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Burren · Saturday at 2:37 PM

Cad said:
They should have spec races of little cars like this, it'd be a little less technical than go-karts and a little more accessible.

I raced YSR50's for a few years and it's the same kind of deal, a 5 horsepower motorcycle that tops out at like 60mph, but the racing is so close you can literally chat on the way down the front straight. We'd race our lightweight superbike in the main endurance race with CMRA but have more fun in the YSR races.

A race series with these would absolutely be a riot. They seem very fast and grippy and well put together. Much easier to do it too; $20,000 with car, safety equipment, and spares versus 6 figure to 7 figure budgets for real cars.

Cad · Saturday at 2:39 PM

Burren said:
A race series with these would absolutely be a riot. They seem very fast and grippy and well put together. Much easier to do it too; $20,000 with car, safety equipment, and spares versus 6 figure to 7 figure budgets for real cars.

Doesn't have to be, have you ever looked into Champcar (used to be known as Chump car) or Lemons racing? I did a bunch of Chump car races back in the day in a miata and (funny...) a Volvo, was fucking awesome time. Out there banging fenders in your 20+ year old piece of shit and nobody cares because those cars looked like demolition derby cars before you started.

I would do go karts if there weren't serious safety issues, but there are.

Burren · Saturday at 2:57 PM

Cad said:
Doesn't have to be, have you ever looked into Champcar (used to be known as Chump car) or Lemons racing? I did a bunch of Chump car races back in the day in a miata and (funny...) a Volvo, was fucking awesome time. Out there banging fenders in your 20+ year old piece of shit and nobody cares because those cars looked like demolition derby cars before you started.

I would do go karts if there weren't serious safety issues, but there are.

Yeah, I’ve seen the lemons before. I had assumed that was just a California series. Is it in Texas too? I haven’t looked into joining before. Does seem real fun though.

Cad · Saturday at 3:03 PM

Burren said:
Yeah, I’ve seen the lemons before. I had assumed that was just a California series. Is it in Texas too? I haven’t looked into joining before. Does seem real fun though.

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Burren · Saturday at 3:13 PM

I might need to schedule those and watch, then talk to folks.

Haus · Saturday at 9:24 PM

Burren said:
I might need to schedule those and watch, then talk to folks.

I could imagine with the number of us in Texas pulling together team wouldn't be hard... And give an excuse to have a car named "The Rickshaw"

Burren · Saturday at 10:06 PM

Haus said:
I could imagine with the number of us in Texas pulling together team wouldn't be hard... And give an excuse to have a car named "The Rickshaw"

Pretty perfect name too.

Haus · Saturday at 10:12 PM

Burren said:
Pretty perfect name too.

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Kobayashi · Saturday at 10:54 PM

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“It's been in a little fender bender... "

Pictures show front bumper caved in to the radiator.

“Interior is super clean"

Seats are covered in stains, carpets match the color of the dirt the car had been sitting in.

Whoops, my thumb is in this photo. Oh well, leave it in.

The only thing it's missing is "firm. I know what I have"

Haus · Saturday at 10:56 PM

Kobayashi said:
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“It's been in a little fender bender... "

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Pictures show front bumper caved in to the radiator.

“Interior is super clean"

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Seats are covered in stains, carpets match the color of the dirt the car had been sitting in.

Whoops, my thumb is in this photo. Oh well, leave it in.

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The only thing it's missing is "firm. I know what I have"

We're talking about a racing series where the rule is the car can't cost over $500...

Although now I wonder how big a hit Cash for Clunkers did for this whole sport.

Burren · Saturday at 11:01 PM

Haus said:
Now it even has me shopping...

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I don’t know all the details yet, but I’ve got 4 kinds of car in mind depending on class rules.

Burren · Saturday at 11:02 PM

Cad said:
ChampCar Endurance Series | Affordable Endurance Racing

ChampCar Endurance Series is a budget-friendly endurance road racing series for amateur drivers, offering real wheel-to-wheel racing at iconic tracks on a realistic budget.

champcar.org

Upcoming Events (Register/Spectate) - 24 Hours of LEMONS

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There are Texas events in both series upcoming.

they’re going to COTA, lol. In those cars you’d have time for a nap on the back straight.

Cad · Saturday at 11:04 PM

Burren said:
they’re going to COTA, lol. In those cars you’d have time for a nap on the back straight.

The most fun racing ever is generally in low powered, relatively equivalent vehicles. Spec Miata is a fucking RIOT. Google a few in-car videos of that if you haven't ever seen it, it's wild.

Burren · Saturday at 11:06 PM

Cad said:
The most fun racing ever is generally in low powered, relatively equivalent vehicles. Spec Miata is a fucking RIOT. Google a few in-car videos of that if you haven't ever seen it, it's wild.

Completely agree. But, on size appropriate tracks. COTA is massive.
Miata’s would be great at Eagle’s canyon though. That’s decently close.

lurkingdirk · Saturday at 11:13 PM

I accidentally bought a ford f350 superduty with an 8 foot box. Not gonna lie, driving it makes me feel powerful. Already have picked up sheets of drywall, picked up a house full of appliances, all so easy with the long box. I love it. I had the mileage. But it’s badass.

Hekotat · Sunday at 5:38 PM

Cad said:
The most fun racing ever is generally in low powered, relatively equivalent vehicles. Spec Miata is a fucking RIOT. Google a few in-car videos of that if you haven't ever seen it, it's wild.

This man speaks gospel, watch one miata race. It's the most exciting shit you'll ever see. It's literally any driver's race. So much action. I got some colleagues cheering that don't even like racing.

They are also a blast to drive in teh sim.

Wash, Claybar and Wax today. Quick and dirty job early this morning, got it done before it got hot. I will do it again and polish this fall. A lot of nasty was in that paint. Looks freaking great, probably going to remove the front JCW badge. It's too busy. I hate having a plate as well but I'm tired of fighting the cops on it. They are really being pricks about it lately.

Hekotat · Sunday at 5:38 PM

Burren said:
they’re going to COTA, lol. In those cars you’d have time for a nap on the back straight.

Also, I may be a driver for a team on this event.

Burren · Sunday at 6:38 PM

Hekotat said:
Also, I may be a driver for a team on this event.

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