Beginner motorsport...

[daemonoid]

Of the 4 wheel variety.

I really fancy having a go at some competitive motorsport... I'm looking for something reasonably cheap (Maybe £2k at most in the first year).

I live just west of london, must be able to keep the vehicle on the road to start with.

Anyone got any suggestions of where to start? Anyone already doing something similar?
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[Dom]

You could try autosolos. Dirt cheap to enter and doable in a bog standard hatchback if you want to. Sprints are often quite cheap too.

Check out your local motor club.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Also think about karting, although you will probably be looking at the cheap fun kart classes with that budget.

All the best

Keith
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[Blue_SV650S]

I think you are looking at banger-racing or low end Karting on that budget.

If you like the idea of karting, I can give a few pointers!!
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[G]

Really stuck on four wheels?
Minimoto offers as much competition as you want, but can be done out the back of a hatch back. While it's seen as a 'kids' sport, there's plenty of adults competing, as with karting.

Not sure it's quite a 'sport', but drifting can be done fairly cheaply; buy an already converted vehicle. Not sure if they have lower-level competitions and it does take a reasonable amount of skill (ie I'm not very good at it ), but I've enjoyed what I've done.

Turn up to work in an old 200sx with a roll cage and the welded diff making the wheels hop as you park is so much cooler than the latest porsche or whatever .

[mistergixer]

[G]

What about high-diving, that paedo-thing with twirly pubescent girls and football? All involve judging a (artistic) 'performance', rather than getting to the end first, or whatever.

I'd tend to agree with you, but the world is against us.
Competitive drifting doesn't really appeal to me, however, as I prefer the get to the end first style competition. Good fun playing, still.

[mistergixer]

[Ariel Badger]

If car sprinting is at all like bike sprinting you will not get very far on 2K if you want to be even slightly competitive.
When I took up sprinting it was a choice between that and heroin, I should have taken smack , it would be cheaper.
If you go in for a sport that is not for road legal vehicles remember you will need a means of getting your self and car to the track so cost out trailers and make sure your car is up to the job.
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[daemonoid]

[defblade]

Try PCTs (Production Car Trials) - aka how far can you drive up a muddy hillside without getting stuck or sliding backwards. Suprisingly good fun (and suprising difficult), you can do it with a bog standard car of any sort (there are a few mods allowed, but no LSDs...), you very rarely damage the car (tho it will get muddy!) and you can share a drive so significant others don't get fed up

Ask RACMSA (or whatever it's called these days ?) about your nearest Motor Club and go from there.
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[andyscooter]

what about banger racing

cheap to start and fun
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[thegubner]

Banger racing is no good unless you can afford to buy a new car every week after they get smashed up. Unless you dont smash them up which is unlikely.

Maybe try a formula like rookie rods or hot fords, oval racing is fun and cheap and there are tracks all over the country affiliated with each other. The only problem is you cant keep the car on the road which is the reason i dont do it at the mo.

Rookie Bangers are good, the cars last a bit longer than proper Bangers as its just tap and spin rather than full contact but for cheap competitive racing i would look at rookie rods and hot fords on google.

Hope this helps.

[andyscooter]

grass tracking

bangers dont matter if they get dented jusr knock the dents out wiv an hammer
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