So I sold my race car...
Why ? Because I had a great education/life/wife lined up in South Africa..
And now it seems to be falling through.. The cost of living is high there.. My income wouldnt be until I finished school. Financial backing from this side jst fell on its face completely..

So right now I dont know what to do.. I was thinking telling the buyer I will give him his deposit back since he hasnt picked it up yet. But at the same time I could move to another car in another class perhaps.

Looking for low operating costs. The Lotus 7 i want to build runs EP.. not something thats cost controlled.. My M coupe isnt going anywhere either.. Its now a part of the family.

What would you do with $5k to spend on racing ? Or just sit on the sideline and watch as my licience expires?

Thouights? Opinions ? Feelings ?

 

Keep the racecar and enjoy it

You put alot of time and hard work in it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Keep the racecar and enjoy it </TD></TR></TABLE>

Or you could actually follow through on your commitment and sell it and start looking for another used car to buy.





Modified by JeffS at 9:35 PM 11/10/2003

 

i feel it needs too much development.. It needs the motor and tranny to be up there with catch22 and the big boys.. I would rather wait and get a SRF i think.. or some other strict cost controleld class or just a damn open class!

Anyone know if lotus 7 replicas can run SPU/SPO ?

 

One of my main competitors in SPU runs a Westfield (Super 7). It is a really scary thing to me, virtually an open wheel car. The SPU class here is under 2L currently.

Jim

 

yay!!! I get to run SPU!
a 2.0 can belt out about 260hp... Should be some good stuff!

Lotus 7 production begins soon!

 

DO be sure to check your region's rules - SPU is not a "national" regional class so they vary around the country.

K

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Want2race &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone know if lotus 7 replicas can run SPU/SPO ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Caterham 7 runs EP with the Zetec motor - while EP isn't cost controlled in general, the Caterham is a Limited Prep car (ie the car is raced as sold).

 

Ahh. i was wondering what limited ment.. Thanks
I couldnt do a caterham because its like $30k. I could do an SPU car it appears... maybe lotus club when such a thing evolves.

 

I would worry about getting the other elements of your life straight. Perhaps the funds from the sale of the race car could be used better elsewhere right now.

 

not really.. But great point!
To effectively move countries comes to about $115k. Of which almost $0 is financable! So I would need to generate that in cash. Which wihout a college degree(a work in progress) @ age 20 is an uphill battle of mass proportion.
So it seems best to get educated here and then move.. or so the plan goes unless i could change that... I can hope right ?