{"id":491793,"date":"2011-04-01T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=35598"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:11:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:11:08","slug":"track-day-cars-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/track-day-cars-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Generation of Interesting Track Day Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is it possible to have too many racecars? We didn\u2019t think so either. With a growing number of interesting \u201cTrack Day Cars\u201d now coming on the market and more and more opportunities and places to run them now available, we bring you here an interesting cross-section of some of the currently available cars that we think might be of interest to the historic racer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some are authentic recreations of iconic historic racecars, some are modern offerings from historic names in racing and some are just flat-out, mind-blowing machines that any enthusiast would love to strap on and wring out on a track! While our selection is by no means exhaustive, we think it is representative of the exciting diversity of machines that now exist, just outside the current \u201chistoric\u201d landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to have too many racecars? We didn\u2019t think so either. With a growing number of interesting \u201cTrack Day Cars\u201d now coming on the market and more and more opportunities and places to run them now available, we bring you here an interesting cross-section of some of the currently available cars that we think might be of interest to the historic racer. 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