What would you build?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Bob Shaw

If you had no race car and a $6000 budget to build one, what would you build?
(A) A car like you had in high school.
(B) A car that should run in the 12's.
(C) A 1969 Camaro with a 396.
(D) A car with a soft horsepower rating that should qualify anywhere.
(E) A car that fits a class that nobody runs.
(F) A car that has 6 other cars in the class in your division.
(G) None of the above.

(H) A car that has a soft index

[7423]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

(H) A car that has a soft index

^^^^this^^^^^^
and then bracket race the wheels off of it

[Tim H]

(A) A car like you had in high school.

Because $6000 won't build much of a race car here in Canada. If it was $60000, "C" a 1969 Camaro w/ 396.

[Bill Howell]

I would like to have option C. A 396 69 Camaro for $6,000.

[1320racer]

G) None of the above because with a $6,000 budget and no car, you won't be able to build any of the above!

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

I would like to have option C. A 396 69 Camaro for $6,000.

Bill, as my good buddy Dave who retired to Mesa says "You can get that back around there, it is just that when you move it all the remaining structural rust will fall off of it."

[Dwight Southerland]

"D" Seems like it has more advantages, especially if it is a combination that is not popular.
(1) You can make it competitive in class without having to break the bank.
(2) You can develop a combination that is not so difficult to maintain.
(3) You can go fast enough to qualify at Indy if you want to.
(4) You don't have to worry about somebody outspending you or out-tricking you on technology.
(5) If you're smart enough to figure one out, you can be competitive ET-wise and race it for years - long enough to learn how to drive and go some rounds without having to financially keep up with the deluge of technology.


The big negative is that you probably don't get to go head-to-head and have the satisfaction of beating someone in a true contest. It's one type of satisfaction when you beat somebody in your own class, but it's different when you can beat everyone who has a combination just like yours.