25 Hour of Thunderhill

[PMok]

Originally Posted by ddeflyer

There are alot of lemons teams that have arrive and drives (aka paid drivers). It can be a great way of getting your feet wet with Lemons racing/racing in general. One good way to approach this is to hop on the forums and do a post saying you are looking to join a team/arrive and drive; there is even a Lemons race at Sonoma later this month so now is an easy time to get involved.

If you PM me I can also put you into contact with my team captain, but I don't know what his plan is for arrive and drives on our upcoming races so I can't really say if that would help you.

I don't think I am ready to jump into wheel-to-wheel racing anytime soon, but out of curiosity how much would an arrive and drive for Lemons typically cost?

[ddeflyer]

Originally Posted by PMok

I don't think I am ready to jump into wheel-to-wheel racing anytime soon, but out of curiosity how much would an arrive and drive for Lemons typically cost?

There is alot of variability depending upon factors like team size, competitiveness, car quality, etc. I think a common price is $500-$700 for the race but that usually doesn't cover your personal entry fee (another $200) though it is hard to say. At the same time I know that some of the very competitive teams charge much more, as high as $1250 + damage deposit on the car. In the end fielding a faster, more competitive car is going to cost more (more prep labor on the car, more valuable car ($500 is sort of a joke really), more parts replaced, etc.) and have a higher risk to the car (the more you race people the more likely you are to have an incident) so the fee is greater.

At the same time, there are other hidden/often forgotten costs that you need to be aware of. Chief among them is your personal safety gear. This can be rented or bought, I don't know what the rental is but a firesuit, gloves, shoes, hans anchors, etc. are not cheap. You'd also want a cool shirt if it isn't a summer race and most teams will want you to have a radio harness wired into your helmet. Lemons does offer some specials to get the gear and you can get most of what you need for $500 (missing helmat wiring, coolshirt, hans anchors but those aren't strictly required).
Personally I bought better gear and have spend many thousands of dollars on everything, but there is a wide range of what you can get.

[BigFatFlip]

^sage advice here. The only thing I would add is to look around the forums and chat with different teams. As @ddeflyer said, there is a huge range of prices. If you are not concerned about how competitive the car/team is, I focus more on picking a team you get along with. You'll be hanging around them all day

[BRZChix]

im willing to participate as driver... give me some redbull, coffee, some gummy bears and i'll drive till i ran out of gas...

about building a car, i'll leave it up to u guys...

(pink racesuit with reflective/glow in the dark stripe... we definitely will win something

ping me if u start planning for it

[garfull]

im down for lemons or chump car.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by BRZChix

im willing to participate as driver... give me some redbull, coffee, some gummy bears and i'll drive till i ran out of gas...

about building a car, i'll leave it up to u guys...

(pink racesuit with reflective/glow in the dark stripe... we definitely will win something

ping me if u start planning for it

Originally Posted by garfull

im down for lemons or chump car.

So who wants to sell their car for $500? I can help with the questionable accounting/paperwork

[finch1750]

Id be in to be pit crew. In quite useful with a hammer and duct tape

[BRZkitty]

24 lemons race sounds sooo fun