110,000 mile SE for trackdays

[tonny006]

I am thinking of buying an Elan for using on trackdays,i have found a nice looking car with good service history,but it has 110,000 miles on the clock.
Has anyone had a car or know if the engines are happy being thrashed on the track with this mileage.
I know the engines are good for road driving but you are a lot easier with them on the road.

[texas2201]

I have heard these engines are good for 200K miles if looked after - mine has 113000 and I have taken it on track a few times

If you are going to use it on track I would set aside some money for a brake upgrade as the stock ones will suffer extreme fade after 3 or 4 laps

After this a whole load of upgrades and changes then come into the equation - Roll Hoops, Strut braces, coil over suspension, everest chip, SS exhaust, bore out the Turbo, dump valve - Monty or Nige on here would be a good source of advice in these areas

cheers

Martin

[Enright]

If it's had it's fluids changed regularly then I wouldn't be concerned at all.
As standard they put out about 165BHP - if Everest equipped then it can be around the 200 mark, but they were safely rated to 220 by Lotus so I wouldn't worry at all.