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Kind of, but if they value at over that amount, you get penalized. It's more complicated than it sounds, and from what Shane has relayed, a lot of work to convince them of your cars value(need evidence of as many same make/model cars selling for what you are claiming etc).

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Hmmm, I still wouldn't mind doing this, but it'd have to be a DSM. There's tons of shitcans out there for $500, I've got tons of spares, and I can work on them in my sleep. Hmmm, it does sound like fun.

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I don't think i've ever seen anyone drive their chumpcar to the track. A lot of people park their cars outside and/or in fields over the winter. But most people are doing work on their cars, if they are competitive. It depents on how seriously you want to take it. Personlly, I think if i'm gonna take the time to prep a car and race, i want to do it right and be competitive.

We bring a spare engine with trans if ours goes bad. But if we have to swap an engine, we won't be competitive, at that point we're just doing it to get more seat time.

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http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30347

cheap start!

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You guys are missing the point, you can buy into a team for a race just to try it out. Fair warning though if you try it, you will be hooked, chumpcar is like crack.

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Hopefully next year I can look at a minimum coming out to pit or buying into a seat for a race to get my feet wet. Like most everyone on here I have an interest in building one.

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I have interest, but finding a team of wokkies, as im 6 foo5 300 + makes fitting in a car not so easy, also trying to find 4xl driving suits arent gonna be cheap
..... I have a truck and trailer though... hmmmm

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Might be a little tough to pass a running AWD by as an $500 car, if it was NA then shouldn't be a problem and might not break or drink gas like crazy.


Serious $500 valuation problem here, they probably don't come up that much on Craigslist and to find 10 of them for around $500 or less would be hard.


You don't need some crazy fast car, it's more important to be reliable, which we haven't exactly been. If you show up with some crazy fast car, you aren't going to make any friends out there and you will eventually get penalized from winning by too much or sandbagging. Most of the cars out there are from the 80s or early 90s and are realistically putting down 80-150whp. There are some heavier cars out there putting down a bit more, but their weight keeps them fairly even or slower than the light lower power cars. There is a beat up SC400 automatic out there that I have no idea how they get by the $500 valuation and it is decently faster than everyone else in a straightline, but it breaks all the time and they have a hard time finding parts for it during races. There is also a stripped BMW 540i auto that just about everyone hates that eventually got put into a different class a couple races ago, then they tried to make it more legal and got back in for the Chumpionship, but it's extremely unreliable so the owner has been trying to sell it to focus on their other E30 chumpcars.

One word of warning, the teams that run the tracks around here are pretty fast and not because they have a lot of HP. There are a lot of BIR and BMW club instructors out there, ex SCCA drivers, ex Porsche cup drivers, ex Rally drivers, etc. We don't have any Spec E30 race series around here like in other parts of the country, so you see a lot of them in chumpcar too. It's a lot of fun regardless of if your running in the top 10 or not though.

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Ah I didn't see the download link to the right, they're a bit more detailed in there lol

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You've seen how ugly my Galant is. I'm sure there'd be some leeway on the $500. :lol:

Could always set it up n/a & fwd.

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well unfortunately its not necessarily about your specific car as it is your 10 AIV ads from the internet, average of which being your value. Any mods are added on top of that.

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I can find plenty of rough 91 Galants for around $500

I cannot find many running Civics or BMWs for that kind of $$$ though :lol:

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searchtempest.com is your friend for AIV needs...

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I would love to do something like this but just don't know if I will have the money for it next year, I could probably have the time to help turn wrenches since I don't have a fun car any more.

Your galant would be awesome brian and that other ralley 1g would be pretty easy too. Booooo for monies

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I'd love too.. but I need to kick some weight first.. fat guys and racing don't mix :)

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As someone who used to race weekly at the local NASCAR tracks, I vastly prefer Chumpcar racing at this point in my life. It's such a great atmosphere and the tracks they race are amazing.

If you really want to get involved, see about joining an existing team. Our team has prepared two cars for Chump and spent very close to $3500 on each one. We scored a lot of deals through racing buddies and had all of the tools already.

Car prep is huge. That's where you win the race. Don't just replace the beaks pads and call it good. Replace the brake lines, rotors, etc. Going through the car and addressing every part will ensure you finish. That's why joining an existing team is a good idea.

As far as gear goes, we had a rookie on our team this past race and he used www.racesuitrental.com. He had a great experience with them and it was under $200 for everything needed.

I still recommend this racing to everyone I can. It's a blast and I'm super excited to run more races next year in the Chevette.

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I'd love to join a team, anyone looking for someone next year?

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We are always looking for crew who knows how to wrench and knows hondas... or a very organizational type who will take care of logistics, schedules, details, etc.

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Check out the schedule, and get into contact with the local teams. There's always a team that had a guy bail and need someone who can pay their way.

Or join a team as a crew member, show them you're capable and get along with everyone and progress to a driver in an event or two.

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I dont know crap abut honda's but I can make a mean waffle? any one need a personal chef/hospitality???