I recently decided that I have lived the "want to be racer" dream long enough. My initial plan (many years back) was that my 911 would eventually be my race car, but plans have changed and I am now considering other options.
I did find a 911 tub recently that I was going to build into a race car, but as can be seen in this
thread it turned out to not be such a good deal after all! But a good thing to come from this was that I decided to investigate the options of running with a 944, as they are cheaper to purchase and run than a 911...
I want to do this properly, and have a good eye on the costs - rather than how my 911 has evolved (I do nto even want to look at all the invoices for that car
).
So what is a better starting point - purchase a good running car, strip it and get the cage welded in etc. or finding a car that is already prepared and has been used for racing to start with.
I am not looking for the option that will get me racing fastest, but the option that will cost me the least and get me the best car for the lowest cost. As I have never built a true track car, I do not know the actual costs involved
as some examples (and sorry the text is in Swedish - if you use Google translator it will make sense), here are some comparisons that I have been looking at.
Ready to run 944 racing cars:
Porsche 944 Tävlingsbil | Örebro | Blocket
Porsche 944 långloppsbil | Skåne | Blocket
Nice used 944 to convert:
Porsche 944 | Stockholm | Blocket
Porsche 944 (blickfång) | Örebro | Blocket
Porsche 944 coupe | Dalarna | Blocket