What If Build Ideas...for Land Speed Racing

71GSSDemon said

I am on that forum also (read...trying). Starting with a known chassis/car would likely be the way to go, but also wish I could use this one (read I am poor). I just need to know if I am doing Ok or if Hello No!. It would help with the next steps. I reached out to a NHRA chassis cert guy and JoAnne from the SCTA. Maybe someone can shed some light if it is worth chasing this at this time, or just learn and move towards a dedicated chassis for a real trial. It has been an emotional roller coaster for sure....hopes and yes I can at least try and see what it does to... who are you kidding to think to try that...to there is no way it will work. So, that said, is there a way to make the chassis ok? then the rest falls in line, try and also the haters can pound sand. I don't know anymore

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Get a meeting with someone from SCTA tech. Do you want a 200MPH hat or go drive as fast as you can? Remember that this is not NASCAR, IMSA, Champ Car or F1, where they get real serious. Yes they are serious, but much more relaxed. You can walk through the pits and talk to the drivers and pit crew members if they are not busy getting ready for a run. Try that at professional racing events.
The BNI/SCTA people are pretty relaxed. They do not want to discourage you, they want to help you do it right. Realise they deal with teams running cars at over 500MPH. At those speeds any minor failure becomes a life threatening event. They want people safe, realising any speed related event contains risk. Risk management is high on their list oof priorities. When you show up on their doorstep with an interest to compete, they will be more than willing to steer you along. Keep the faith and have fun with this dream. All forms of racing are expensive. LSR can be as expensive as your budget allows or fairly inexpensive. When you want to run with the 'Liner guys at 500+, the 0's on cheques add up. There are classes where 100MPH is doing good.
Finding sponsors helps a lot. Might pay the hotel bill or a couple of meals.