Dirt Track Circuit Racing

[Minibats]

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

[mid life crisis]

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

[Madaz]

D Stirls knows all about it and Growly Custom Machining also (Dales brother)

[Minibats]

Thanking you kind sirs!

[Tommy Kaira RL]

There is a guy named Shane that has A NA 4 door r33 that posts on hear I think his user name is dirt circuit

[Madaz]

^^ yeah its a gts4 also

[Minibats]

im looking at a 808 thats stripped with roll cage in it this weekend for $1200. I just have to choose an engine and whack it in

[Krishy]

slap in a 26

[Madaz]

nooo just a 25 would do

[Tommy Kaira RL]

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.

[Madaz]

would make sense

[GROWLY CUSTOM CNC]

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 January 21, 2011 by GROWLY CUSTOM CNC

[Ke55pig]

this is just down the road from me Great to watch.Thinking of building a car but drift and dirt may cost a little to much a year

[Madaz]

i reckon dirt would be cheaper than drift

[mid life crisis]

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

[GROWLY CUSTOM CNC]

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 January 22, 2011 by GROWLY CUSTOM CNC

[D_Stirls]

LOL

If not rushing it is the key then our open wheeler should cost us nothing as we have been building it for 5 years now, LOL

http://www.ttuned.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=271273

[gt4dirtcircut]

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

[Madaz]

looks fun

[mid life crisis]

looks fun

best fun you can have with ya pants on lol