Wanted to add my thoughts. Perhaps we're off this thread now.
One option, for someone on a budget, besides Complete Custom Wheel, is to look
at the Diamond Racing Wheels. We have a set of 16x10 Avengers as spares. While
they are 23 pounds each (being steel), they are only $150 each.
ESP, to get solidly into the trophies, is certainly not a $50k class. Dave
Scholz's car (second at Nationals) was recently advertised for $26.5k and Sam
Strano's car (third at Nationals) was advertised at about $10k. I know that we
would take 40% of the $50k figure and gladly sell our car (4th and 8th at
Nationals). Perhaps if you wanted to duplicate Eguina's car would you approach
the $50k figure, and that would be starting with a new car.
Al Chan
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Winchell [mailto:Jeff@Winchell.Com]
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 4:56 PM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Building A Nationals Winning Car
> > At Nationals Scotty was calling ESP CP light and I think
> > it is the other way around. CP tires and wheels are also cheaper than
the
> > big 17's. I could be wrong but I just built it and I think it is
> nationally
> > competitive.
> The 2 choices for 16" X 12" CP wheels seem to cost $900 and $1600/set
> respectively. Tires are about $1000/set.
A popular ESP choice, 16x10 wheels from Complete Custom Wheel, are
about 1500/set - with 275/45/16 Hooisers add about 800. The same
vendor's 17x11s running 315/35/17 Kumhos are perhaps a little cheaper.
So it would seem you could save a little money in ESP on this part but not
much.
OTOH, ESP is a $50K class if you ask me. I'm guessing CP is cheaper
(though perhaps not a lot) due to the initial car costs and more people
being familiar with modifications to the older cars that dominate this class.
Jeff Winchell
http://PonyCar.Net
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