Cool. I think i've found my sport, especially when it involves a $50 falcon!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew smith Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2003 8:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MOTOR RACING autocross is fun and cheap.You dont need anything really fast. Geordie wrote: > I was more thinking of Demo Derby :) > > I know that circuit racing is a different game all together. > But thanks for the advice. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dominic Votano > Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2003 12:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MOTOR RACING > > If the car is not road worthy DONT EVEN DREAM of driving it on a track. > Going fast is about stopping fast time after time. > > The first step to getting on a track is joining a car club. The club will > issue you a level 2s license that allows you to compete in most motor sport > events. > > The cost of doing up a car for racing is FAR FAR more than buying a prepared > car. Remember that your car must be scrutineered before it attends a CAMS > event. > > If you just wanna do laps then contact the racetrack of your choice and ask > them about practise days and what license they need. > > A race car is generally far more reliable, solid and expensive than the same > road car. Even proper race use Brake Fluid for your car will cost you over > $100.00. > > My 1977 Datsun Stanza has now had $27,600 in development between me and the > previous owner and yet is probably worth $7,000.00 > > Dominic Votano > www.premierstrata.com.au > www.unitliving.info > Premier Strata > Ph 9630 7500 > Fx 9630 1915 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geordie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com. Au" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:04 PM > Subject: Totally Off Topic... > > I am toying with the idea of getting a racecar built up for use in either > Street Stocker class or demo derby. > > Reason being, I bought a XD falcon a few weeks back for $50, I got it > running and it's going really well. > However it needs a little bit of body work to get it registered. > > BUT... I am having a lot of trouble selling it. I even listed it on ebay for > $1 and all I got was dickheads bidding on it for a laugh, nobody actually > wanted to pay when the time came. > > so the end up story is that i'd like to have a play on the racetrack! > > Can anybody give me any advice, or who I could talk to, or what I need to > do, what sort of licence I might need, etc.. > > Much appreciated... > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
