Track Racing hobbie

GravyMonster · 17 Sep 2007 at 16:07

Mr_Sukebe said:
Have to say that I'm considering kart racing when my bank account has stabilised. Probably one of the best fun/£ options out there.

That's what i do

Daytona near me is £65 for a 10 min quali and 50 min race, great fun when I've got a few quid to burn at the end of a month.

BigglesPiP · 17 Sep 2007 at 16:31

One day I'd really like to get into Hillclimbs.

I've had my eye on the Hawk HF3000 kit, all I need is money, lol.

penski · 17 Sep 2007 at 16:40

Just do it in your daily.

all you need is a helmet and a bit of metal on the bumper to cut the beam.

*n

Lopéz · 17 Sep 2007 at 18:27

Scottland said:
How cheap is cheap though?

Assuming you have a car:

Petrol £60 ish (depends on event mileage)
Insurance £15 (per event)
Entry Fee £65 ish (can be more or less, it's up to the event organiser)
Competition Licence £35 (lasts a year)
Club Membership £5ish (you normally have to join the club organising the rally)

Bear in mind that you can either split these costs with the navigator, or if you are a good driver with a well prepared car you may be able to get the navigator to pay for entry, insurance and club membership. It all depends on your personal arrangement really.

Scottland · 17 Sep 2007 at 19:23

Lopéz said:
Assuming you have a car:

Petrol £60 ish (depends on event mileage)
Insurance £15 (per event)
Entry Fee £65 ish (can be more or less, it's up to the event organiser)
Competition Licence £35 (lasts a year)
Club Membership £5ish (you normally have to join the club organising the rally)

Bear in mind that you can either split these costs with the navigator, or if you are a good driver with a well prepared car you may be able to get the navigator to pay for entry, insurance and club membership. It all depends on your personal arrangement really.

That's not that bad I suppose, then again I guess it depends on what you do to your car on the rally?

I might look into it...

BigglesPiP · 17 Sep 2007 at 19:59

penski said:
Just do it in your daily.

all you need is a helmet and a bit of metal on the bumper to cut the beam.

*n

I can just see the prize-giving now; "And the prize for slowest time of day goes to: Greg Smith in his Punto 60."

penski · 17 Sep 2007 at 20:09

BigglesPiP said:
I can just see the prize-giving now; "And the prize for slowest time of day goes to: Greg Smith in his Punto 60."

You'd have a laugh and I always find it more fun to beat your own time than others. Trying to perfect everything.

*n

BigglesPiP · 17 Sep 2007 at 20:11

I'd better sort the tracking out 1st, it's a lot toe out. Feels very vague in the middle.

My brother broke a suspension upright.

penski · 18 Sep 2007 at 10:31

BigglesPiP said:
I'd better sort the tracking out 1st, it's a lot toe out. Feels very vague in the middle.

My brother broke a suspension upright.

Do you have £500?

If so, buy a 205, Golf, Nova or whatever, strip it out, flog the bits on, get some sticky rubber and have a laugh.

*n

Dogbreath · 18 Sep 2007 at 10:34

Lopéz said:
Bear in mind that you can either split these costs with the navigator, or if you are a good driver with a well prepared car you may be able to get the navigator to pay for entry, insurance and club membership. It all depends on your personal arrangement really.

Isn't it "traditional" for the navigator to pay for the entry?

If you want cheap motorsport then try "12 car" rallies which your local club will almost certainly run. This is a real challenge for the navigator as well as the driver, as the course notes are not straight forward and you have to enter section from the correct directions etc. They may also run autotests, another cheap (and lots of fun) form of motorsport.

penski · 18 Sep 2007 at 13:05

In my early teens, our neighbour ran a scrapyard; thirty quid meant he'd take an MOT failure to an autotest for me in the morning and then take it back to scrap at night.

*n

Lopéz · 18 Sep 2007 at 18:01

Dogbreath said:
Isn't it "traditional" for the navigator to pay for the entry?

Yes it is traditional - depends how urgent your navigator is to do an event!

If you want cheap motorsport then try "12 car" rallies which your local club will almost certainly run. This is a real challenge for the navigator as well as the driver, as the course notes are not straight forward and you have to enter section from the correct directions etc. They may also run autotests, another cheap (and lots of fun) form of motorsport.

12 cars are great, just a compressed road rally really - gives you a great idea of what to expect and it's normally peanuts (ie a few quid) to enter as the funds go to the club.

Lopéz · 18 Sep 2007 at 18:02

Scottland said:
That's not that bad I suppose, then again I guess it depends on what you do to your car on the rally?

I might look into it...

Well, the same applies to a track day, whenever you push a car hard there's a chance you could break something.

bigfoot4616 · 20 Sep 2007 at 16:52

The_Dark_Side said:
When you put it like that it's an expensive hobby.

for the enjoyment it gives me i think its worth it. a couple of grand a year spent on a hobby isn't a lot, some of the people i play golf with spend that much a year on new clubs.

its the cheapest way of getting out on track and when i change to a caterham style car the running costs should come down

The_Dark_Side · 20 Sep 2007 at 18:32

bigfoot4616 said:
for the enjoyment it gives me i think its worth it. a couple of grand a year spent on a hobby isn't a lot, some of the people i play golf with spend that much a year on new clubs.

its the cheapest way of getting out on track and when i change to a caterham style car the running costs should come down

I wasn't criticising mate, at all.
You earn your money, you go spend it whatever way you see fit.