From my viewpoint the reason why there are so few XF's on track seems to be the cost and FACT that they are not best suited to track. A used BMW with 40K on the clock will take a beginner with the bug (like MadRooster?) far further than a XF, mostly because of the availability of aftermarket parts.

I would love to see more XF's on the track but I can understand why owners don't run them. I can't understand why some owners on these pages spend ages talking about racing them on the streets, but don't track them. Racing on the roads can be much more dangerous and your insurance can only cover so much, loss of a license or life?

Here in the UK we have very little private track car racing, and most people who do it use a second car, Lotus, or a Westfield (perhaps with motorbike engine. Picture below is a 4 Pot Westfield, the V8 and bike engine version look almost the same. Bike engine is a Suzuki 1299CC (420 BHP per tone) with six speed sequential gearbox, 10,000 RPM in all gears, 0-60 in 3.2 seconds who cares about the top speed - no slow though. If I take a car on the track it will be a track car, clutch on the Westfield is under $100, 1 hour to fit, light on pads and tires. (And fun on the roads - in the dry!)





http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/megabusa.htm