I want to go from HPDE's to competitive racing... |
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I want to go from HPDE's to competitive racing... |
Sep 16 2011, 03:23 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,038 Joined: 3-March 10 From: Huntersville, NC Member No.: 9,105 |
And I don't think it's going to be in an F-body.
I've got a 97 SS with tons of mods. It's an absolute blast on the track, but rather expensive. Tires, brakes, fuel, and not to mention opti sparks (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) . I love HPDE's, and I still have tons to learn, but I am dreaming of wheel to wheel racing. I've been doing HPDE's on and off for 12 years now, and I'm very comfortable in the experienced groups. I've been thinking for years about Spec E30. It seems to be in my price range, but the cars, to me, are boring. I know everyone raves about how much fun the series is, but it doesn't excite me. Spec Miata is another boring car, just more expensive. FFR challenge would be fun, but out of my price range. I've lately been thinking about Legends cars. Either that or the Thunder Roadsters. I've heard they are a blast to drive, relatively inexpensive to maintain, and if you crash, it's a lot easier to fix than an old street car. I live in VA, as you guys know, Charlotte, only 3 hrs away, is home to racing. The legends cars were born here, and has the largest turnout. Seems like you can get a legends car for less than $10K used. That's more or less the cost of a Spec E30. I also know they can and do race them on road courses. I'm not sure what I think of the small circle tracks, but I'm sure they'd be fun. Anyway, what do you guys think? This is something I'm looking at doing in about 2 years. I'm going to be heading to pilot training for the Air National Guard sometime early next year, but after that, I'll have some free time again. It'll give me time to save up the money. Thanks guys, Steve |
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Nov 15 2011, 02:31 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 222 Joined: 5-July 08 From: Virginia Beach Member No.: 2,237 |
I had Carlos do my cage. He is more than willing to look at pictures and discuss cage design with you. He understands that you're paying for this and it is your car. So he'll listen, but you have to have good reasons to do things he might not have thought to do. His work is top notch and would never think twice to send anyone his way. Many of the NASA MA racers have been to him. You'll see his stickers on many of the cars in the paddock at VIR.
I think holding onto your car and slowly building it to CMC would be the best way to go. Pull the motor and package it up well. Keep it in the corner and you can end up getting what you want out of it. Someone will end up blowing a motor over on LS1tech.com and be on the hunt for something. Take your time and do it one little project at a time. By the time it's a finished and legal CMC car you've put some serious seat time in and really know the car. |
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