It's your car, do with it what you please. Some things to consider though,
Is this a 2.5RS sedan or an L?
If it's a true RS, I'd advise against it.
If its an L trim (base model) go for it.
Racing puts a lot of stress on cars. You will damage and break things.
Most people don't turn their desirable spec cars into race cars.
The true 98-01 RS sedans/coupes are desirable, with or without Reconstructed/Rebuilt title, even missing titles.
Outback wagons, base model coupes or sedans from 93-01 are not as high on the list.
Regardless, finding a clean example of any of the 90'-early 2000's JDM cars is getting tough.
If I were you, I'd set aside $1000-2000 and pick up the best car you can find in that range. Use that as a dedicated track car.
I did the same thing. My project cars are all Nissan 240sx's. Those cars have shot up in value, but everything I have done was before the price jump.
I have 3 cars total. The first two were clean title cars. My desire to race led me to buying a car that was sold without a title and when researching the vin, I knew it had an R title.
Checked out the car and bought it. If I crash it, I'm out the car that was meant for racing. It would hurt, but not as bad as my other cars which are more dear to me. I still might not even follow through until I buy a backup shell.
Racing takes a lot financially, mentally, is very time and labor consuming.
Is this a 2.5RS sedan or an L?
If it's a true RS, I'd advise against it.
If its an L trim (base model) go for it.
Racing puts a lot of stress on cars. You will damage and break things.
Most people don't turn their desirable spec cars into race cars.
The true 98-01 RS sedans/coupes are desirable, with or without Reconstructed/Rebuilt title, even missing titles.
Outback wagons, base model coupes or sedans from 93-01 are not as high on the list.
Regardless, finding a clean example of any of the 90'-early 2000's JDM cars is getting tough.
If I were you, I'd set aside $1000-2000 and pick up the best car you can find in that range. Use that as a dedicated track car.
I did the same thing. My project cars are all Nissan 240sx's. Those cars have shot up in value, but everything I have done was before the price jump.
I have 3 cars total. The first two were clean title cars. My desire to race led me to buying a car that was sold without a title and when researching the vin, I knew it had an R title.
Checked out the car and bought it. If I crash it, I'm out the car that was meant for racing. It would hurt, but not as bad as my other cars which are more dear to me. I still might not even follow through until I buy a backup shell.
Racing takes a lot financially, mentally, is very time and labor consuming.
