Originally Posted by
Questribe
Hey guys,
I am considering getting into the hobby, I have a few questions:
What is the best entry level electric on-road car (I do not want to dive in to deep money wise - I am not 100% sure this hobby is for me)
What are the on going expenses: tyres, club fees, etc. ?
Recommended stores/websites to buy from
I am in Brisbane - from what I can rather gas cars are not very popular - why is that ?
Cheers !
If you are in Brisbane and want to enjoy on-road racing, then plan to head to England Park Raceway when it's finished (soon) and you'll see Nitro IC cars there too and you can make up your mind.
In the mean time, go shopping for a charger, consider the tools and batteries you'll need, shells, tyres and paints too and get an idea of the expenses, or for those of us in the hobby, retail pleasure.
Bayside at Wynnum, Logan on road at Meakin Park, all run 190mm Electric tourers if you want to mingle and have a peek into
$1200 will get you a mix of used and new chassis, Radio Gear, Batteries, Charger, Tyres, some lubes and tools. $10-20 entry fee and a set of tyres, $30, so realistically $50 is reasonable for the day of racing. That gives you around 30 minutes track time with practice and the day to chin wag and enjoy the hobby.
That said, $12,000 is just as easily spent as $1200, the compromises you make to suit a budget are important.