The cost of racing

[oldnslow]

this is from the 60's , but what engine is that ? A Pontiac Hemi ?

[Mark]

Mackey Thompson briefly cataloged Hemi cylinder heads made to fit Pontiac V8 engines.  He also offered them for Ford FE series engines.  Not too many pairs were sold, as it was probably cheaper to just build a Chrysler mill as opposed to converting something else with parts available from only one source.

[Ace-Garageguy]

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/pontiac-hemi-thread-mickey-thompson-jack-gifford-steve-barcak.316668/

 

And look at the parts costs. Everything today is at least 10 times that...reasonable considering all the years of inflation, but it's not cheap even to build a "nostalgia" rail job.

And then of course you have to find someone who knows which end of a hammer to drive screws with.  

[89AKurt]

Model Factory Hiro large scale costs about that.

What one item would cost $7K today?

[Ace-Garageguy]

9 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Model Factory Hiro large scale costs about that.

What one item would cost $7K today?

You might find a bare chassis for that...

[ctruss53]

The cost of racing is why drifting is becoming so popular.

The cost of drifting is finding a rear wheel drive car, a couple sets of cheap used wheels, and some cheap tires to burn up.

[sfhess]

How to make a small fortune in racing:  Start with a large fortune.

[peteski]

1 hour ago, sfhess said:

How to make a small fortune in racing:  Start with a large fortune.

Hmm, thought this saying was about how to make fortune owning a hobby shop, or in model kit manufacturing.

[Tabbysdaddy]

I live about 3 miles from the local drag strip. I don't think money is slowing these people down. Is that another rocket launch? No, it's the drag strip again.

[sfhess]

3 hours ago, peteski said:

Hmm, thought this saying was about how to make fortune owning a hobby shop, or in model kit manufacturing.

Yes.  Those too.

[stavanzer]

On 5/17/2023 at 9:48 AM, sfhess said:

How to make a small fortune in racing:  Start with a large fortune.

Always heard that said about the Oil Business.