Worth the effort? Options

[Mojave]

Seriously, what would it take for me to get a co-drive?  Lunch at Hooters (I believe there is one just down the road...)?  Dinner?  Both?  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

dunno. My girlfriend wants to go and she likes the camaro better (she's shopping for an MN6 LS1!!!) and its a hassle to load up and tow for an autocross.... but the car is damn fun w/ slicks!

I will pay your entry fee, lunch, and help load/unload the car. That seems like a perfectly fair deal to me.

[sgarnett]

Seriously, what would it take for me to get a co-drive?  Lunch at Hooters (I believe there is one just down the road...)?  Dinner?  Both?  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

dunno. My girlfriend wants to go and she likes the camaro better (she's shopping for an MN6 LS1!!!) and its a hassle to load up and tow for an autocross.... but the car is damn fun w/ slicks!

I will pay your entry fee, lunch, and help load/unload the car. That seems like a perfectly fair deal to me.

It may be a fair deal, but "bidding" against his girlfriend for the ride is probably a losing proposition (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[sjc115]

Knowing what it takes to build a 'race only' car (helped my friend build a street stock circle track car), if your goal is road racing, wait until you have the money to buy a car that is already built. You can tweek it to your liking and still not have spent as much money or time as you will building a car from scratch.

[Mojave]

Seriously, what would it take for me to get a co-drive?  Lunch at Hooters (I believe there is one just down the road...)?  Dinner?  Both?   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)   (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

dunno. My girlfriend wants to go and she likes the camaro better (she's shopping for an MN6 LS1!!!) and its a hassle to load up and tow for an autocross.... but the car is damn fun w/ slicks!

I will pay your entry fee, lunch, and help load/unload the car. That seems like a perfectly fair deal to me.

It may be a fair deal, but "bidding" against his girlfriend for the ride is probably a losing proposition (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Your negative thoughts aren't appriciated. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[CMC #37]

Knowing what it takes to build a 'race only' car (helped my friend build a street stock circle track car), if your goal is road racing, wait until you have the money to buy a car that is already built. You can tweek it to your liking and still not have spent as much money or time as you will building a car from scratch.

Word! The only reason I had Alan build the second one is because I was just tickled to see him do it and there are no CMC 4th gen 'Birds out here (well now there are two that will be flying around California Speedway this March!). There are a couple of fine third gens available out West here right now (see the classifieds for mine, CMC classifieds for others). Cheaper to go this way and immediate seat time.

[lt1aggie]

Knowing what it takes to build a 'race only' car (helped my friend build a street stock circle track car), if your goal is road racing, wait until you have the money to buy a car that is already built. You can tweek it to your liking and still not have spent as much money or time as you will building a car from scratch.

Word! The only reason I had Alan build the second one is because I was just tickled to see him do it and there are no CMC 4th gen 'Birds out here (well now there are two that will be flying around California Speedway this March!). There are a couple of fine third gens available out West here right now (see the classifieds for mine, CMC classifieds for others). Cheaper to go this way and immediate seat time.

I've thought about holding off and buying a third gen when I get out of school...but then again, there's a lot of things I want to buy when I get out of school. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Also, I have thought about buying a car that's already built, but it seems as though those are somewhat hard to come by these days. Maybe I'm wrong?

[nape]

Also, I have thought about buying a car that's already built, but it seems as though those are somewhat hard to come by these days.  Maybe I'm wrong?

Definitely not!

I wish I hadn't started building my car when I saw all the ASedan cars come up on ebay this fall.

I watched a sorted, National event winning 3rd gen TA with an A-Sedan motor and a stock TPI motor have no bids @ $6000. That was the cheapest, but I saw 4 for under $10k with spares, etc.

I've got that into my car now, and I'm starting over again since this car is too rusty to be safe even with a cage. Unless you want to have one hell of a learning experience/sweat/blood/tears equity (which I thoroughly enjoy (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ) and spend at least twice what you could buy one for, buy one used.

This post has been edited by nape: Nov 29 2005, 05:59 PM