Cage Question and Possible Teammates

Did you already buy the 88 RX7?

Maybe you could reconsider calling it Loud 88 RX7.

One thing I have learned really quickly about rotaries, they are freakin' load.

Regarding your cage.  I have a Jegster cage and they require a fair amount of work to install.  They use ERW tubing instead of DOM which can lead to limitations down the road if you decide to do something else with the car.  I believe they have a X door bar option.  We made NASCAR style door bars which are far more convenient.

Since you are in California, I recommend you contact Evil Genius Racing.  They recently posted here on the forum they will install a DOM Lemons cage for $850.  That's a great deal.

This is a complete side note to consider.  West Coast Lemons events are hugely popular and the most oversubscribed events.  So getting into those events can be difficult, especially for a new team. 

Since you already have commitment issues, you might want to consider finding a team in need of drivers and doing an arrive and drive.

Your personal safety gear will typically run you around $500.

An Arrive and Drive spot will typically start at $500 as well.

If you think that's a lot of money to show up and race in a first event, you are severely misguided.

This arrangement will save you a lot of time, money, pain and suffering.

Look in Human Resources.

And what the f%&k were your friends thinkig when they asked their wives?  That's a last minute, "oh, by the way..." thing.

"Honey, I'm fullfilling my Walter Mitty fantasy of being a real racecar driver.  Are you going to quash my dreams [again?] and say no?"

I did have to get insurance before my wife was "somewhat OK" w/ me going racing.

I don't think the insurance covers "death while racing", though

$500 / 4 = 125 each

that's my story and I'm stickin to it.

"They're paying for the car honey, all I'm responsible for doing is building the car and getting the tools to work on it."

And, mine found an insurance policy immediately.  I didn't even ask if it covered racing, because she didn't.

Naw, that's for post-race recreational activites. Giggity.

Giggity!

I personally will never have faith in a prefab roll cage kit again. It cost me nearly as much to buy the rollbar plus the add-on cage kit and shipping and welding as it did to have Evil Johnevil bend and weld me up a custom cage.

The "well known" kit had some structural design flaws, and I hear they were mildly disinterested when John brought his concerns to their attention.

It's nice to have an actual connection to the people your brain functions may depend on.

Support your local cage builder. Flipping ain't fun if ur dead.

I think a lot of the pre-fab kits assume you'll do a lot of fab work at the mounting plates....my experience with some of the stock car kits is some assume that you'll seriously gut the interior including the roof reinforcement...or "hang " the body on the cage....must be great to run a convertible!