How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: PA
This is making my life very difficult right not haha. My friend and I have been talking about dropping out of college and making a rally team, or just buying a cheap car and making it a rally car and staying in college. I have been pushing for a $500 BMW 325i, and he won't believe me that it would work. Damn this guy has lived what I want to do.
Laced with Sarcasm
Joined: Mar 2005
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It is almost impossible for the average person to gain a decent income from Rally Racing. I highly recommend staying in school, and racing in your free time. That way you've always got something to fall back on.
Just an FYI, both the driver and co-driver in this story both have good jobs that allow them to do this kind of stuff.
Just an FYI, both the driver and co-driver in this story both have good jobs that allow them to do this kind of stuff.
Junior Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 19
From: PA
It is almost impossible for the average person to gain a decent income from Rally Racing. I highly recommend staying in school, and racing in your free time. That way you've always got something to fall back on.
Just an FYI, both the driver and co-driver in this story both have good jobs that allow them to do this kind of stuff.
Just an FYI, both the driver and co-driver in this story both have good jobs that allow them to do this kind of stuff.
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This is making my life very difficult right not haha. My friend and I have been talking about dropping out of college and making a rally team, or just buying a cheap car and making it a rally car and staying in college. I have been pushing for a $500 BMW 325i, and he won't believe me that it would work. Damn this guy has lived what I want to do.
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Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 19
From: PA
You'd be pretty stupid to do something like that. Rally racing is a pretty difficult and very expensive sport to get into. Even RallyX can be pretty expensive for an average person and RallyX is nothing compared to something like even Rally America cars. It's not really a career either, people in this type of racing have jobs outside of racing that can support it and/or do work along side teams/companies. If you don't have years of racing experience already, you're chances are slim to none unless you have millions of dollars, crazy support from sponsors and tons of free time on your hands(ie: pastrana and block are good examples of that lol).
Laced with Sarcasm
Joined: Mar 2005
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Don't get discouraged from trying, we just don't recommend you go as far as skipping college to do it. Racing, in all forms, is a great way to spend time and have fun. AutoX/RallyX are really safe, sanctioned events at which you can hone your driving skills for any "next steps" you may have in the future.
It is costly but if you've got the means to do it, by all means get some dirt wheels/tires and hit up your local RallyX events! Just know that you'll always need something to fall back on in the event you're not one of the .000000001% of people who make it big in the sport
It is costly but if you've got the means to do it, by all means get some dirt wheels/tires and hit up your local RallyX events! Just know that you'll always need something to fall back on in the event you're not one of the .000000001% of people who make it big in the sport