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I'd love to do wheel-to-wheel racing, but the costs involved pretty much keep me out. However, now that I'm moving up to Barrie, I've discovered there is Ice Racing up in Minden.

Looks right up my alley. I outright won the Ice Solo series in Ottawa in 1999, and I've only improved since (well, on pavement anyway). And ice racing is way cheap. Also, you only need a basic CASC-OR competition license. No complicated and expensive racing license needed.

The first race is in January, so I'll have to get to work.

I'll be needing a car first. If anybody sees something cheap, light, FWD, and running for less than $500, please let me know. I prefer something like a Fiesta or Escort.

Should have thought about that before I sold the Tercel!! It could have been a nice project car :)

I would have loved to see how the Justy would have done in this type of race.

hey - welcome to barrie then - there are a few of us up here

im just off bayfield


see ya

Rob, you should of got Anthony's (focused) Fiesta.

But anyways, i will keep my eye open for it. I know my dad has an Eagle summit SW for 400 :), but i dont think it will make it to track, yet alone racing :):):)

i looked at this briefly, seems like the car needs to have some safety equipment like roll cage put in? i guess you'll do that all yourself anyway

A friend and I were just discussing the same thing. We were at mosport this weekend and the motor went south so we packed up and watched from corner 3. He mentioed that we should do some ice racing and wanted to do it cheap, the car he's running is costing a crap load to run and maintain at the moment. We are still trying to work the bugs out. But ya it sounds like fun. So we are also currently looking for something for 500 bucks to run

DRyanC

Rob,

The Citizen had a 93 Jetta for sale. best offer. do you want me to check up on this??

look for an old escort GT, that would be a good car to race

ZX5chica,Aug 14 2006, 04:15 PM Wrote:Rob,

The Citizen had a 93 Jetta for sale. best offer. do you want me to check up on this??
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Erm, no thanks. They probably want well more than 500 anyway, and the newer VW's don't make good race cars. Too heavy.