Making the Car Safe for You
What does it cost to Make the Car Safe for You?
Well, if you have read this whole article, the rules basically say, that safety is optional.
Below is the list of safety items that required for Enduro Racing::
1) Helmet
2) Seat Belts
3) Roll Bar on Hard Tops
4) Fire Extinguisher
5) Window Bars
6) Sheet Metal on Firewalls.
That's what this series is, a strip-it and race-it. Enduro Racing has changed over the last couple years. A racer used to bring in a car. Take off the chrome, knock out the glass, put on a helmet and go race. This works when you have a hundred cars on a 1/4" mile dirt track. Most Enduro Racecars are a little more now that they were a few years ago and I think safety is the reason. And it could be why we don't have the car counts that we had when I started.
$ 60 - Seat Belts
100 - Racing Seat
240 - Pre-Bent Ready to Weld Roll Cage
175 - Fuel Cell with Can
20 - Window Net
40 - Wheel Stud Kit
15 - Window Bars
20 - Screen
15 - Steering Wheel Pad
20 - Fire Extingisher
25 - Sheet Metal for Fire Walls
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$615
Ways to save money.
Used Wheels ....................... $5-10 each.
Used Tires........................... $5-25 each.
Used Racing Seat ............... $25-75
Used Window Net ................ $5-10
Used Fuel Cell .................... $75-125
Make your own Roll Cage ... $100-125 (using new tubing)
or
Used Roll Cage ................... $100-300 (removed from old racecar)
Where to find some of this stuff? Just ask. Go to the pits start talking to the drivers and pit crews. Somebody always has something they may not need any more and are usally willing to sell it at a resonable price to help someone get started. Getting started racing is the hardest part. Most drivers are willing to help someone get started, they have all been there, done that! Also, check your local junkyard, swapmeets and newpapers for things that you need. Start picking up stuff that you need little by little.
Safety is not cheap. But, as I've said "You've have family to go home to and you've got to go to work on Monday." What is that worth?