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Just thought someone posted on here a while back about Dirt circuit racing so i was wondering if anyone had heard about it or knew of who it was that made the tread? I had a guy and his son come in to work and said they were buiding a car so I looked into it a lil and it looks like some fun. If anyone knows anything or someone I could chat with about it, please let me know.

-Nath

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Just thought someone posted on here a while back about Dirt circuit racing so i was wondering if anyone had heard about it or knew of who it was that made the tread? I had a guy and his son come in to work and said they were buiding a car so I looked into it a lil and it looks like some fun. If anyone knows anything or someone I could chat with about it, please let me know.

-Nath

yep know all about it mate ive been helping build the track the last 12 months what do ya want to know ? pm me ya ph number i can fill ya in cheers dean

From what ive heard is that the NA r33 gts4 with the AWD gets the power down a lot easier on the dirt. Where the big powered cars just will spin. Ive been offered a drive to check this sport out. Sounds like fun. I just have to make time for a look.

Here's a couple of videos from last season at Truro & district raceway. The in car footage is from an xf falcon.

It's going to be a big 2011 season with 8 race meetings in total, starting in April and finishing in November, this includes a grand opening in May. There are alot of new cars being built ready for this season, including a couple of gtr's (converted to RWD).

Edited by GROWLY CUSTOM CNC

dirt circuit family membership is about 30 bucks a yr and anyone in the family can use the car . so on the day the same car could be used in juniors race and if ya mrs wants a race she can use it in the ladies race and you can drive it in whatever class you built it for .

ive seen the same cars run almost non stop all day lol .cost 10 bucks on the day too race ...all ya need is a crash helmet a pair of king gee overalls and leather boots as a minimun to go racing .

no cams lincense or huge entry fee's good family fun

cheapest motor sport around . i myself have a full space frame car with a quickchange sprintcar diff and coilovers all round with a ve commy body and 308 and owes my less than the average rb motor rebuild cost lol .

just make sure the roll cage in that 808 meets our specs or you could run into strife

cheers dean

Minibats,

I'll pm you a link to the pdf version of the rule book / build specs. You will need a hard copy to race ($10) but we are waiting for another batch of books.

Just for interest sake here is an approx break down of the costs for my build (street stock). I have a lot of bits and pieces from previous cars so it will actually cost approx $750- $800 with the extra parts. But starting from scratch this is what you would be up for.

XF falcon (carby version) $150

Rollcage steel $350

protective body bar work $150

second hand race seat $50

new g force 5 point harness $100

fire extinguisher $25

second hand jerry can fuel tank $20

gearbox, clutch for manual conversion (second hand) $50

front window mesh $20

side window net (second hand ) $25

Cheap gauge set $30

sheet metal for covering holes (lights, fire wall etc) $50

mud flaps $20

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Total $1040

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Extra parts if budget permits (second hand)

350cfm holley $100

extractors $50

cam shaft $50

valve springs (new) $100

* also need a second set of spare tyres.

I think Dean would agree with me, the secret to building a cheap dirtcircuit car is not rushing out and buying all the parts at once, but take you time sourcing cheap parts and you could save your self 50% of the build cost. Also getting together with a mate and sharing the car is a great way to save on build, maintainance & traveling costs. The racing is set up so there is 8 races per class during a meeting but all drivers can only compete in 4, so sharing a car does not mean you will miss out on any races.

Cheers Matt

Edited by GROWLY CUSTOM CNC

plenty of cheap r31 skylines out there smash out the windows chuck in a cage go racing

good cheap fun and learning car control on dirt is an absolute pleasure

and does get a bit argy bargy at times but that is half of the fun

heres a short vid of mine crap quality but na rb25

sounds pretty good getting the tits thrashed out of it

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