I'm going racing!
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congrats! but learn to swim before you jump off the high dive. you haven't even done enough research to find the schedule, much less review rules and build costs.
don't be surprised if you drop 20K prepping and racing your first full season.
don't be surprised if you drop 20K prepping and racing your first full season.
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Yeah, $300 well spent, I agree. I'm not exactly rolling in money, so I try to spend wisely. I think this will go a long way, as a fun time and also as a skill improvement. I don't think I'll be doing any other DEs soon though, since I'm trying to save money for an engine build.
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Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but have you researched what this is gonna cost? I've got several friends who road race (regionally not nationally), and it's tremendously expensive. Heck, I spend many hundreds of dollars a year just autocrossing locally! But hey, if you've got it, go for it!
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Racing isn't cheap - neither is owning a car that depreciates (poor asset to own). 944 Spec is inexpensive compared to most other racing series (even go karts and shifter karts!).
I'm building a 944 Spec car right now and with a bunch of local Kansas City guys we will develop a region and have some fun racing.
I'm building a 944 Spec car right now and with a bunch of local Kansas City guys we will develop a region and have some fun racing.
Last edited by jaje; 01-14-2008 at 06:16 PM.
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NASA's 944 spec class, which is the same rules as PCA Club Racing's SP-1 class, is growing all over the country because it's the cheapest and best set of 944 racing rules out there.
The car doesn't have to be fully spec'd out to start driving it in the 944 spec class.
The car doesn't have to be fully spec'd out to start driving it in the 944 spec class.
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I ran much of 2007 in 944Spec with the stock suspension, until I was ready to put the whole race suspension in. Just get the safety equipment done and come out and have a blast.
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Racing isn't cheap - neither is owning a car that depreciates (poor asset to own). 944 Spec is inexpensive compared to most other racing series (even go karts and shifter karts!).
I'm building a 944 Spec car right now and with a bunch of local Kansas City guys we will develop a region and have some fun racing.
I'm building a 944 Spec car right now and with a bunch of local Kansas City guys we will develop a region and have some fun racing.
Good point, Joel.
May 944 Spec Car, tow vehicle (VW Eurovan), and daily driver ('88 944S) put together cost less than my wife's A3, and are depreciating less. No they're not exotic, but all quite a bit of fun. Also there is some contingency money in racing Spec - over $2K per weekend in my region. Are you going to make money racing Spec - NO - but cheap consumables, and reliable cars help a lot. A 944 Spec Car recently ran the 25 hours of Thunderhill replacing only one set of tires, and front pads. Two set of tires, and 1.5 set of pads = <$1,500 dollors in tires and brakes for a 25 hour race! Many more expensive series spend more than that on less than 1/10th the track time (one racing weekend).
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I don't think I'm diving before I can swim at all. I've allowed myself a year or so to get everything in order. And while I've "decided" to go racing, if things aren't working out I'm not going to press the issue. I just see this as a great opportunity. I have the car! And even when I eventually leave Texas, I can take the car with me. I've looked at the numbers, I've found the information. Now I just need to take little steps to get there. Thanks for the support guys! See you on the track (hopefully).