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Not if you're interested in Formula 1 racing. The average price of an F1 car engine alone is $10.5 million. [0]https://www.essentiallysports.com/formula-one-

Not if you're interested in Formula 1 racing. The average price of an F1 car engine alone is $10.5 million. [0]https://www.essentiallysports.com/formula-one-car-cost/ https://www.essentiallysports.com/formula-one-car-cost/

mhh__ 6y ago
You can buy a raceable F1 car for less than that but the kicker is that you have to be able to run it. They're designed to be raced, so they are able to be run off of checklists but you need a team of qualified mechanics and engineers just to get it to turn over properly.
perl4ever 6y ago
Racing is always expensive, but it's not all F1. There's a well known racing series where nobody is allowed to spend more than $500 on their car (excluding safety equipment), and someone actually entered an Aston Martin once (sort of): https://24hoursoflemons.com/blog/aston-martin-db7-the-half-asston-is-a-lemons-supercar/ https://24hoursoflemons.com/blog/aston-martin-db7-the-half-a... General background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_LeMons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_LeMons
- mywittyname 6y ago
  The Lemons rule is more in spirit than enforced. Someone on the team finds a great deal on the $250 timing belt kit they need for the car, it was only $1. The seller just happens to be another team mate. Or, you know, they find a DB7 shell in a storage facility, spend the maximum amount allowed on it while also getting a bunch of "extras" they can sell at a profit, then bolt it up to the frame of an existing racecar.
  - perl4ever 6y ago
    Well, originally your car could be claimed for $500, so I guess the trick is to build something nobody wants to buy for that much. However, the stuff underneath obviously looks like it's worth way more than $500 and I'm not sure what's going on there. Maybe it isn't what it used to be. Maybe if you don't drive aggressively, they look the other way.

mhh__ 6y ago

You can buy a raceable F1 car for less than that but the kicker is that you have to be able to run it. They're designed to be raced, so they are able to be run off of checklists but you need a team of qualified mechanics and engineers just to get it to turn over properly.

perl4ever 6y ago

Racing is always expensive, but it's not all F1. There's a well known racing series where nobody is allowed to spend more than $500 on their car (excluding safety equipment), and someone actually entered an Aston Martin once (sort of): https://24hoursoflemons.com/blog/aston-martin-db7-the-half-asston-is-a-lemons-supercar/ https://24hoursoflemons.com/blog/aston-martin-db7-the-half-a... General background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_LeMons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_LeMons

mywittyname 6y ago
The Lemons rule is more in spirit than enforced. Someone on the team finds a great deal on the $250 timing belt kit they need for the car, it was only $1. The seller just happens to be another team mate. Or, you know, they find a DB7 shell in a storage facility, spend the maximum amount allowed on it while also getting a bunch of "extras" they can sell at a profit, then bolt it up to the frame of an existing racecar.
- perl4ever 6y ago
  Well, originally your car could be claimed for $500, so I guess the trick is to build something nobody wants to buy for that much. However, the stuff underneath obviously looks like it's worth way more than $500 and I'm not sure what's going on there. Maybe it isn't what it used to be. Maybe if you don't drive aggressively, they look the other way.