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[OhhEleanor]

I'm hoping the instructions are going to magically appear below.

I want to do some circuit racing, all I've done are a few track days a few years ago. I own a Williams Clio that has been sat in the garage for 5 years, needs an overhaul. Each time I look into racing I either get completely confused at everything and leave it or something else steals my cash. I currently have some cash.

I have the car and possibly £8k to spend this year. I'd like to find a series that is good for novices where I can use the Williams (2.0L) but where the grid isn't made up of cars that have been modified to the point they wipe the floor with me.

Failing that I could sell my M3 road car and use the funds for a car in a series where all the entries are near identical cars.

So my main question is: Are there any race series where I can enter in the Williams that won't cost the earth to be competitive (10k+) if I actually have any driving skill?

Thanks guys.

[AWRacing]

Try this http://www.trackdaytrophy.co.uk/
Your choice of car gives you limited (possibly only that listed above) race series to choose from. This would be cheapest option as you'll only need a few mods to start with (cage, belts, seat, fire extinguisher, cut-off switch). It will also allow you to race with similarly experienced people as its a novice only series.

HTH

[Carnage]

There's plenty of places you could race your Williams - CSCC Tin Tops springs to mind. I did a season with CSCC in 2010 and they are a nice bunch.

However, rather than chuck your £8K at the car - and prepping a car from scratch costs an absolute fortune - you could easily find a ready-made racing car with all the hard work done for £8K. Sell the Clio and that'll leave you with what, £4K for the ARDS test, buying a trailer, and sorting out your kit?

For examples of what your £8K could buy...

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/45961/m3_cha...
http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/45214/jcw_mi...
http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/39216/swift_...

[WhiteBaron]

With your budget, as has been said I'd get something already built like this .........

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/mot...
or
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-Race-Car-Trac...

Sell or keep the clio, swap the M3 for a 320d estate with a towbar, get a trailer and go racing!!! -even if you don't like it, just sell at the end of the season and move on to something else.


steve

Edited by WhiteBaron on Sunday 6th January 09:07

[OhhEleanor]

Thanks so much for all the pointers guys. I'm already looking into & considering each one.