well go karts are the best chance, but if u prefer to race
saloon cars for any reason, its your choice ya?
Go kart:
est about $7000 for the kart
est another $3000 for the safety equipment
U will probably have to find a karting team or group that can help
u maintain n store yr go kart at the circuit for about $100-200 a
month.
Everytime u run, u need to pay track rental which is per day. in
sg, at kartworld, rental per day is $50+. Petrol would vary from
team to team, at about $20+ to $30+. Other less frequent costs
include tyres which lasts a month or 2 depending on compound
hardness, at $200+ to $300 a set, chain lube at about $10+ a
bottle, chains which cost about $30+ and can vary, depending on how
well u maintain them and subject to breakages during accidents, and
assorted mechanical parts. Generally the frequency of mechanical
parts replacement is fairly low.
Cars:
Assuming u are looking at a 4WD TC car, it would cost u at least
$100,000 for the car already. U would need to spend possibly $5000+
on yr personal safety equipment since equipment for cars are
required by international racing rules to be of a higher standard,
hence more ex.
U'd need to fit racing seats, a safety harness, and possibly a roll
cage and extinguisher system for your car to be race compliant.
That would possibly cost another... $10k? Then tyres one set of
race tyres is probably near 4 digits. And because a car is 4 stroke
while a kart engine is 2 strokes, there are more mechanical bits u
need to tune up and or replace. Generally its going to be much more
expensive.
The only pro of a car is that u have a mode of transport. But
because its so expensive, when u start training yourself, u're more
likely to make mistakes and the resulting cost of damage is much
higher for a car than a go kart. Also, because its so expensive,
u're less likely to try to push yourself to the limit in a car.
Also if u're using that car for transport, u probably don't want to
push your limits because u need it to go home.
In the end, a go kart is a much smarter choice and a better bet if
u're serious about entering real professional racing.
