Race Car - decisions?!?!

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

i want to get into some form of racing and have kinda narrowed it down to a couple:

A) car club type stuff - thinking an FXGT or similar

B) KT100 Go-Kart


part of the reason i have thought about these is that i have a fairly limited budget, with a mortgage and mrs

car club type stuff would be less often racing i imagine, but be more expensive. would still want to keep this car road legal (as the caldina isnt the best tow vehicle)

gotta try convince myself (and Carpet Burn) what will be the best way to go, and how much everything is going to cost vs the fun/thrill factor!!

any opinions welcome

[EVL GSXR]

To have some decent fun in a KT Kart it ain't cheap (depending how serous you wanna get) My mate started off racing them year's ago but didn't like loosing so had to step up everything to compete with the big boy's and yeah it wasn't cheap..

I would go for something along the line's of a Grass Kart.. 250cc 2 stroke engine = alot of side way's action and alot cheaper then running a KT.. Few my mate's Race them and shit they alot of fun ..

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

I would go for something along the line's of a Grass Kart.. 250cc 2 stroke engine = alot of side way's action and alot cheaper then running a KT.. Few my mate's Race them and sh*t they alot of fun ..

problem is where do you race them??

[EVL GSXR]

I would go for something along the line's of a Grass Kart.. 250cc 2 stroke engine = alot of side way's action and alot cheaper then running a KT.. Few my mate's Race them and sh*t they alot of fun ..

problem is where do you race them??

Grass?? joke's joke's

Naa do you not have some sort of Club up there fella??

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

ive never heard of any grass kart clubs round these ways

weve got www.kartsporttaranaki.co.nz here -Taranaki Kart Club, ps their website is horrible!

[EVL GSXR]

True well you could go for a track kart but with the 125cc - 250cc 2 stroke engine out of a MX Bike.. Most my mate's have gone to this as they have gear's and alot more fun (slidding round corner's etc) also alot cheaper then running KT's .. But hey it's all up to you fella..

[Mr Revhead]

contact those karting guys and go along. i think you will find they will be very helpful. wheres the closest car track to you?
i think a kart will be cheaper, but for me a car is the go....

you could get sponsership from choc cheese!

go team stratford!!!!

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

hahah
yeah i had a blast in a kart or 2 before i brought the house

probably looking at ~2k for a cheapie
+trailer + licence + gears + equipment etc

i was told that i wasnt allowed to race by some fulla since i was only ~2-3sec off race pace on my first time on the track in a kart not set up for me

[t0ms]

minimoto's

cheapest motorsport in nz

http://www.minimoto.co.nz/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=644

my bike cost me 600 bucks race ready, so far this year i have spent 50 on a new rear tyre, 50 on a race clutch and 5 litres of petrol

leathers cost me 100 bucks second hand. boot were 100 and helmet (used my old dunger till i got given the bling bling blue one)

cheers
tom

[pidge]

hahah
i was told that i wasnt allowed to race by some fulla since i was only ~2-3sec off race pace on my fist time on the track in a kart not set up for me

That's a serious case of Tall Poppy syndrome there...

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

hahah
i was told that i wasnt allowed to race by some fulla since i was only ~2-3sec off race pace on my fist time on the track in a kart not set up for me

That's a serious case of Tall Poppy syndrome there...

hey the truth hurts some times...

[gurutasker]

I looked at getting into kart racing myself, but I'm thiking of going more with the other option and getting myself an FX-GT and start entering the local motorkhana's and that more. Are there people up in the 'naki that organise such things on a regular basis?

[Carpet Burn]

I'm for the race car, not really into the cart thing, plus i want to race the car as well!!

[no_8wire]

do you have roll cages in the karts?....fast+no cage= bad....

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

if anyone sees a cheapie FXGT around let me know

[TRD Man]

I looked at getting my son into karting. A mate of mine was the president of the local club and a good karter.
He advised me not to buy a cheap kart but to get a good one from the outset - say 4K.
The dilemna I had was that if my boy didn't like karting and wanted to quit I wasn't sure it would be easy to get out of a 4K kart.
On the otherhand 4K would buy a reasonable little clubcar and I was confident of getting my money back if he gave it up.
So we've gone that way.
If you're sure you'd get hooked on karting though, it's undoubtedly good value motorsport.

[Snoozin]

Build a KP60 race car with a 4K. Slots into 0-1300cc classes, piss easy to build, cheap as chips, plentiful parts....... lightweight sideways laughter!

[Al]

Build a KP60 race car with a 4K. Slots into 0-1300cc classes

Be a little different and build a 2AGE. 2a bottom end with 4AGE head, under 1300cc

[Leon]

There's an AE82 (NZ new even I think) down this way for about $4,500 or so with cage, seats, harness', sump guards and a couple of sets of wheels. In road legal condition as far as I have been told. It's only been used for a couple of autocrosses, so it isn't some battle weary old rally car.

Way cheaper than building it yourself.

Trust me ... if you can buy a car, it is *way* cheaper than building unless you can do everything yourself.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

There's an AE82 (NZ new even I think) down this way for about $4,500 or so with cage, seats, harness', sump guards and a couple of sets of wheels. In road legal condition as far as I have been told. It's only been used for a couple of autocrosses, so it isn't some battle weary old rally car.

Way cheaper than building it yourself.

Trust me ... if you can buy a car, it is *way* cheaper than building unless you can do everything yourself.

oooh, can you point me in the direction please?!?