Originally Posted by
webhound
Oh man, I read all these threads with interest. I'm sort of dealing with these choices right now. Comp school is just a smidge out of the budget right now, although I do have an ITC car. I could borrow a HNR from a few different guys, so that cost gets taken out of the equation. One other consideration right now for me is the car counts, it looks like in NEDiv the ITC fields are thin, but I could convert to ITB pretty easily.
Not looking for answers here, but I think it's worth noting that even for a person with a race car, the budgetary issues are very real. I can run it with Chump in EC and defray some of the car's cost by renting seats, there really is no additional barrier to entry.
I know you're not looking for answers, but I've thought seriously about running a CC event in my car. But think about this, if you run CC and rent the seats, that adds some additional complications. First, what happens when the car runs 8 laps and dies? Second, what happens when one of the other drivers balls it up?
Overall, the LEAST favorite part of racing for me is the maintainance and overhead associated with getting the car ready and to the track. If you rent your CC seats now you are setting yourself up to be a defacto team manager. Are you going to make enough money to make it worth that hassle and risk? And when the event is over, the car is used up and you're looking at a half season of maint. Ugh.
On the other hand, if you don't have the money to do a school, it might be a way to spend a little less and get more track time. And you just take a risk on the car breaking. Just be realistic about the costs and risks.
edit: also, if you did run CC, think about how much more prepared you'll be for school next year. Or, with a couple of races under your belt you could make a strong case for the alternate licensing process.
Jim Hardesty
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