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<blockquote data-quote="bssmith1220" data-source="post: 16831715" data-attributes="member: 31462"><p>-big learning curve since I have never raced anything personally other than a street car at a drag strip. Things like rear stagger, gear ratios, and suspension setup has to change in between heat (qualifiers) and feature races almost every time. I keep good notes on track condition and what our setup is each time out. So I can get us close at our home track pretty consistently now after a full season. It took me three weeks and several phone calls to assemble/setup the green car last winter, the yellow one I got together in about a day last week. So we’ve learned a lot. </p><p>-depends on how many cars you run. I’d say between travel, wearables like tires (go through a set every few races), and entry fees it cost about 2-4k per year per car if you plan to be competitive as long as you don’t crash one bad. We spent about 20k this year but I started from scratch and to buy the cars themselves, tools, trailer, etc. </p><p>I will say that our cars are very well maintained and not everyone does that. I change oil, valve springs in the motor, and clean and lubricate all the bearings after each race weekend. Not everyone does that. But our cars are fast and I don’t think it’s a coincidence. The process of cleaning our cars each race is what helps me to go over it and make sure nothing is binding or worn out. Some peoples cars look like they are never cleaned and I know people running motors that haven’t been refreshed in years. </p><p>-just me. I do the setups, maintenance, and driver coaching mostly by myself. My wife helps with getting him in the car and strapped in each time out and my 16 year old daughter will occasionally help with maintenance stuff. Paxton likes to hang out in the garage and I let him do some things but when his safety is on the line I double check anything he touches. </p><p></p><p>All that being said you can get into the sport for probably 2k buying an older car and run it locally and have a good time for probably another $500 all season. That’s just not how we operate. We make sure we have fun, but we are out there to win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bssmith1220, post: 16831715, member: 31462"] -big learning curve since I have never raced anything personally other than a street car at a drag strip. Things like rear stagger, gear ratios, and suspension setup has to change in between heat (qualifiers) and feature races almost every time. I keep good notes on track condition and what our setup is each time out. So I can get us close at our home track pretty consistently now after a full season. It took me three weeks and several phone calls to assemble/setup the green car last winter, the yellow one I got together in about a day last week. So we’ve learned a lot. -depends on how many cars you run. I’d say between travel, wearables like tires (go through a set every few races), and entry fees it cost about 2-4k per year per car if you plan to be competitive as long as you don’t crash one bad. We spent about 20k this year but I started from scratch and to buy the cars themselves, tools, trailer, etc. I will say that our cars are very well maintained and not everyone does that. I change oil, valve springs in the motor, and clean and lubricate all the bearings after each race weekend. Not everyone does that. But our cars are fast and I don’t think it’s a coincidence. The process of cleaning our cars each race is what helps me to go over it and make sure nothing is binding or worn out. Some peoples cars look like they are never cleaned and I know people running motors that haven’t been refreshed in years. -just me. I do the setups, maintenance, and driver coaching mostly by myself. My wife helps with getting him in the car and strapped in each time out and my 16 year old daughter will occasionally help with maintenance stuff. Paxton likes to hang out in the garage and I let him do some things but when his safety is on the line I double check anything he touches. All that being said you can get into the sport for probably 2k buying an older car and run it locally and have a good time for probably another $500 all season. That’s just not how we operate. We make sure we have fun, but we are out there to win. [/QUOTE]
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