Why is no one interested in motor sport

[djr81]

Having had my Skyline for a while now, it has become very noticeable that there are very few people interested in driving their imports in any events (eg the speed event series). Other than the Eames R33, you rarely see another Skyline out and about. At the Wungong dam hill climb on Saturday there were only two GT-R's in a field of fifty to sixty cars.

Where is everybody? I thought the point of having a performance car was to get to drive it flat out.

:headspin:

[Denver]

Not everyone has a desire to go hurtling up hills and run the risk of burying it into the tree's, or in my case, armco..

There are people out there who do motorsport, but theres also stuff like drifting, the MC series, AEM classic challenge/rally and speed dome days, and the good ol drags..

Plenty of people out there doing it, its just not everyones cup of tea..

[32vspecII]

its to expensive

[Pva_Glue]

its to expensive

yeap he said it!

I suggest you get yourseld a CAMS licence.

then contact nearst Motorkana people.

cheers

joe

[gtrken]

I won the Speed Event Series 2 years ago in a GTR and I will be back.

With the amount of motorsport avaliable at the present moment , there is not enough w/ends spare plus as mentioned, for the average Skyline owner it is a bit expensive.

When there was very little motorsport at the club level it was popular but now with MC, drifting etc as mentioned by Denver, people tend to be a bit fussier.

Cheers

ken

[GTS-t VSPEC]

It's expensive enough to just run a car, let alone if you crash it.

SAUWA has an MC team in for both the Summer and Winter Series of MC, and while it's not as challenging as circuit racing, it's cheap and fun:D

[JH32]

Not everyone has a desire to go hurtling up hills and run the risk of burying it into the tree's, or in my case, armco..

There are people out there who do motorsport, but theres also stuff like drifting, the MC series, AEM classic challenge/rally and speed dome days, and the good ol drags..

Plenty of people out there doing it, its just not everyones cup of tea..

:werd:

[Dsturbd]

Whats classed as expensive ???

[Sneeza]

MC isnt expensive - we pay $70 entry fee plus plus one off $45 AASA lisence. MC isnt everyone's thing - but it still gives you a rush, requires skill and challenges you to beat your own times and other peoples.

The best thing about it - is you do it in your own "off the street" car - so no roll cages etc needed.

[Denver]

Mc CAN be expensive..

time you factor in, the $70 entry, $90 in a cams licence, anything from $30-180 for a club membership to a cams affiliated club, wack on a set of r-comps at around $1200 which will last 6 months to a yr, and start modding, it does become an expensive time..

[Dsturbd]

Thats cheap Denver ..

[RedRocket]

Modded cars are hard enough to keep on the road, let alone flogging them on a track etc.

I used to do MC's all the time, then bought a skyline, spent $15000 on it, still doesn't drive properly.

most people use r-specs now (whats the advantage if everyones got them ??)

and you need another set of rims to put them on.

[Mikeru_r33]

For me MC is about having fun. Take it too seriously and you are just kidding yourself. I enjoy putting my 33 around those courses for a laugh with my mates, and for the thrill of driving in a way I cant do safely on ordinary roads. I dont give a 2 shakes about winning (saddos in EVOs and other WRC wannabes can worry about that) - its all about having fun with my car - and my car is my hobby so I have a lot of fun. (And its best when gtrken shouts at you in training

There are so many motorsport options out there if you really want to do it, but dont wait for someone to hand it to you on a plate...go out there, find it, do it, and have a ball.

BTW djr81 your Datsuns Icon so rocks - best band evar

[djr81]

BTW djr81 your Datsuns Icon so rocks - best band evar

Thanks bloke - I was beginning to think no one had any taste in music.

As for motorsport being too hard on your car, I have to disagree. Set up properly & looked after (ie let the thing cool properly between runs) the only noteable consumables will be brake pads (front ones) & tyres. Think about the tyre wear from motorsport next time you see some one doing a burn out.

The reason I started this thread is simple - who wouldn't want to lap places such as Wanneroo in the Skyline? Most fun you can have with your trousers on.

[PHATR32]

yeah the expense of racing one of these cars is the main factor.

Im happy to to take my car for a quick thrash up in the hills.

steve

[32vspecII]

mc right , 70$ for 4 runs of say 90 seconds each ? or about 12$ a minute !

[djr81]

mc right , 70$ for 4 runs of say 90 seconds each ? or about 12$ a minute !

Depends if you want competition or just laps. There are plenty of opportunities for test days to rack up as many km's as you desire. WASCC memberships are about $180, but much cheaper when you factor in free entry to the V8's & any other events on during the year. Test days are on all through the year.

CAMS licenses (level 2S) are < $100. Between these two it is all you need to get out and amongst it.

To use the twilight sprint round in early March at Wanneroo, you get twelve laps, plus a warmup and another run afterwards if you wanted it. Might not sound like much, but you will be fully occupied over the course of the event. Added to which you get full lap times, dinner & if you are good enough a trophy. People there are interested in what you are running, helpfull & friendly. Not everyone is hell bent on being the next Garth Tander. Chances of an off causing damage are almost nil. Beats hell out of sitting at home watching it on the tellie.

Anyway, enough of my ranting.

[RadiuM]

the cheapest and most fun form of motorsport ive found so far is going down to the collie motorplex and just doing laps.

50$ for the day with AFARCC (6 weeks time), no cams required, then just factor in tyre/brake wear i guess.

alot more fun than the drags or mc which ive been out of for about a year or two, I planned on entering SES this year but it didnt happen. NEXT YEAR!

Shaun

[djr81]

the cheapest and most fun form of motorsport ive found so far is going down to the collie motorplex and just doing laps.

50$ for the day with AFARCC (6 weeks time), no cams required, then just factor in tyre/brake wear i guess.

alot more fun than the drags or mc which ive been out of for about a year or two, I planned on entering SES this year but it didnt happen. NEXT YEAR!

Shaun

Is that confirmed Shaun - AKAIK Collie is currently being resurfaced.

Also note: You don't have to enter every round of the SES!

[RadiuM]

yeah, it was mid march .. then mid april .. now its changed to may 15th because of the works.

hmmm, i got some castor rods coming in soon, once i get them installed and my suspension all sorted out i might start entering then.

i work from home now so the poor car just sits in the garage all day long

whats the SES website?

Shaun