24 Hours of LeMons Australia - Wakefield Park

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:11 pm

lightyear wrote:I can't see how you could buy a car for under $1000 and have it still running at the end of the event. Most cars under $1000 will have some mechanical problems.
You could buy a car for $1000, but will it last for 24hrs of racing abuse? I think $2500 might be a better budget.

That's part of the fun! Bring your tools, they will break. Plenty of videos and articles out there on the interwebz re these events, they are not intended to be all that competitive. You can't expect the car to go 100% for the whole race either - keep out there and you'll do well.

I am really interested in this but $$ also a problem for me...

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:47 am

The Ghettocet cost just under $1000 to buy. After selling off the coilovers, soft top, rollbar, mags and interior we are actually up $135, and that's AFTER buying a seat, harness and the steel for the cage! Cut springs, NB8A rims so out of whack we had to beat them into shape with a hammer, tyres that weren't good enough for people last season and a face a mother would have trouble loving.

If LeMons comes to WA and any of the "Secret gay ghetto Miata chat" Messenger group (you know who you are) want seat time I think we have a contender, and $985 ( I bought a rear wing) to blow on go fast goodies.

david_syd_au · Postby **david_syd_au** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:03 pm

The $1,000 limit does not include wheels & tyres, nor items related to driver safety, like seat, harness, ROP, steering wheel.
Everybody should read the regs, if only because in places they are quite funny :-)

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:48 pm

M1474 wrote:The Ghettocet cost just under $1000 to buy. After selling off the coilovers, soft top, rollbar, mags and interior we are actually up $135, and that's AFTER buying a seat, harness and the steel for the cage! Cut springs, NB8A rims so out of whack we had to beat them into shape with a hammer, tyres that weren't good enough for people last season and a face a mother would have trouble loving.

If LeMons comes to WA and any of the "Secret gay ghetto Miata chat" Messenger group (you know who you are) want seat time I think we have a contender, and $985 ( I bought a rear wing) to blow on go fast goodies.

Regs say that any money you get back from selling anything that would not affect the total price to buy, does not offset other costs you've incurred. So selling the wheels and rollbar does not offset the purchase price etc, because wheels and safety gear do not count toward the $1000.

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:09 pm

So we have a total budget of $0 but the money we spent on wheels, rollbar, seat and harness is OK. Guess we can't fit the wing though.

madjak · Postby **madjak** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:05 pm

M1474 wrote:So we have a total budget of $0 but the money we spent on wheels, rollbar, seat and harness is OK. Guess we can't fit the wing though.

I'm in for a drive!... I'm sure we can make a functional splitter and rear wing out of recycled chipboard and gaffa.

Failing that, a mini moke would be a good cheap racer. Nice and light and has good handling... with a cheap rebuild on the engine it would run for another decade or two.

Smokinscotty · Postby **Smokinscotty** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:56 pm

madjak wrote:
M1474 wrote:So we have a total budget of $0 but the money we spent on wheels, rollbar, seat and harness is OK. Guess we can't fit the wing though.

I'm in for a drive!... I'm sure we can make a functional splitter and rear wing out of recycled chipboard and gaffa.

Failing that, a mini moke would be a good cheap racer. Nice and light and has good handling... with a cheap rebuild on the engine it would run for another decade or two.

More like a moke would be a great way to ruin your weekend, and a cheap rebuild every few hours it would run for another hour or two.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:41 pm

I've been looking at the US youtubes. There are a lot of pretty solid cars in that: old volvos, Chevs, utes, vans, etc. I'm guessing they could put 30-40 teams onto the track at Wakefield, which means 150-250 drivers, about half of them with limited track experience. The cost factor could put a lot of old Falcodores out on the track. I considered going speedway as a local pastime a little while back. I could get a dirt track prepped fully barred out Commodore for only $1,800. Deduct $1,500 for the cage and seat and that sort of thing becomes a pretty sensible choice for a lot of teams. They'd be pretty feral on the track.

While I love the look of the ghettocet it's a motorkhana machine, not a door basher. Maybe even a standard MX5 is a bit light for comfort.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:52 pm

Might be able to pick this up for under $1K..... Think it will be up for it? :mrgreen:

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:09 pm

Would need to make an exhaust for it, has to exit behind the driver and meet the noise limits.
Plus no external cages.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:12 pm

Black_Penguin wrote:Would need to make an exhaust for it, has to exit behind the driver and meet the noise limits.
Plus no external cages.

If you turned up at the track in that thing, do you really think they would want to argue with you?!!! :shock:

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 1:41 am

OK, got on a proper computer as couldn't get the rules on iPhone. Doors, windows etc need to be in place.

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:07 am

Guess what I just bought, ummmmmmmmmm, MX5 Nationals or YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kallangu ... 1068193068

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:14 am

tbro wrote:Guess what I just bought, ummmmmmmmmm, MX5 Nationals or YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kallangu ... 1068193068

Dear Lord. Say it ain't so...

Mortgage your house for 24 hours of fuel in that beast!

david_syd_au · Postby **david_syd_au** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:31 am

zossy1 wrote:
tbro wrote:Guess what I just bought, ummmmmmmmmm, MX5 Nationals or YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kallangu ... 1068193068

Dear Lord. Say it ain't so...
Mortgage your house for 24 hours of fuel in that beast!

But it would be fun to drive in that, complete with a dummy dressed like a tin-pot dictator in the back :-)