Topic: Real Spending Limit
Hello - I'm considering joining a race event this year and I am confused by the spending limit of $500, excluding safety equipment.
Most of the vehicles posted for sale on this site for use in a race are multiple thousands of dollars. Sellers claim the car is $500 and the safety equipment (e.g., cages), spare parts, etc; make up the difference.
However, rule 4.1.1 says:
Lame-Ass Rationalizations: ... “it would have been worth $500 if it didn’t already have a cage” doesn’t count. Five hundred dollars means five hundred frickin’ dollars!
I don't want to waste time, money, and effort preparing for the race only to be told that I spent too much and do not qualify to race. I also don't want to show up with a total POS because I stuck to the limit and everyone else has sweet cars to race.
Further, the $500 limit may have worked 10 years ago, but finding a $500 car that moves under its own power today is a difficult task. I think the rules should be clarified and/or limits increased.