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From my point of view as someone that has been wanting to go circuit racing for many years its just not cost effective... I mean I'm on a budget, so I've bought a spotless car as a base for modification for £1,250 ... now I can spend another £500-£1000 getting it up to spec for a first season of circuit racing (cage, seat, gloves, helemet etc.) .. THEN I have to pay over the cost of the original car for a years worth of racing. OR I spend £200 on scrap yard parts and take it to RWYB drag events. Sure the actual track time is fairly minimal, but its all about a day out enjoy your and other peoples cars.
Add to this that even if I've spent my £3,000+ for a car, prep and a years worth of track time, its not going to be remotely competative.
I do think a lot of this all comes down to cost. The enthusiasm and the desire to drive fast on circuits is there, just not the finances.
What can be done about that I don't know... there must be a reason that race entry is so high?
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