rondogracing Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I am new to this whole cheap...ish...racing thing and am looking into both ChumpCar World Series and LeMons racing, but I live in AZ, and most my friends that are willing to drive and join my team still live in CA and I travel for work (Construction), so it makes it hard for everyone to get a decent amount of seat time in the race car, and deciding on a central race to ease traveling costs on everyone also seems like it will be a hassle... so I was wondering are there any race clubs or series that are on the cheaper side like ChumpCar and LeMons that are not endurance races? that a solo or two driver teams can do? any cheap car rally cross or rally series? I am hooked on this ChumpCar World Series but not so sure my mates are and I would like to get all in on racing. Thank you for taking the time to read this post and for any and all advice given. Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbogrill Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Spec miata. Buy a built car for $5000 and then go race like a maniac. If your buddies happen to be in town then bring your spec Miata car to a chumpcar/lemons race and do a team thing. The lemons judges will give you a hard time for not having a jag brittish V12 swapped minivan but who cares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick House Racing Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm building a NASA Spec e30 for the same reason. Don't know about out west but the SE guys are very friendly and supportive and drive clean I figure around $6000 for the build. You can buy one for around $9000. The have around 20 or more in the field each race. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rondogracing Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csadn Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 19 hours ago, Brick House Racing said: I'm building a NASA Spec e30 for the same reason. Don't know about out west but the SE guys are very friendly and supportive and drive clean I figure around $6000 for the build. You can buy one for around $9000. The have around 20 or more in the field each race. Up here in PNW, PRO-3 (a spec-E30 class) is one of the few classes which regularly posts double-digit car-counts (and I've seen events with upwards of *44* of the things...). I've not spoken to that many of them, but they seem a friendly-enough bunch -- even willing to answer question from a Certifiable Loon. (And for all the Easterners who wonder why the West hasn't become BMW-dominated: Now you know -- the E30s are all in PRO-3; the Miatas are all SM; and the Neons are all in the 4-pot classes at the local dirt tracks. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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