Seems I am living in the most car hostile world: Austria

Great video, but you should also realise if you turn up with a £3500 budget in mind, there could well be people turn up with massive budgets that you just can't compete with. Fine if you want to get on track, but where do you go if you find out you are any good but don't have £100k to spend every year? Scott's advice to join a single make, unmodified series is key here, but you still can't stop your competitors turning up with a team of mechanics, putting a new set of tyres on every session and taking many test days before each race.

Pretty much. If you don’t live in the United States, Japan or Europe you are screwed.

I know it's not comparable but virtual racing brings a lot to this game.

Of course I've thought about getting on the grid myself but im 20 now so im just too old to start but hey one can still think about it I guess

Take notes Alessio Deledda, you don't have to ruin careers of potential superstars just for your enjoyment!

are you nigel's kid.

I just wanna work at my local car junkyard, they host a demolition derby every month where employees get to ram each other (and ram their boss) with an entry fee for everyone else, the profits made of it donated to food banks

I thought you were gonna talk about the costs of Motorsport Teams like F1, F2, Nascar, and LMP1

Motocross is the most affordable racing out there..as well as the most competitive

So basically, you buy a cheap car, train on the track, enter an amateur race - only to be completely destroeyed by a pro who drives the car for the first time in his life.

My question to you is I want to start in single seaters and then after move to sports car and touring car racing so what to I do

4:20 (kai kogashiwa join the battle)

to everyone : note the following! 1. cost of racing does mean cost of fuel, storage, repair. race fees, upgrades . 2. when you enter racing VS open lapping your costs ARE higher. they will have rules you need to follow like roll cage ect. 3. change ALL fluids since track puts on x10 stress on everything. final: racing is fun but it's money down the drain since you winning as an adult, you will spend 50 and get 25 back if you on a fast car. you are the cow getting milked.

Try this on for size. Australia did everything it could to make these cars cheap yet with sufficient performance to challenge top drivers. fitop.info/build/videot/g62ZY5iXx8Np1Ik fitop.info/build/videot/cXrUeLeoqrSX3Gg These are a one-design formula. Control chassis (100% 2018 FIA compliant), engine (5.2 litre Ford Coyote V8), gearbox (6-speed Holinger paddle shift), tyres (Hoosier), etc.. These are low downforce cars with hard compound tyres and the emphasis is on the driver. The racing is run under what are effectively speedway rules. There is regular qualifying. Then there is the qualifying race, the result of which puts everyone more or less in reverse order for the second qualifying race. The combined results decide the grid for the feature race.

The cheapest way to get into racing is with a sim racing setup, the cars may not be real, but the RACING is.

This whole video made me laugh. Buy a cheap car and take it to a track day, only changing out the brakes. A $1,500 car is probably going to need all the rubber bits in the suspension replaced and maybe the shocks and struts as well. That's probably another $2k. Now, you've done a few track days and you want to go racing for real. Been there. Back in the 80s, I decided to go ITB racing. The premise was buy a cheap car put a roll cage into it and go racing. Har. Roll cage, upgrade the suspension, fire suppression system, racing suit, Let's not forget the trailer and tow vehicle. There may be less expensive ways to go racing but there is NO inexpensive way to go racing.

someone needs to tell him about lemons and 24 hours of le'mons

The question is....how much more rewarding is racing compared to sim racing?

600cc bike works for me. 6-8K for the bike with the track mods. Cheap to transport to the circuit, cost of the tires, brakes and service very affordable comparing to track cars.

is a caterham 7 485 allowed and good for these races?

03:25, same thing with table-tennis and expensive, fast carbon offensive/attacking blades versus allround/defensive ply ones. 😂

What about karts? Isn’t that cheaper? 🤔

I looked into racing hot hatched mid 90s. Could not afford. And that was about as cheap as it got. I used to work with a BSB superstock team and even that cost 80-100k a year if you wanted to win and have a nice truck etc.

no one gonna talk about autograss?

But the Mazda championship was all caterhams

i love your content these videos are great

Karting is also a good one

whoever was never on "A Track" never owned a car and will never do?

Awesome video mate! Can you do a video with an overview of comparable options in other european countries? (Germany in particular please ;) )

I think a role cage would always be necessary, especially with an inexperienced driver?

Racing in the uk seems to be in the similar price range as playing MTG's modern format...

Have you raced on dirt before?

4:35 Actually, i think it is just normal priced hobby. In any hobby, starting cheap is easy. Also it's best to start cheap so if you find that it's not your cup of tea, you drop it and find something else. But, in any hobby, it's going to cost you something. Paying 4000£ for ready race-capable car is not much considering the amount of time is being put into it. Or less than 2000£ with you doing the work which i would suggest because that way you can learn the car and mechanics. Also, all the time maintaining it, tuning it, practicing, learning to drive it and then finally racing with it.. During that break-in phase, you can then evaluate if you want to dedicate more time and money into the hobby. If not, you can sell the car and cover some of the costs. So all things considered, it's not the cheapest of hobbies but also not the most expensive. Only if you want to go all-in, it's going to start costing but that the same with every hobby....

7:05 this bit about tyres reminds me of the two entrants from Osborne Motorsport from the last Bathurst 24 hour. Legend has it they picked up the cars from a showroom in Brisbane, drove them to Bathurst, practiced, qualified, raced for 24 hours, taking first and second in class, then drove them back to Brisbane again... All on one set of tyres.

Nearly bought a Super Seven back in the day. (1978) I'm 6'3" tall and could not get in the drivers seat any way I tried....

Professional racing is expensive but you can build a race car pretty cheap just enter a local race series. Best way to make money and have fun.

CrosKart/rallykart is probably the most fun you can have with a small-ish budget.

Would like to see more budget racing. The car building look like half the fun.

2.4 hour of le mullets is only 2 grand a crown Vic lol

I remember that Top Gear episode where they went rally cross, and ruled out that the startup cost of Rallycross is lower than buying a full equipment for golfing.

If it’s an MX-5 I recommend a roll bar at least.

I really enjoy go-karting. It’s not car racing, but it’s pretty fun and extremely cheap. Electric karts are actually pretty freakin fast too.

The cheapest way is to join a local motor/rally club, and take part in auto cross trails. You'll be able to pick up some valuable skills which will come in handy should you wish to progress further...

Dont forget to rip the whole interior out for weight reduction

Yep, pick a number and double it then add your mum's age

the gap in cost between karting and circuit racing :(

Could you post some gopro video of you driving?

i life near the Nürburgring :)

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Sometimes it might be better than F1 I'd say

It seems really fun!

At least in America, you can get into dirt oval karting for less than $1500 and into a low budget micro sprint for less that 5k Or the fwd classes that are super budget friendly as well while dirt oval may not be appealing racing you “don’t like” is better than not racing at all. Also in America drifting and auto x are good as well.

Tell Hamilton this as blacks aren't interested in motor sport only football, baseball even rugby, I know I'm employed them as it's too expensive .

Scottndont forget the Mazda 3 with the smile looping grill that looks so adorable.

Apparently its cheaper to go racing in Europe and since there hasn't been a US F1 Champ since Mario Andretti Im in the wrong country, but then the last four years is further proof of that!!!

It's cool that a pro driver does FItop

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In folkrace as we call it in Sweden i think its the same as banger racing you build a car for under 1000$

in greece the cost to race in england seems to be the cost for carting...

3,200 quid, that's around 25,000 turkish liras this video still gives me hope though.

Man...I'm 14 and I think my racing dreams are almost dead

In germany we build our own track on farmers field and then we race with old cars like vw polos or fiat puntos or ford fiestas. Its so much fun with friends

Bikes are a good budget option too - decent 600cc bike is as cheap as 1000 and bikes use less fuel too. Also have supercar speed figures

The thumbnail is my 1972 BMW 2002 race car. I only have done club racing with SWMS.org at a track west of Albuquerque, NM. I owned this car for a decade before I set it up for SCCA ITB rules, never raced with the SCCA. After 2 years (2003 season) I added up the receipts: $25,000 for building, buying tools to make it run, paint it myself, getting a license (going to school), buying safety gear for car and me, medical checkups, buying a transporter, modifying it($$$) and test days when they had open tracks (I would give rides to friends and family after my 'testing' was done and kill my old tires). Typical 2 day race weekend would cost at least $700.00 for fees, gas for car and transporter, 2 tires consumed minimum (rotate often), food and drinks. Do not fool yourselves, it is money through a carburetor (In my case) for no glory, no oversized check and no low mileage pit woofie (Star Trek Next Generation reference). Buy a camera, mount it securely, go to school on your awful driving and add a brake light telltale to the dash. This helps a lot for consistency. Race whatever you have, whenever you can for as long as possible!

well clearly. it would be the 24 hours of lemons: 24hoursoflemons.com/

Where I'm from people can just take any car they own and do track times instead of everyone at once so it's more about beating your own time or people in your class, people with simple honda accords or Mustangs, even trucks

I'm surprised you can race that cheaply, it looks like a lot of fun. To be honest, I think it's more fun watching these kinds of races than it is to watch F1. We could use a lot more of it on TV

How much it costs? 20 bucks at the local cart racing track.

Step 1 : buy a sim rig Step 2 : profit

This guy knows what's up

I know people that spend more on the Driver in their golf set than these mr2's. I wish i lived on the right continent to get into it.

Can you do one for over here in America

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Norway used car price: working engine, 7k

Top gear went rally cross racing for less than it costs to play golf

Not much: gaming PC, iRacing, commercial pedals & wheel ~sub 2000€

Local karting track is also a cheap way

Love this channel

Is Superutility races just as cheap?

And no mention of Rally cross and go karts. Huh. Cheep and good fun!

Is a 350z good for racing?

Sponsor Mazda much? Nice video tho

Aside frome brakes and tires, a lot of older vehicles dont have a rev limiter! I dont have a track near me but on a bike it helped me keep my head up while I was exploring the power band

just live in germany near the auto barn very similar to racing

MR-2s @ 1:30! Yes!!

Can you please do a video on how you got that job thanks

Surely banger racing is the lowest cost motorsport?

Damn! I came here to find out how much I need to withdraw from my bank to race in F1 but only to be told the cost of lowly Mazda 7.

None of this applies to Mahaveer Raghunathan or Channoch Nissany - those dudes are terribly slow but have so much money they can skip every category

Cheapest way is to drive nurburgring in a shit box you got on Craigslist.

Porsche 944's and Mazda Miatas are the best reliable budget cars in America. The Lexus SC300 is also a good option but may be more expensive.

Oh snap i need a car to race :S i was thinking a trike.... MY DREAMS ARE CRUSHED!

lemons racing is pretty fun to follow. it's cheapo racing for the hell of it. plus the car stories are pretty good

I'm suprised you don't mention go karting.

I can recommend F1000 if you want a reasonably well-costed way to go single seater racing. It's also 750mc.

Formula 1

The biggest costs even for cheap motorsports are transporting your kit. Vans/motorhomes will easily cost £10s of thousands

Ive recently gotten into kitcar building and racing. We are currently designing a chassis with the 13b-msp in it. Super lightweight , about 180 to 190 whp and 9000 rpm rev limit. What not to like?

24 hours of lemons