Racing budget?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by gumbalaya

As nice as it would be to buy everything new, that ain't happening! A new truck/van would be nice, but they're just as expensive as a good car now a days. It's ridiculous what they charge for them now a days!

$15k for a trailer/ race track kit? Wow! I figured I could get an open trailer, a van, load it up & go!

I knew racing wasn't cheap, but wow!!

Kyle, you can get into racing with your daily driver if that's all you can afford (or want to), or utilize a small pickup and open trailer. I've had an '89 Ramcharger, a '00 Dakota, and an '04 Ram 1500 for tow vehicles throughout the years, each with the same EconoTrailer I've had since I was a kid. 3 World Championships and 2 Bracket Finals, et.al.

Your budget is what you make it. Race as much as you can locally on what you can afford in order to gain experience, do your research, and upgrade what you can (and want to) when you can. Just because somebody else has a half million dollar racing operation doesn't mean you have to.

[Pistol Pete]

Kyle

Michael Beard & some others have great ideas on first getting started.

$35,000 for a Stocker, for just starting out, nahhhh..

Just remember the faster you go the more you spend.
You can start with a low class stocker, 12-13 second car won't be that expensive
to buy.

Actually, I have a Complete 305 Chevy Motor For Sale. $4,000.
Runs 4-6 under the index.
At least $8,000 if you were to do it New, & thats on the cheap side.
If your interested in my motor call me: 908 420 3723