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Old 07-22-2010, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mike343sharpstk View Post
Here is the deal, I really want to do a road race/track day/auto cross car next...Could a guy do a car like this for 15 to 20 grand in parts??
Do want to wheel-to-wheel race or just open track? Big difference. Not sure since you're looking at SVRA rules. If you actually want to race in a vintage series and are asking about money you should probably look elsewhere. Those guys have 20K+ in the motor alone. If you just want to open track a vintage Mustang, you can do it for way way less than 15-20K. 65-68 Mustangs are probably the easiest and cheapest classic cars to set up for track day duty. Start reading the Vintage-Mustang Track forum and this vintage Mustang thread on Corner-Carvers.

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Originally Posted by byndbad914 View Post
Folks tend to seriously under-predict what it takes to road race a car, even a simple one.
What he said, but it pertains more to campaigning a full on racing effort. Again, completely different from just thrashing your car at a track day.
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