The Rallycross Car Shopping Game

[aggie97]

Why only a $1000 budget?

reason I ask is I am trying to sell our Lemons 1997 Neon for $2500. Has fresh motor, cam, header, lightweight flywheel, new'ish clutch. Ebay lowering springs with factory shocks. ACR computer. Tons of spares, spare engine, brake pads for a lifetime of use. Cage by Greg Lucas, 15 gallon FIA-GT3 fuel cell (out of date for SCCA or NASA but works fine). Has an out of date FIA seat on fixed mount. Needs belts as they are out of date and hard. 2 full sets of 15x7 rims with used direzzas and Falken azenis. Looks really ugly but is reasonably quick. Ran a 2:11 at TWS CCW heat cycling direzzas. May need a steering rack or just a tie rod end but a well prepped car. Weighs under 2100# with 1/2 tank and no driver.

PLEASE come buy this!

[orphan Shelby]

Cant go wrong with a neon. Or old Datsun .http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/4753067169.html
was gonna try rallycross but there's not many events. And even fewer around here. And I gotta laugh at affordable racing lol. You will destroy and rebuild often if tracks rough enough. Lasers and eclipse can be found cheap too btw

[MattB]

There was a Spec Geo Metro class for RallyCross in some region several years ago. Can't remember where, but it was several states away, so it wouldn't have been feasible. GrassRoots Motorsports ran an article on it. Looked like a ton of fun! As for me, I'd just with what I know, which is Miatas and foxbodies. You can buy some shitty ones for $1k. Or buy Aggie97's car and be way ahead in the longrun!

[BLAKE]

Why only a $1000 budget?

PLEASE come buy this!

Because I wouldn't want to put much money into it. I'm not a good candidate for that car for several reasons, not the least of which is timing.

And I gotta laugh at affordable racing lol. You will destroy and rebuild often if tracks rough enough.

In my defense, I did say cheap relative to other racing. And no, I wouldn't destroy and rebuild. I'd destroy and scrap. If I only got a couple of events out of a car, that'd be fine. That's the beauty of going cheap in the first place.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Because I wouldn't want to put much money into it. I'm not a good candidate for that car for several reasons, not the least of which is timing.



In my defense, I did say cheap relative to other racing. And no, I wouldn't destroy and rebuild. I'd destroy and scrap. If I only got a couple of events out of a car, that'd be fine. That's the beauty of going cheap in the first place.

Have you considered lemons racing?

[orphan Shelby]

Have you considered lemons racing?

Im reading it but not believing it. Sharing expensesn with team drivers helps but still looking at some money. Would love to get in there one day. After couple years of scca club racing, drag racing just became meh. If someone gets a gig together im in.

[BLAKE]

Have you considered lemons racing?

Briefly. I think it's a time commitment that I can't handle.

[jw33]

Im reading it but not believing it. Sharing expensesn with team drivers helps but still looking at some money. Would love to get in there one day. After couple years of scca club racing, drag racing just became meh. If someone gets a gig together im in.

We spend between $5-700 per person for a weekend of racing and that is with free towing fuel and camping at the track.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Our arrive and drive seats run 1k per race, everything included, except race suit/gear. A&d seats are a hell of a bargain when you consider you don't have to buy/prep/transport a car.

[CJ]

That ZX2 is the ticket.

[aggie97]

Because I wouldn't want to put much money into it. I'm not a good candidate for that car for several reasons, not the least of which is timing.

We easily have $10k+ in this car. The cage alone was 2500.

I'm advertising at TWS this weekend during the WRL race. Hope I get some traffic on it. I need space in our shop as a friend is bringing a 1965 impala SS 2 door that I am going to put a 525hp LS3 cruise and connect package into. Can't wait to start that project!

[bcoop]

My parents have some land outside of Italy that they don't do a whole lot with and I spend a lot of time thinking about taking a bobcat down there one weekend, scraping a track out, and hooning one of my beaters to death. This thread is danger.

There is a possibility I will be purchasing a Bobcat in the near future, with the intent to use for my need, and re-sell. I'll let you know if/when I make it happen.


Blake - A buddy of mine has a Datsun for sale. I can't remember year or model, but I do know it's turbo 2 seater. Upgraded wastegate, boost controller, etc. Runs great, looks ok, interior is pretty shot. $1000

[orphan Shelby]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4797648736.html

fook yeah!

Hey coop, shoot me some info on the datsun. Might need some stuff for mine

[orphan Shelby]

Our arrive and drive seats run 1k per race, everything included, except race suit/gear. A&d seats are a hell of a bargain when you consider you don't have to buy/prep/transport a car.

Very tempting. Need to get back out there sometime.

[cool cat]

Would a compact truck be a good candidate?