Take your budget and multiply by about 30. 0x30 = 0

I love the bluntness of this video. Great job sir. I enjoy you breaking everything down for us. One day...hopefully...

This is a great fucking video, man. Great advice on not straining relationships. Its not worth ruining marriages and relationships with your kids just to go racing. Doing it in moderation is definitely the best idea, especially just getting started. If the fam joins right in and loves it as much as you do, you can push the pedal down a little harder, but if they don't then keep it in moderation. Thanks for this video, once again, great advice :)

Great points, man. Thanks for showing us what you went through. It may save time and money for others. My day is past but I remember when my dad raced (1960s-70s), it was all about having fun. Money has ruined that. I remember one weekend my dad broke a front axle. Before we left the after-race diner, he had a front axle and all the help he needed to get back on the track next Saturday night. Everyone pitched in to help everyone else. That's what made it all work back then. It sounds like you guys are having fun as well. Good luck, my friend.

Excellent video. Great points. Straight to the point. Its guys like you that make the sport so much fun. Great racing, and Excellent People. I consider in the dirt world That the people are my Family. I have that much love for Dirt cars. Best of Luck to You, your Crew, and your Family. Be safe out there. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE.

Great explanation Andrew when i got started in racin i bought a used street stock that had a great cage in it that was only a year old just needed a new body so i striped it down and focused most my money into my safety the first year, Then built a cheap 355 and away we went i wasn't fast but i had fun ran that motor 3 years till i saved up to build my 434 stroker then i had a lot of fun lol

Another great explanation been at the dirt track for years just bought my first street stock last fall and been working on it and the budget its very hard to race outta pocket sponsors help tremendously if u got them 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

All good points, safety being the most important.

Well my dad just retired from the military and he’s thinking about starting up. We used to race carts on dirt years ago and that was expensive, this will be so much more. Would love to be back on the track again though. Nothing beats racing.

Big things to point out to make sure you have the tools in the knowledge as well I got into racing at 14 I had saved the money to buy my first 4-cylinder race car used with a bad transmission realizing I had no trailer no tools had no idea how to work on cars I found some good friends that helped me got the car running and functionally safe but man I made a lot of really dumb mistakes my first couple seasons because I simply Didn't Know Better I have since then found some great mentors that has helped me a lot and after 6 years and a three-year hiatus I'm finishing up my degrees and high performance automotive technology diesel technology from the University of Northwestern Ohio it takes a lot and it doesn't matter how much heart you have or how much drive you have if you miss simple things like not understanding vapor lock on a fuel cell or knowing the difference between good parts and bad parts you are going to have a bad time

Thank you for the video i am building an outlaw pure stock that i just got this year hoping to go racing next year

Jack Roush gave me a great racing strategy as a tip when I towed his plane out. "If you want to make $100,000 in racing you should start with a million."

So crazy. Of all places to see Cherokee speedway was pretty cool. Used to go there all the time when I was younger watching Chris Ferguson and Rambo doin the damn thing! lol I miss it.

Good video. 2023 will my first year of racing. I bought a 1973 chevelle open motor car I helped build and was crew chief on for the 10 race nights it has on it. Unfortunately my friend was taking it way to seriously and expected instant success. Which was not the case. I love the sport and enjoy being involved. So I bought the car when he decided to sale. The car is a 73 Chevelle 650ish horse 406 , 3 speed Saginaw , 9 inch rear with 6.0 gears.

Lots of good stuff for me to think about here. It's why despite every part of me wanting a 600 micro sprint it is not my best choice. I don't have the budget or the know how to run one successfully. It's why I'm leaning towards running 4 cyl enduros. (I don't know if they have a different name other places, but that's what I know them as in PA) You get several chances to run and there a bunch of tracks that do them, and really fits more with my level of knowledge + my brother in laws who has a background in demolition derby cars.

Son and wife wanted to start racing last night....today picked up a sprint n mini today let's see where this goes

Racing runs in my family and I’m getting into it next year I’m trynna take all tips in

I’ve been racing dirt track go karts for 6 years and now i just got my first dirt track car

Great advice. Thanks for reminding me about safety gear. I am a complete newbie. I bought a used 1984 Monte already set up some, need engine, trans, and seat. I have most of this stuff. My budget is $200.00 per month. Not a lot I know but discipline will get me the parts eventually. Thanks again.

I have raced big cars only since ten started in a real street stock on asphalt and have raced super late models on dirt and huge paved huge half mile and sprintss on both surfaces and pro trucks on asphalt at our huge half mile on and asphalt and the pro truck class is my favorite to run they look really sharp 602 crate class and metric frame but nothing else stock about it and they fly on the half mile and look like camping world truck series rules male it where anyone can win it's so close and easy to set up and coil binded metric frame on mine was first one here to know how. The pro truck is my favorite due to it being all fiber glass body from AR racing bodies and plastic front and rear bumper covers easy to replace a fender or anything that gets cracked or broke and looks good every weekend cuse it's not a hung aluminum body that you need to make a new body every few months during race season especially on dirt. My favorite dirt class put of sprints ump mods late models is actually our pure stock class we have 35 cars every night and 7 dirt tracks a hour from us and run for 5k every weekend in a pure stock. Our pure stocks are what your blue street stock is. Same type of hung body spoiler and all mine looks just like your same color blue but my fenders are flared up and out looks really sharp. But starting out fet in a asphalt class with a spotter will save you money from wrecking cuse it's hard in a asphalt car to see cuse your not sideways and no view besides windshield and rear view mirror only sees a little through it and help you avoid wrecks and a second set of eyes and also if you don't know how to set up your car with cross weight spring shocks and all that stuff on the scales camber caster anti-dive sway bar setup track bar setup everything like that a lot of guys will be willing to help you and show you for free as long as you work on it with them because that way it will avoid their stuff getting tore up in the long run because you're not going to have an ill handling car with a new driver and that way the car is not handling terrible for the new driver and the driver can learn and he won't be spending out or wrecking or anything or getting in people's way as much and that goes for dirt and asphalt and if you're new to racing getting to the lowest class that allows you to adjust weights in the car not a pure stock class with no spring jacks and all that because the car is going to be handling very ill sometimes it's not going to be great and it's going to be harder I think for a new driver just get into a class with a 602 and you can set the car up as a hell of a lot easier to fix the car repair the car we clip the car we hang new bodies and stuff like that because it's not a pure stock car with a complete stockmetry frame stock floorboard stock firewall and all that a hell lot easier to build and work on and higher up classes where you can have fabricated explorer boards and box the car and stuff like that gives you more room and a better car as well and a lot easier to build and even if you get a chassis from a chassis builder they will give you all the specs on how to set up that car on dirt or asphalt with a sheet that tells you what to do if the car is doing this this and this and this in the corners and how to fix it it's about 50 pages full of info and they will talk on phone to you while at track if your having a problem and help you fix it on the fly over phone. Left handers hamke are great for asphalt and shaw is great for dirt mods. And dirt mods can be as cheap as auto trans bone stock 350 or 602 and cheap 75 dollar shocks. They are called b mods and very cheap to build and easy to work on

From an old dirt racer, I agree with this man. But would like to add 2 things.. VERY IMPORTANT.. You can’t drive a race car to the track!! NEED TRUCK, TRAILER OR SOMETHING TO HAUL IT!! 2nd, if you don’t have money to throw away? You won’t get far.. it sucks that it takes this much money to race! It can be such a great sport and family sport at that.. I wish I could still be doing it, was the best years in my life! Been 25 years and I still watch my race videos..

I started out in go karts at the age of 7, ran them till the age of 12 or 13 then got in my first street stock car. Ran go karts & street stocks till about 15 years old, quit the go karts & focused on the cars. Finished the plain street stocks at the age of 18 moved on up to what we called super bombers. Which looked like street stocks but had open motors & a lot better suspension. Then at the age of 21 or 22 went on up to open wheel modified, ran open motor class they didn’t have the 602 crate class then. Then later on life happened lol. You do a great job on your videos & love watching the work on the car. Keep her digging.

He man South Carolina is my favorite state too! I'm moving there next year in June!

Great advice. Talk to a chassis builder. Verify what you are buying. They usually have or know of used cars for sale.

Upstate SC represent, been a huge stock car racing fan my whole life but never had the budget. 19 now, going through college, hoping to start racing pure stocks at Greenville Pickens Speedway within a year of graduation.

I race fwd and I am 14 and this upcoming saturday will be my 8th race and I won last saturday

Awesome video. Now i want to network my way to meet a guy who runs supper stocks at Eldora, lima land, Wayne's field, Attica ,Oak Shade and Attomic speedway and any other track I can think of in ohio

I'm young and considering racing. Prolly gonna be a flight dispatcher but if I have the opportunity I will race

Speed is a major addiction

Good stuff!

This is the video I’ve been looking for. I want to get into racing, but I have no connections. I know someone who could possibly get me some connections. I love late models. I love a lot of other classes, but late models are my favorite. I’ve looked at getting into crate lates or steel blocks to be a bit cheaper. Then work up to super lates. The problem is I’m gonna have to spend a good bit to prep for a car. A truck and trailer, and we have to fix up our garage.

Thanks man

Bought myself sportmod and hoping to race this year. Been around motocross my whole life and with age comes a cage. Single guy so don’t have to worry about the relationships. Just want tips on not looking like a jackass and not being a danger and still getting in the mix. I know hold your line and drive within my limits. But just small things like what to do and not to do at sign up, and tech just small things like that would help ease my nerves alot

Hot shot is easily the best entry car for budget. I want to get into a 602 or something. But that money don’t want me to lol 😂

What type training on driving the car do I have to do? To be ready to go to my first race

Doing a few hobby stock county fairs every summer doesn't cost too much.

Okay I got a question what’s the first thing to buy to start racing

I race and all of this is so true

What is the best entry class for a novice driver

I raced motorcycles for more than 10 years. It's difficult to get it all together and be consistent.

😂I want a thunder bomber but my pocket is screaming fwd my mom and dad ran 4cyl at the good old Riverside

So in order to do stock car racing do I have to buy my own stock car to compete?

What class is your blue and orange car?

I work with a Safety crew at 2 local tracks here in the state of Iowa can you tock about the safety Crew at the Tracks you race at piles and thank you

I race the Hobby stock/enduro division Been racing since age 15/16 1990/91

If you want to make a small fortune in racing, start with a large fortune!

Hey man how much camber you got on that lf

I'll be 50yrs. old this month (Oct. 2023). I have never raced, and know next to nothing about working on cars. My cousins used to race and will be my pit crew. I would like to know the best class to start out in. I have the time, and some money, but I want to try it as cheaply and quickly as possible. I assume street stock might be the way to go. Any advice?

Would you recommend getting a loan out just to start racing? My friend and I are wanting to get into racing together but we’re both young and could most likely afford a loan

I live in Wisconsin I want to start in legends when I’m 14 at Beaver Dam Raceway I’m 10 now and my future goals are to race sport Mods and Modifieds

there is an imca track in my town. was considering doing the stock car division. but i just dont understand anything in the pdfs. there is sooooo much shit to go through

In pa, how old do I need to be to start? Do I need my license? How to I get a car or do I need to build it? Do I need sponsors or no? And how would registration typically work. I'm 15

Can you do a video on how much a kid wood spine

I want a 4cyl but I don’t even have a truck and a trailer... I’ll need that first

oooooooh can we see that car race????? Please 👍

Dont forget about the road rage demolition derby moments and boxing match or wrestling match on the track LOL

Are you from East TN, I just seen Smokey Mtn there

It all depends on if ur single or have an ol lady that will come to the track you drag her to and if u have kids with said ol lady.single girls love the track ol lady's watching kids at the track dont like it un less ur winning money..that's what my dad told me RIP his soul

Just saying,if you seen cars,I saw McQueen do a turn,I really want to do it,because my dream is dirt racing but I want to practice as a kid,is it possible to do that dirt turn

Where do you live in South Carolina?

I'm 15 almost 16 and would love to make a career out of dirt racing some day. Do you make good money running dirt track and how do you get into it would I walk up to em and ask to let me race?

I’m dying to know, what is that shirt you’re wearing??

im a kid and wanna get into racing great vid!

Where do you race at

Dirts for racing and asphalt is for getting there is what my grandpa used to say I want a race car so freakin back I can't stand it I go to almost every event at my local track

Ever been to pike county speedway

I am old enough to race and saw a pretty good car for sale that raced at our track a couple of years ago of fb marketplace but I don’t know if the frame and cage are good. My brother-in-law races the class that I would want to go into and could go with me to check out the car. It almost seems too good to be true with a motor, transmission, driveshaft, and afco shocks for $1500

How much should I pay for a modified car 🚗

1. a good sponsor 2. have a LOT of tools 3. Have fabrication skills 4. start at the bottom, its cheaper and you can get a lot of experience. 5. get a trailer 6. have a few guys to help you that are just as committed as you. 7. you WILL spend a lot of time on this project. 8. safety is key... 9. talk to other competitors and be a sponge. 10. Find a mentor that can answer your questions truefully. 11 listen to threezero, he is trying to teach you the basics. 12. money is NOT the answer to everything....you have to be able to drive 13. its like playing baseball, you HAVE to know what's going on around you. 14. really watch other cars how they work in the corners. 15. match your shocks and springs.... 16. try to get the mast left side weight and about 125 lbs bite, difference between left and right rear tire weight. Use a wheel weight checker. when the tier is off the ground check the weight. 17. I did a lot of research before I started racing. I had another guy drive so I could see what the car was doing as he did not understand the handling. We won three races our first year. We went over the rules to find the "gray areas". We had a weight to cubic inch rule. So we ran a small engine and a light weight car. We had Many, Many tricks. From icing down our fuel to a pin in the left front shock to limit its extension.

604 crate lm is about as cheap as a st4 and they are safer . And get you a fire suppressant system

I'd rather start with the enduro or 4 cylinder

I don’t have a life outside of racing so I just wanna know how to move out of dirt if you win and move up the ladder more

It's an addiction alright.

I started racing this next Saturday on the 27 on July I race hornet's I hope I like and I will make sure I have fun

You do not have to spend alot of cash on a motor to run out front or to win you just gotta be a better driver and know what to do to out run someone

I raced for 10 yrs. Best advice. Find something else to spend your money.

Man we have got to bring big block modified to south carolina plus if u live i Charleston u gotta travel 3 hours to watch dirt track racing

Find out what one new tire cost in the division Hoosier size and cost . Keep in mind the tires are fast due to how thin they are . Uggggg

From fwd to late model, they're all fun but legends cars were probably my favorite (atleast on asphalt) Also the only car I've flipped end over end

I'm saying this before watching the whole video, but what about seeking sponsors or partnerships? Those can be helpful on the money issue

I asked and they said kiddie karts lol 😂😂😂

I like the number😉😂

Hey im 15 and i dont have alot of money and i wanna start racing but i dont really know how can anyone help me

Do you have any tips (driving wise) for newcomers ?

Do i need to know stick shift to get into dirt track racing?

I want imca sport mod

I wanna b a racer aloys have & taking it slow& serious

First step to racing win the lottery second step have fun soak up everything u can to learn all you can and be ready to have your ass handed to you for a while not to many ppl can just hop in a car and win right out the gate

How do u drift around the turns

What track you race at?

Haha what home?

I just want to race my friends for fun. Make my own dirt track. And make some bets. For example if I got a good toyota and my friends got a Chevy than you can tell imma win. So I place a bet that I can beat them

Lol..... crate class... ya... until you need to buy cheated up crate motors to be competitive....

I’m guessing your a firefighter so you most likely get 24/48 or something like that so you got plenty of time to to work on the car and have a side gig for extra cash

Just remember the only people that make money are the race track and the parts vendors. And the pit passes are going up. And fuel is 10,00 a gal , good luck. In racing it's all about the money.

Get yourself an enduro car and that's the cheapest cost per lap around the dirt oval.

My advice is don't do it it is the worst drug I ever did

I'd like to do it for fun... however I am aware that it is a financial black hole!

Yeah Idk how people can afford it. I make $120k a year and I could just never make it happen

In short, racing will ruin your marriage.