Starter Car

The car I started with was one of my daily drivers, a 1984 944 Porsche. I bought this car for $1,000 and it needed some body work. I did all the work my self, totaly stripped the exterior and had the car painted. It has the sunroof delete option, very rare. The factory did not put a sunfoof in and thus the car is a liitle bit lighter because of the additional bracing that comes with the sunroof. The exterior and interior were pristine by now and I was having second thoughts about stripping it. Well, that was decided when a truck backed into the front, denting the header panel. To make a long story short the driver met me the next day and paid me $1,200 for the damage. The car's fate was sealed. I replaced the header panel and stripped the entire interior. The Porsche script cloth high bolster seats sold for $400 and the rest of the interior for $100. I then sold the polished Fuchs rims off my other 944 for $800. I now had $2,500 for the track car. This ammount paid for the seats, roll cage, belts, seat back brack and a wide mirror. I also installed an oil cooler and an Accusump. I already had Koni adjustables, lowered front springs, and Kuhmo V710 tires. The car was built according to the specs at ICSCC.com to compete in the E Stock class. I bought and sold a 944S and that paid for my suit, Hans device, and driving gloves. My driving shoes were won at a drawing for turn workers. Yes, I do work at the track when I am not racing. So in all their has been very little expense out-of-pocket.