 I'd like to go racing, and check off a big box on the bucket list, but how do I do it? |
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| Type 47 |
 May 23 2023, 06:41 PM
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OK, I know you need to have a huge fortune to go racing so you can make a small fortune; but I don't have either.
from the time i saw my first SCCA showroom stock race I wanted to race. That was in the late 70's and at the time was thinking about the rent, not race tires. Fast forward 30 years and I don't have to think about the rent, but racing is still super expensive. I discovered tracked events (car clubs call them HDPE's) around 95' and have been doing them ever since. Not racing, but close. Kind of like qualifying with some rules. So I've done track events on 13 different tracks. I started out at Gateway, in St Louis the track closest to home, and have about 2k miles on the 1.6 mile track. I started to go to Road America in 2001 about twice a year, so got about 5k of hot lap miles there. Autobahn, Road Atlanta, Barber Park, Heartland Park, Indy GP, Putnam Park, NCM, Ozark, VIR, Spring Mountain, and MAMP (what a shit hole). About 14k hot lap track miles over the last 22 years. So now, every time I buy an $800 set of brake pads or a $500 set of scrub tires I'm thinking this is the last set and them I'm hanging up the helmet. Problem is...when the tires start to get used up, I've got a half set of pads left and buy more tires, then more pads. Been doing this for a couple years now. So is there a path to do some racing at some level (PCA, SCCA) without blowing my retirement savings? |
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| Charles Freeborn |
May 23 2023, 11:34 PM
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Look into renting a car rather than owning. Cost varies, but for a 3 series BMW it's in the 2-3 grand range for a weekend - soup to nuts.
As for owning - vintage is generally "no contact" ... sort of.. |
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| Type 47 |
May 29 2023, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 788 Joined: 1-June 10 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 11,790 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Charles Freeborn @ May 23 2023, 09:34 PM)  Look into renting a car rather than owning. Cost varies, but for a 3 series BMW it's in the 2-3 grand range for a weekend - soup to nuts. As for owning - vintage is generally "no contact" ... sort of.. This sounds like the best option. you still have to pay for any damage. Vintage has a 13/13 rule right? |
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Type 47 I'd like to go racing, and check off a big box on the bucket list May 23 2023, 06:41 PM
mepstein Remember, when you are racing, you might end up wr... May 23 2023, 06:48 PM
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Remember, when you are racing, you might end up w... May 23 2023, 07:29 PM mepstein I only bring it up because I’ve seen it in bike ... May 23 2023, 08:27 PM jd74914 Lemons and Chumpcar can be a lot of fun on a budge... May 24 2023, 07:38 AM brant I say do it...
and I love racing a 914
so my vote ... May 24 2023, 09:40 AM Type 47
I say do it...
and I love racing a 914
so my vote... May 29 2023, 04:27 PM 914werke :D You sound like youve got the itch to test your ... May 24 2023, 10:54 AM Type 47
:D You sound like youve got the itch to test your... May 29 2023, 05:33 PM BillJ Yes vintage is "better and cleaner" risk... May 24 2023, 12:38 PM campbellcj Depending what organizations and classes are avail... May 24 2023, 05:01 PM 914werke Lemons and Chumpcar can be a lot of fun on a budg... May 24 2023, 07:56 PM BillJ I have done lemons a bit and champcar more recentl... May 24 2023, 08:03 PM wndsrfr I love racing in vintage with HSR, VDCA, VRG even ... May 24 2023, 08:06 PM Type 47
I love racing in vintage with HSR, VDCA, VRG even... May 29 2023, 05:45 PM GregAmy Having done "this racing thing" for over... May 26 2023, 05:52 AM Type 47
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Yet another part of the slippery slope to careful... May 29 2023, 05:54 PM ChrisFoley I can sell you my F Production car. May 30 2023, 05:16 AM GregAmy ^^^That's not a hateful idea. The car was very... May 30 2023, 05:56 AM jhynesrockmtn Vintage racing, at least in our area, is going thr... May 31 2023, 08:28 AM Charles Freeborn If Chris will sell you his F Car you'd be set.... May 31 2023, 09:12 AM |
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