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Post by acar96 on Jan 7, 2012 22:03:07 GMT -5
Hi my name is Andrew, i live just outside of Boston, im 15 and i come up to Lee about 4 times a year to watch the friday night features. Im a huge NASCAR fan and ive allways been looking into racing but i have never quite gotten anywhere becuase of costs and other problems.
One huge problem is that i have no clue how to work on a car.. and sadly neither does my dad.
But a few years from now when i get a job and save up some cash im going to look into entering a car into races up here at Lee.
I have a few questions and if you guys could help be out it would be great!
1. Whats the age requirement to race? 2. Cost of buying a car and nessisary parts/ tools? 3. How much is spent each weekend going up to the track on tires and gas and so on..? 4. Whats the best series (cheapest) to start out in?
Also, do most of the drivers have mechanical expirence working on cars, or do they bring up a crew member to help them out with that kind of stuff.
Thanks so much and im looking forward to the Summer of 2012 for my Lee Speedway fun
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Post by davesanborn on Jan 13, 2012 7:20:16 GMT -5
I believe the minimum age is now 14? check the "general rules" section. The Iron man class has to be the cheapest to get into. Allot of the racers just leave their cars right at the track all week long (as long as they didn't break something) If you / your dad aren't really mechanically inclined, you need to find a "buddy" that is, the racers are going to help you as much as they can, but that is usually in form of advise. My biggest advise I can give you is, Go to the track every week, hang out in the pits, look for someone that might need help and start being their crew member. learn everything you can, get a first hand idea of what you will need and how much money it will cost etc.. then next fall go to the swap meets and find a car. Chase your dreams, racing is a blast and you will meet a whole new family!
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Post by acar96 on Jan 21, 2012 22:50:55 GMT -5
Ok thanks! I will definitly look into hanging around the pits... Where could i see some classifieds for the iron man cars?
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