24 hours of LeMons - Collie WA

[madjak]

Yeah I realise it's what the organisers deem to be worth $1000 not the actual costs.

Still I think we can get away with less than $500 in actual costs for a running car (ex cage and other safety). The car won't be pretty so I think it will look like it's worth less than $1000, and probably is.

The only "freebee" of worth would be the 5-speed gearbox... everything else is actually purchased from 3rd parties (chassis, engine) or worth basically $0 anyway, ie Na6 open diff, axles...

For reference, some of the cars entered in Wakefield 24h of LeMons were: 05 Mazda 3, Falcon EL, Excel, 98 Celica, 94 Swift GTI, 99 Pulsar, 96 Magna, Peugeot 306, 97 BMW E36, 97 Falcon XF etc etc...

The winning car being a 05 Mazda 3.... I doubt you would find one for less than $4000 on Gumtree.

[gslender]

The winning car being a 05 Mazda 3.... I doubt you would find one for less than $4000 on Gumtree.

I think you have to prove (somehow) that you bought it legitimately for $999 or less... so if you bought a wrecked Mazda 3 for $500 and then fixed it (depending on your skills that might be possible) then that's ok... but if the gearbox is commonly had for $500 and you're stating you got the car "gifted for free" then you might come unstuck.

I guess if only 10 people show interest then they're not going to turn you away... but still, rules not all that clear.

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[Aiming Faster]

Nearly March now, anyone in WA still keen on this? If so, should be talking/planning/spannering.

[Earlysport]

I know from mates that ran in the Wakefield event that the $999 car cost rule was largely overlooked, and certainly not policed. Many of the cars were worth much much more and given no penalties. A number of guys were running reasonable well sorted track day cars.

IMO the promoter is about the $$ and will let anyone enter a single long as they pay... the entry fees should be half the price - do the math on weekday track rental and work it out.

Cheers.