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   babble_endanger (babble_endanger@freeradical.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 17:26:17 JST babble_endanger

   I'd like to get into motorsports but it doesn't seem like many places rent racecars

   This is one of those things that, I'm sure if you're in the hobby a few years, it sounds an absolute goober statement but can I not rent a racecar?

   I found a place that rents dirt bikes and they'd let me on the beginner track but they only accept payment via these weird phone apps, so I couldn't use it.

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     tom jennings (tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 17:26:17 JST tom jennings

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     @babble_endanger

     Race cars get whacked and stressed. No one will loan you one.

     But buy a beater and make it reliable. Half the fin is on wrenching. And problem solving. It's a team effort.

     Volunteer for a 24 hrs of LeMons team. Holy crap will you learn a lot and have fun. Or just go to one and walk around the pits.

     Autocross is maybe better and probably more findable. They vary in quality. The big money folk seem to have less fun than the lower end diy folk.

     "Run what ya brung". Doesn't need to be fancy. Im fact all of my fun with cars has been making unlikely stuff behave well. It's also cheaper!

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.