Building Jr Dragster

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I was thinking of building a jr dragster. i am itching to find something to build. i also drag race with my family and live 4 miles from the drag strip. i am wondering if it would be cost effective. not too sure. anyone built one?
Reply:Motorsports are never cost effective.You didn't build that.'85 Miller AEAD-200LE
Reply:My boss used to build the engs for a team here years back. Dont know what it costs, but motor sports are always expensive.Learning one rod at a time
Reply:Originally Posted by anickodeMotorsports are never cost effective.
Reply:that makes cents...lol, or not. the jr comps look cool too. sh*t, im still looking for something to build and make $. I would rather just build something and then find a buyer, rather than build for the buyer right now. hmmmmmm, garden stakes are not really what i wanna build.....trailers are a dime a dozen. i dunno.
Reply:Originally Posted by anickodeMotorsports are never cost effective.
Reply:Originally Posted by ct from shawneeamen to that ! coming from a drag racer try to find a good used one that somebody has already took the hit on and buy one that has been built by a prominent chassis builder  for good resale value, because the thing about jr. dragsters is  those kids grow out of em and want a real race car and the parents want to get rid of em, thats were you can get a deal and remember your kids will grow out of em too! and you will be in the same situation .as for building one yourself sit down and price out all of the parts" and i mean all of them" you will be surprised how cheap those used ones are . your time is worth something .  good luck chris
Reply:Originally Posted by loolagigithanks chris, but im not thinking of building one for my kid, i wanna build to sell. if i did i would buy one rolling. just trying to brainstorm mon ey making ideas that would be fun, but somewhat profitable. Joe
Reply:Originally Posted by ct from shawneejoe i know allot of guys that build complete race cars for a living and they claim they don't make that much money on them were they make money at is on the updates try doing a few updates and building something a guy can use that is race related it doesn't have to go on the car. build trailer stuff or some little do dad that either a guy  can't build or doesn't want to . if you can tig weld make some aluminum stuff people love that kind of  s*** ! have you ever heard of Pit Pal products thats all they do . look at the stuff you can buy for those damn golf carts for example  . good luck let us know what you figure out . chris
Reply:The fastest way to having $1,000,000 in motorsports is to start with $2,000,000.If you wanna get going at it, make it known at the track, get ideas on what the guys want. Maybe start with some jr dragster stands to service the car between passes. Ways to store fluids, rags, tools, ect. Build kid stuff. Stuff they can do in the pits for entertainment. Seems alot of dads are the real racer the kids are just the drivers, and like other things better.Offering CNC Plasma cutting and welding projects.Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/nobigdeal.fabSupport those that support WW.
Reply:Be sure to get the latest rules and specifications from the governing body where you will be racing. They are very specific. As for building to sell... have you priced liability coverage?
Reply:Originally Posted by loolagigithanks chris check your pms man. i checked out pit pal.....some decent items since i go to the tracks racing division 2 at diff tracks.      ganna look into golf cart stuff too.
Reply:See if someone offers a pre-bent chassis kit..........Go for it and have fun......Its only money and you only have it till you die..
Reply:In 57I built my first gocart. At that time they were a build it at home with any kind of motor and no rules to follow. It was a ball.  we raced at the county fair grounds on a dirt oval. By 59 there were lots of rules and lots of money being spent on special made parts and even special tires and wheels.  By 60 you could buy go cart motors or adapters to run Mac 10s. Popularity sometimes ruins a good thing.  Mac
Reply:cheapest racing i've seen is the clone motor cart racing, not cheap, but probably the cheapest to get started in..  they use the harbor freight clone motors..tackleexperts.comwww.necessityjigs.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/mach...dingequipment/
Reply:Unless your going to bend bodies, build custom bbased on each kid and offer something different than a copy, its a poor business idea.Race cars, even JR dragsters are not something you just throw together as a one size fits all car and expect to impress anyone.The secret to JR dragsters is weight and price. Chances are you can't get either low enough and remain profitable.Syncrowave 350Coolmate 3Millermatic 251Spoolmatic 30A