Hey, Ive just become infatuated with rally racing, but there's so little i know about it i don't know where to start.. I think the seed for this interest was planted during my years of driving up mt.hood to go snowboarding. Anyways, Ive heard that its a good idea to get involved in a club of some sort to check it out.

Any ideas for a starting out rally car? I drive an impreza right now but its an 08 so im not gonna rally in it HAH..maybe a subaru legacy L wagon from the 90's? under 1k?  

First off you can't just go nilly willy on this one. First you must get accustomed to it and failure...lots and lots of failure. Get a car that is so cheap that you can get it for a shoe string and its parts are cheaper than the fabric of a shoe string. The trick to rally is consistency and victory doesn't come out of your skill and will (though it counts allot), but most times out of the misfortune of your competition.

I recommend a Geo metro, Ford Festiva, or a Chevrolet Chevette... The cheapest cars in the world second to hyundais and cavaliers...

I also tried for rally, but economic uncertainties of me and my friends cut us at a loss...  

Hmm a geo metro...why a geo? i saw some subarus for under 1k...  

If they're 4wheel drive then totally go for it. If they're not then the cost of parts is more important than brand preferences, in my view. I mentioned these cars, because every driver needs a rhythm (A middle ground if you want it). Then you can increase it slowly or destructively. I own a mercedes diesel and I rallyed the hell out of it and learned alot, and that thing weighs more than a small SUV! And its not about the car, but the driver and how mad he is in the eyes of medicine. If you want to buy a used rally car here's the place.

http://www.rallyclassified.com/

and proof that geo's can rally and not suck...

http://www.taborrallyteam.com/geo/geo.html


and here's the best piece of advice:

"FUK THE CAR JUST WIN!!!" and drive away laughing maniacally    

I love you lol. im gonna check out these sites...ty!  

so basically im the same as the first guy.... i wanna race! i crave the adrenaline. im on my grad year of high school..... as said before i wanna race... but i dont know where to start.... can any you guys help me out?  

Well you can check out your local NASA (not the space one) or SCCA event and enlist. That or you could ask your parents to give you some money for a driving school. The Team O' Neil Rally school which I think is New Hampshire is only 4 days long, but it costs 4 grand, but you get all the experience you need. If track is more your thing there are plenty of other schools and If you go to them SCCA things someone will help you find one which ever you prefer...  

I love racing.I wanna own a four wheeler to practice.Please give me an advice.

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Again remember to build your pace both mentally while racing and finacially. You can't just go and say I want to make my car into a LeMans prototype. Get a cheap car for about 5K spend 10K on parts and for about the price of a Chevy Aveo you could have enough for an amateur season and build from there. It takes time more than it takes exuberant amounts of money.

Don't get a car trailer, get a car dolly and drag it around the back of your pick up.

Get a forced inducted car from the factory it will build more power easier since the framework for such is there.

Spend a lot of time dialing in the suspension. A good weekend or two testing the things underneath is better than spending a lot of money seam-welding the chassis and buying the most expensive coil-over setup.

Go to a book store an spend a couple of bucks on books on car setups from engine to suspension and believe me it'll go a long way...

I guess I'm just trying to say "Just be savy"

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My friend Big foot (jose) just got a 91 Civic and we're contemplating on what to do with it and if we want to go back to racing again...since my brother just switched his attention to trucks again.