i found this article really interesting, as well as sobering. many alumni who have raced competitively have been-there-done-that and already know what this article is about, however for many of us its a bit of an insider look at whats going on with those people we jealously watch at trackdays driving those beautifully prepped $$$$ racecars, and how they got there. fair to say the old adage still holds true - to make a fortunate racing cars, start with one.
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2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
I prefer "To make a small fortune racing, start by spending a large one."
'76 911S | '14 328xi |
'17 GTI | In memoriam:
'08 848,
'85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
Working at MAM, I occasionally ask around with the guys about how much EACH race costs- setup/prep and normal costs.......its one HELL of an expensive hobby/ profession!
But.....as is true with anything......GOTTA PAY TO PLAY!
Sold- 02 Wrangler TJ- 3 in. Tera/skyjacker lift, 32in. Pro Comp MT's, RC Swaybar Disco's, RC HD adj. track arm, borla exhaust, airaid intake
Then- 2010 Grand Cherokee Laredo- with the brutally fast mini van motor
......totaled
Now- 2012 VW Passat SE- Manual - 5 banger
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To make a fortune racing cars, go into NASCAR.
Posting in the banalist of threads since 2004
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
WRXtranceformed Wrote:To make a fortune racing cars, go into NASCAR.
The reality of that is the same as any other motorsport. You'll probably lose your ass unless you're already loaded. And extremely loaded.
2014 Tacoma TRD Sport Double cab
2017 Toyota iA/Mazda 2
