I do not want to scare you off but this hobby and particularly racing is quite exspencive but in my opinion well worth it. It is a lot of fun and you meet a great crowd of people. I have only been racing for about a year and only seriously since January. But I have been in the hobby for about 10 years. I got so bored with the bashing I all most gave up the hobby until I started racing!

As far as what it would cost to get started depends on how involved you want to get. Are you planning on just club racing or serious racing? Yes a good set up will cost around $1000 to $1500 not including spares, fuel, tools and so on.

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Good Luck and have fun.