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11-19-2002, 02:27 PM
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Well... deep question. SCCA has many different licenses.. I guess which one are you asking about?
SCCA worker license... everyone that is an SCCA member has one
SCCA SOLOII license... costs $15 or so and is worthless
SCCA ProSolo license... Need if you compete for points in Pro Solo
SCCA Competition license... Expensive, and needed to road race with SCCA.
There are more...
SCCA worker license... everyone that is an SCCA member has one
SCCA SOLOII license... costs $15 or so and is worthless
SCCA ProSolo license... Need if you compete for points in Pro Solo
SCCA Competition license... Expensive, and needed to road race with SCCA.
There are more...
11-20-2002, 12:57 PM
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Originally posted by lightningd
competition, yeah! yeah! vrrroooom!
competition, yeah! yeah! vrrroooom!
Expenses:
Car: ~$5,000-$200,000
Personal equipment ~$1000
(driving suit, physical, etc)
School entry fee: ~$400
School expensees: ~$500
6 Regional races entry: ~$800
6 Regional race expense: ~$1500
Those are ball park minimums.
11-20-2002, 08:47 PM
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thanx for the info. that's cheaper than i thought it would be. if i were to race like that, i dunno if it would be an accord, i definitely know not mine street car, heh. but for now while i'm in school, i'm trying to get as much seat time as possible, then once i get out, i might get a project car for just the track. but those are goals, well see. if i progress, i'll be sure to ask y'all questions along the way.
11-21-2002, 05:12 AM
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best thing to do is buy a car that is already built for a certain class. If you look in the back of Sports Car there are always cars forsale. Another place to look is http://www.improvedtouring.com
11-21-2002, 05:47 AM
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Originally posted by lightningd
thanx for the info. that's cheaper than i thought it would be. if i were to race like that, i dunno if it would be an accord, i definitely know not mine street car, heh. but for now while i'm in school, i'm trying to get as much seat time as possible, then once i get out, i might get a project car for just the track. but those are goals, well see. if i progress, i'll be sure to ask y'all questions along the way.
thanx for the info. that's cheaper than i thought it would be. if i were to race like that, i dunno if it would be an accord, i definitely know not mine street car, heh. but for now while i'm in school, i'm trying to get as much seat time as possible, then once i get out, i might get a project car for just the track. but those are goals, well see. if i progress, i'll be sure to ask y'all questions along the way.
If you are thinking about SCCA (or NASA) wheel to wheel racing, for your first car, buy a used ready to race car. Don't build your own.... There are so many little bugs that get "worked out" as a car is raced that it is hard to explain. A ready to race car has those bugs worked out. You don't want to be learing how to race at the same time you are sorting out how the window net needs to be held in place.
If you buy a $2500-5000 IT Civic, or Spec RX7 or whatever, after you race it for a year and decide you can build a better car, or want something faster, you can still sell it for $2500-5000 and your only costs will have been the maintenance.
Trust me when I say, if you spend a year or two going around looking at other race cars, and say "I can build a better one cheaper", you can't. You probably will have good ideas that you will incorporate, but you are just just going to miss some things that will make the teething problems of the first year of racing a pain.
These days if you want to race eventually, go to some of the HPDE type events with your street car and learn how to drive the tracks you are going run. When you go for a competition license you will be way ahead of the game. You can learn how to race other cars as opposed to learning everything.
Autocrossing is still the best place to start IMHO.
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11-21-2002, 10:17 AM
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Originally posted by roadRacer
I understand all of that completely, and times have changed somewhat, but I have basically still "been there, done that". Only differance is if life permitted I would be there doing that every weekend. (damned real world)
If you are thinking about SCCA (or NASA) wheel to wheel racing, for your first car, buy a used ready to race car. Don't build your own.... There are so many little bugs that get "worked out" as a car is raced that it is hard to explain. A ready to race car has those bugs worked out. You don't want to be learing how to race at the same time you are sorting out how the window net needs to be held in place.
If you buy a $2500-5000 IT Civic, or Spec RX7 or whatever, after you race it for a year and decide you can build a better car, or want something faster, you can still sell it for $2500-5000 and your only costs will have been the maintenance.
Trust me when I say, if you spend a year or two going around looking at other race cars, and say "I can build a better one cheaper", you can't. You probably will have good ideas that you will incorporate, but you are just just going to miss some things that will make the teething problems of the first year of racing a pain.
I understand all of that completely, and times have changed somewhat, but I have basically still "been there, done that". Only differance is if life permitted I would be there doing that every weekend. (damned real world)
If you are thinking about SCCA (or NASA) wheel to wheel racing, for your first car, buy a used ready to race car. Don't build your own.... There are so many little bugs that get "worked out" as a car is raced that it is hard to explain. A ready to race car has those bugs worked out. You don't want to be learing how to race at the same time you are sorting out how the window net needs to be held in place.
If you buy a $2500-5000 IT Civic, or Spec RX7 or whatever, after you race it for a year and decide you can build a better car, or want something faster, you can still sell it for $2500-5000 and your only costs will have been the maintenance.
Trust me when I say, if you spend a year or two going around looking at other race cars, and say "I can build a better one cheaper", you can't. You probably will have good ideas that you will incorporate, but you are just just going to miss some things that will make the teething problems of the first year of racing a pain.
Originally posted by roadRacer
These days if you want to race eventually, go to some of the HPDE type events with your street car and learn how to drive the tracks you are going run. When you go for a competition license you will be way ahead of the game. You can learn how to race other cars as opposed to learning everything.
Autocrossing is still the best place to start IMHO.
These days if you want to race eventually, go to some of the HPDE type events with your street car and learn how to drive the tracks you are going run. When you go for a competition license you will be way ahead of the game. You can learn how to race other cars as opposed to learning everything.
Autocrossing is still the best place to start IMHO.
11-21-2002, 12:51 PM
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i understand. thanx for the tips. only thing i would be concered w/ though is if everything in the premade car was done correctly. to this day (3 years after i got my car) i'm still dealing w/ problems that the previous owner didn't do correctly, or just screwed up making it a pain for me.