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Share a car. if you want the numbers to make sense. share a rental or a competition car. most Normal racers that have been around for a while will let you compete in their car for 1/2 the tire budget. (which when your talking Hoosiers can get up there) now on an open track. I will not rent out the orange car for less then $300 for a day/ $500 for a weekend. of course that is arrive and drive pricing. Track tires, oil, brake pads, fresh brake fluid etc. and you get a free fat guy to sit in the passenger seat and show you the fast way around a track., and do the adjustments on the car.
which when you figure it out for the once or twice a year track driver that makes a bunch of sense. as for renting a econobox automatic that is good for rallies but anything with a torque converter does not belong on a track IMNSHO.
which when you figure it out for the once or twice a year track driver that makes a bunch of sense. as for renting a econobox automatic that is good for rallies but anything with a torque converter does not belong on a track IMNSHO.
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Loren makes me think we should organize a Rental Car Challenge.
(With Rules and everything). Where a bunch of us show up with rental cars and compete head to head for an appropriately crappy trophy.
It's certainly cheaper than the GRM $2008 Challenge. (And easier too.)
You know they rent Miatas, and Mustangs, and other fun cars. Hmmm?
And if you have an extra set of R-Coumpounds at home.... this could get interesting.
(With Rules and everything). Where a bunch of us show up with rental cars and compete head to head for an appropriately crappy trophy.
It's certainly cheaper than the GRM $2008 Challenge. (And easier too.)
You know they rent Miatas, and Mustangs, and other fun cars. Hmmm?
And if you have an extra set of R-Coumpounds at home.... this could get interesting.
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Well I took a quick look and Hertz Rents:
350Z
Crossfire
Miata
Shelby GTH
Corvettes.
Interesting.
https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/byr/i...=globNav_3_2_1
350Z
Crossfire
Miata
Shelby GTH
Corvettes.
Interesting.
https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/byr/i...=globNav_3_2_1
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I was thinking "cheap" rental car. I autocrossed a Hyunai Elantra a few weeks ago. Not fast, but fun enough once I figured out how to drive it. (which amounted to "drive it like you stole it" with very high tire pressures) That car cost me $46... for THREE days! It was $13/day.
Any of the "fun" cars will cost way more to rent. And, I'll warn you, things like the Shelby are monitored. You might get away with an autocross, but if you drive obscene speeds on the highway, or especially if you take it to a race track... they'll know.
One of the clubs I used to be in did an "IROC" challenge autocross once. Something like 12 drivers. One rented Dodge Neon.
Any of the "fun" cars will cost way more to rent. And, I'll warn you, things like the Shelby are monitored. You might get away with an autocross, but if you drive obscene speeds on the highway, or especially if you take it to a race track... they'll know.
One of the clubs I used to be in did an "IROC" challenge autocross once. Something like 12 drivers. One rented Dodge Neon.
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The rental car autox would be a fun run
btw check with your credit card company on insurance for rental cars. American Express has a package that costs as little as $24.95 for the entire time you have the car and covers everything but liability.
btw check with your credit card company on insurance for rental cars. American Express has a package that costs as little as $24.95 for the entire time you have the car and covers everything but liability.
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The alamo rental by the airport had a Pontiac G6 GXP which is the one with the v8 and paddle shifters. I kinda want to rent it for fun cause I acutally liked my G6 4 banger rental
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this weekend?
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I was out at a Corvette Autocross once, and one of the guys had a rented Taurus. They announced their rental car challenge where it cost $2 per run, and the best time at the end of the day won.
At lunch time they had to rotate the back tires up front because of Severe wear.
At lunch time they had to rotate the back tires up front because of Severe wear.
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