[AllZWay]

Well... I finally have completed or 98% completed my dirt track race car. It is built for the IMCA Stock car class.

With tons of help from my father/crew chief we will get to test it out this weekend for the first of 3 weeks of practice before our season starts March 27th. Weather providing of course.... rain is forcast for the weekend...so we'll just have to wait and see.


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Front of car

[AllZWay]

Lonnie... Yep this is a claimer class. If you finish in the top 4... anyone still on the lead lap can purchase your engine for $425.

Really the cheapest engines are in the $1200 dollar range. Stock rebuilt short block and decent set of heads will run you about this or more. Not a lot of claiming goes on, but if someone hears about a really nice set of heads, of someone gets ticked off and another driver, then a claim usually happens.

The claims do keep the class pretty level....that and we have to run a 390cfm carb. So if you have a lot of motor....the carb really limits how much you gain from it.

I would say a good used car that is race ready runs anywhere from $4000 -$6500 and a brand new race ready car runs...depending on the builder and how much you do yourself...... $7000 - $12000.

I purchased my car at the end of last racing season...pretty beat up doors and fenders..... for $2500 minus engine and tranny. But still to get it race ready with a new skin, I have somewhere between $4000 - $5000.

Now I just hope I can learn to drive it. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)