RSTPerformance
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I agree with you 100% way to go! Don't listen to stories like...
Oh, and if you think your going to build a championship car, you had better allow for about a 15 to 20 thousand dollar budget. Even if you have some race parts already...
It can be done for much less than that. I have spent the last 5 yrs of my life to prove that IT can be and should be inexpensive. In ITB the cars that dominated ITB at this years ARRC where me and my brother. our cars cost about $7,500 to build and since we built 2 we actually saved more and only spent about 12,000 total. (I figure about 7,500 for one and the added expense is because alot of supplies you can "share" for the 2 cars... for example things like dryer vent hose or shower walls to make spoilers you can share between the cars but for one you would have to by the entire peice anyway.) Don't forget
I said I spent 5 years trying to prove this! That's a bunch of track time to learn how to drive and I am still learning..... Track time = best money to invest in racing but it also = a bunch of money! I also took 5 years because I am on a limited budget and I get by month to month to decide if I am gong to race in a race. 2 weeks prior to the event I stop eating (saves money and weight!) ok just kidding but seriously I save all I can to go to an event. You will also need to really look at expenses like tires and such. I use my tires until they show cord on them. I have to because I want to go fast so I spend a little more on hoosiers and I use them till they are gone. I figure even that last session they are still faster than toyo's and since I spent all my money on an entry fee I can't by more tires. The other hard bullit to take is that at some point you will get crash damage and that is truly the expensive part of racing other than tires since it is always unplanned for! I also use 91 pump gas in my engine this will let you by an extra tire by years end!
So $12,000 got us 2 cars and pole and offpole at this years ARRC at almost 1 second faster than third place! We also only purchased 4 new tires total for both cars for the entire ARRC weekend everything else was "left overs" We used 91 pump gas from the gas station. The only reason we spent a ton is because we live in NH. The cost of traveling is huge! but for some reason even if I didn't race I think I would still travel!
If you plan on spending $15,000 on a car you should be in SM going to nationals or in production going to nationals. The Valvoline Runnoffs are unlike anything that you can do in IT. IT is regional and should stay regional. IT is entry level for people like you and me. You yourself explained what IT should be perfectly.
I would take advise from Marcus Miller, and racer-025 who are actually helping you not discouraging you. My next post I will post any links for deals I found for you.
Stephen
