Roger wrote:
<Stop it guys, you are beginning to make me think that I can fulfill a long
standing dream.
Jarrid & Tom, If I understand, you are pseudo-racing your street cars ?
Can either of you
post the approximate costs to do this ? Do you drive or tow to the track ?
How many
events per year ? Did you have to make serious compromises to your cars
(tires, brakes,
rear end ratio, suspension) which make them poor street cars ? The
entrance fees include
insurance ?
-Thanks guys >
Jarrid Wrote:
<Racing is such
a blast though that I would fully reccomend that you try to build
a car that is both street drivable, and can run at a track event as
well. Such a vehicle is not to tough to make.
On the last note I will make, Tom Yang talked of running with
The porche club "PCA" running some events. The PCA has
some of the best driver training available "probably due to the
porche car's inherant potential". The PCA has more stringent
rules and safety requirements, so low dollar entry level runs
are next to impossible with them. If you ever buy a porche,
and want to race it right, definately go with them.
Jarrid Gross>
I used to think that I couldn't race a car on a track because it would be
too expensive, but I've since proven myself wrong...well sort of...
I bought my '72 911 for $2500 bucks ( I won't bore you with the details of
a great steal), spent about $1200 on tires, brakes, helmet, and fire
extinguisher. I joined PCA for $36 bucks, and paid around $200 to register
for the next track event. Besides the usual tech inspection, I had to show
my car to the tech chairman of the local PCA before he would let me out on
the track. Bridgehampton Race Circut in Long Island NY is a rough course
and older cars are even more suseptable to having it's suspension ripped
out from under it. He passed it, but said, "Look, you're the one that's
going to have to figure how to get it home at the end of the day!"
The first day I went to the track, I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew
that testosterone would be flowing like water, but would they be wearing
gold chains? Would they laugh me off the track with my beat up 911? Turns
out, there was tons of machismo, but also a great excitement in sharing
this big secret called racing. They also loved the fact that I could join
them at the track with "that old girl." It was tons of fun.
Not to sing the praises of Porsches on an Alpines list, but they are fast
on the track right out of the box, even the old ones! It's easy to still
drive my car on the street, I just need to watch the driveways! I've
upgraded to the best "Porsche" components, and run Yokohama AVS street
radials. I could go to R1 which are barely street legal, but I wouldn't be
able to drive at all in the wet. I'm trying to keep my racing to three
"driver's ed." events a year. It helps keep me from wearing out my tired
old motor, and from having my girlfriend leave me! :) If I could have left
well enough alone, racing a Porsche doesn't have to be expensive. You just
have to keep from getting sucked into the "Bigger, Better, Faster" dilema.
Try it. You'll love it!
Tom
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