car rental question?

[Tim Dugan]

OK here is the question i have. Would people rent a car for regional or national events and what would people like to see for a rental class? Regional events ITR/ ITS/ ITA or what ever? Or would people like to see something more along the line of national ST? / production or what ever is up and coming? I know its a random question but doing a " study" on where are people going or where they would like to see options to rent/race in. I would like to be able to race in different classes on any given weekend but i dont have enough money to build a car for all the classes i would like to race in. Some weekends ITA is the place to be and other weekend ITS/ ITB/ ITR are where it's at! Lets see what kind of discussion this can create!

[Simon T.]

You mean as in if you had a shop with rentals which cars would rent out the most?

I'd say SM, both regional and national options, and maybe an ST car. I'd even look at what T4 will bring.

[Tim Dugan]

are u sure u dont have ESPN !? LOL ive been having some crazy thoughts about things like that. Not that i have money or the backing to make that happen but it is in my mind. I like the miata idea but where else would people like to race? ITR/ITS are very competitive and maybe a little faster just an idea. Mazda versus BMW there both very easy on parts and easy to drive? Just another option other then those go carts u call a miaita

[Matt93SE]

It all depends on area.

SM, EP, STU, SRF, and ITA are all popular here. Have only seen one ITS car in years, never seen an ITR race here.

Other areas have huge ITS or ITR fields..

[Flyinglizard]

I have bought 3 old IT cars and rented them for Chump. Chump is very strong. But the cost per race is high..
The regional rentals are very weak. I have no rentals for the double school. ( first time in 16yrs. @ 1200$ per weekend!!)

National level cars are not bad. ( points chasers)

Rentalrace cars are a poor business model right now at the low end. Move up to the pro stuff or Chump.
My finance manager defunded Chump, due to the stress of 14hr and 4 drivers per car. We were running 3 cars last year.
The entire car is a POS on mon AM also, needs about 40hrs of prep between races if it didnt blow up.

[Simon T.]

are u sure u dont have ESPN !? LOL ive been having some crazy thoughts about things like that. Not that i have money or the backing to make that happen but it is in my mind. I like the miata idea but where else would people like to race? ITR/ITS are very competitive and maybe a little faster just an idea. Mazda versus BMW there both very easy on parts and easy to drive? Just another option other then those go carts u call a miaita

If I owned a business doing it, I'd have to have a few SMs. You have a large clientele of drivers for Spec Miata. There's nothing wrong with BMWs and if it's just a business providing to a certain region, then sure, an ITS car rental would be fine if that's a large class in the region.

Spec Miatas also can be sold quickly if you need to get rid of it. The downside is they WILL get beat up at some point.

I would have said B-Spec would be a great rental car a year ago, but I'm starting to think it's a dying breed. I'm a believer in the class and love the concept but hey...

These are all just my opinions of course, I'm sure others here have more experienced insight.

[Dano77]

DO NOT USE FIRST GEN RX7's


Thats my deal. Going after the weekend warrior that is nostalgic about sporty cars with live axles.

Later,

Dan
77 IT7

[Andy Bettencourt]

You won't find many people who want to rent for a CLASS for a SEASON. Most rentals are for license fulfillment, either schools or retention.

So for schools I recommend anything from ITA-ITC or an SM with a focus on reliability and low-cost consumables over overall speed.

Every driver who might want to race in a 'class', will be different so locking into one type of IT car is limiting. SM's allow quick access to ITA/ITS and STL. Also, this type of driver MAY want new tires and a car that can run at the pointy end. Your willingness to comply will dictate the rates needed to be profitable.