whats the best way to get started in drag racing

[STK-XR8]

im interested in drag racing as a hobby iv already got a stock but stripped mk2 cortina coupe and a half built 460bb .
im wanting to know the best way to get started,
-regulations and rules
-build guide lines
-who is in charge of this currently- andra- cams
-what catergory would i be aiming for it wont be street registered (trailer queen unfortunalty)

and any advice from other people that are still involved in drag racing would be great.

im located in western suburbs of melb so mainly racing out at calder or heathcote.


ta den

[vik351]

Originally Posted by MK2 CORTY

im interested in drag racing as a hobby iv already got a stock but stripped mk2 cortina coupe and a half built 460bb .
im wanting to know the best way to get started,
-regulations and rules
-build guide lines
-who is in charge of this currently- andra- cams
-what catergory would i be aiming for it wont be street registered (trailer queen unfortunalty)

and any advice from other people that are still involved in drag racing would be great.

im located in western suburbs of melb so mainly racing out at calder or heathcote.


ta den

Get to know your Bank manager...

How fast do ya wanna go???

vik...is how much your gunna spend : not that thers anything wrong with that

[ratter]

Check ANDRA's website, i'm sure you will find all the details you need to get started, if not there will be contacts no's to call someone.


Super sedan is probably a great class to get started in, as the rules are fairly simple, you basically just need a safe car, and to run quicker than a set time (11.99 possibly, it's been a while since I followed it)

You will be racing cars of varying times, but you get to dial in your own time you want to run against, so you do not need the quickest car to win, just need to be consistant. You can modify your car as you get the money and or then need to run quicker and still run in the same class.

[jd dad]

Super Sedan is 10.99 and quicker. Contact ANDRA for a rule book it will tell you all specs for roll cages and other things you will need. Have got a few older rule books here you can have for the cost of postage as the regs havent changed too much. But if youre going to stick at it prob best to get the latest version which will be available in the next few weeks.

[Quadcams]

Super street (12.99- 11.00) would be a good starter, you will need provisional ANDRA licence plus comply with S/ST regulations (get complete rules and regulatios with licence). Any quicker get in touch with your bank manager as someone else said lol.

[STK-XR8]

cool thanks for the info people .
should run somewhere around those times but as i progress hopefully get quicker .
bank manager is that the wife nah joking will be on a budget over sometime bit by bit hopefully do most of the work myself or through friends and relo's.

ta den

[northey]

If you think you're going to be serious about racing and stay with it for a while buy decent gear to start with.
Talk to people who win in your class.
CHANGE ONE THING AT A TIME.
Don't get half way through a testing program and then use someone else's ideas. Save their theories for another day.
Change one thing at a time.
If you invent a new theory and test it and it doesn't work, listen to the test results and invent a newer theory to suit the results.
Have fun.
Change one thing at a time.

It's a great sport that requires that requires a lot of technical work.

[Quadcams]

Originally Posted by northey

CHANGE ONE THING AT A TIME.

Very good tip northey, quiet easy to get lost playing around with to many things.

[347_XR8]

Get in touch with a bank mananger, hmmmm....gotta go see mine for simliar matters

[jd dad]

If you are going Big Block Ford go and chat to the Demay brothers, there would be very few who have spent as much time with BBF engines than them

[STK-XR8]

yeah true demaj bros been around for long time loved that light blue mazda they have or had.