adjustable double wishbone front and rear with QA1 adjustable lightweight shock absorbers (OHLINS suspension upgrade available)
STEERING: Woodward Racing quick ratio steering rack and collapsible steering column, Sparco quick release steering hub, Sparco Formula steering wheel
INSTRUMENTS: Ducati 1198 Digitek LCD dash
SEATS: Sparco competition FIA-approved racing seats, Sparco Racing FIA-approved 5 or 6 point harnesses
FINAL DRIVE: Drexler Motorsport Formula chain drive LSD
CHASSIS: Trellis design spaceframe - 350Mpa DOM mild steel tubing with roll-over protection. FIA-approved roll bar optional
BODY: Carbon-fibre
PERFORMANCE: 0-100km/h: 3 seconds
TOP SPEED: 280km/h
Spartan will only build 300 units of the vehicle (yes, just like the 300 Spartans), with each retailing for a price of $90,000 AUD ($84,400).
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