Kanmer

Have you guys seen this? It looks like a blast. 24 hour enduro road race with a car that cost $500 or less. My knda budget!
http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Bob

Z11409

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=4674

RAFTRACER

This all looks pretty entertaining, I was looking this all over in the most recent issue of Grassroots Motorsports Magazine..

Someone was even racing a hearse......

jpasterjak

That hearse was fun to hit.

J.G. Pasterjak
Grassroots Motorsports
Classic Motorsports

MySR71

I was running in this past weekend's event in Flat Rock, MI. The Flat Rock event is a full 24 hours of driving.

We had a 1983 Toyota Celica Supra. There was LOTS of contact out on the track. Pit stops were fun. We had to do some body repairs as fenders were hitting the tires as a result of damage. We wound up removing the front fenders all together. We also replaced a radiator part way through the race. In total we lasted 10 hours. A end rod ventilated our block and put us out of the race.

meldog21

It's a whole lot more than $500. Dan(another forum member) and I were planning for this years event. I don't recall exactly what the budget was but it came to about $500 per driver with some sponsorship. Safety gear adds up. Sure the car is cheap($500) but a roll bar is at least $500 and you haven't even got to all the other stuff you need like tires, hotel, gas, food, etc, etc, etc.

It definitely looks like fun, but you have to plan in advance with a few drivers and put together a team that can fight through adversity. Expect it to cost way more than $500. Or about what we came up with, at $500 per driver + about $2,000 sponsorship.

It's still cheap. For about $5,000 you and your friends can get national coverage for participation in a one day race(actually less than 24 hours, but held over two days). Everyone can have a great time. Building the team and the car is half the fun. Getting to race is the icing on the cake.

I'm still considering it for next year.

Dog

MySR71

Indeed the total car costs are much higher than $500. Safety equipment isn't included in the $500 limit. Things like a cage, seat, harnesses, brakes, wheel bearings, etc are considered by some to be safety items and not included in the $500. It does add up fast. Many people throw the car away after the event. It will have so much damage that it won't be usable again. However, many of your parts can be stripped off the car and used for the next race if you use the same type of car.

Indeed the Altamont events are not a full 24 hours of driving. This is due to noise restrictions around Altamont. There wasn't restrictions in Flat Rock so the event was a full 24 hours of driving.