SO... YOU WANT TO GO RACING - AUGUST

THIS MONTH I WILL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF SCORE-INTERNATIONAL's COMPETITION CLASSES FOR VW POWERED VEHICLES. SCORE-INTERNATIONAL IS THE OLDEST OF THE OFF-ROAD RACING ORGINIZATIONS (THEY PUT ON THE "BAJA 1000") AND MOST FORMS OF OFF-ROAD RACING IN THE UNITED STATES USE THIS CLASS SYSTEM OR A VERY SIMILAR SYSTEM. I WILL GIVE A BRIEF DISCRIPTION OF EACH CLASS AND A LINK TO THAT CLASSES RULES AT SCORE-INTERNATIONALS SITE. AS I SAID THESE ARE CLASSES THAT YOU CAN BE COMPETITIVE IN WITH A VW POWERED CHASSIS. THERE ARE OTHER "UNLIMITED" CLASSES THAT ARE BASED ON BAJAS OR BUGGIES BUT THEY ARE NOT FOR THE NEWCOMER TO OFF-ROAD RACING AND ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE TO RUN IN. GET YOURSELF ESTABLISHED IN ONE OF THE CLASSES THAT I LIST, LEARN THE ROPES AND FIND SOME SPONSORS AND THEN YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THE "UNLIMITED" CLASSES!

CLASS 1/2-1600
SINGLE AND TWO SEAT BUGGIES LIMITED TO 1600cc VW ENGINES AND VW TYPE 1 SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
THIS IS A VERY POPULAR CLASS WITH MANY COMPETITORS. A USED CLASS1/2-1600 CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $6000 - $12,000

CLASS 5-1600
VEHICLE MUST BE A VW SEDAN TYPE I HARDTOP OR SUNROOF (BEETLE) AS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY. VEHICLE MUST HAVE THE EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF A "BAJA BUG". NO CONVERTIBLES, KARMANN GHIA'S, 181 SAFARI'S (THINGS), VARIANTS OR SUPER BEETLES
SOME RACING ASSOCIATIONS STILL ALLOW THE USE OF CONVERTIBLES, GHIAS, AND THINGS. A USED CLASS 5-1600 CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $6000 - $12,000

CLASS 9
SINGLE AND TWO SEAT VEHICLES (BUGGIES) WITH A MAXIMUM WHEEL BASE OF 100". VEHICLE PARTS ARE BASED ON THE TYPE I VW.
THIS IS A GREAT BEGINNERS CLASS. IT IS A BIT MORE RESTRICTED THAN CLASS1/2-1600 MAKING INITIAL VEHICLE COST AND UPKEEP A LITTLE EASIER ON THE POCKETBOOK. A USED CLASS 9 CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $4500 - $8000

CLASS 10
SINGLE OR TWO SEAT VEHICLES (BUGGIES) LIMITED TO 1650cc ENGINES.
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP UP FROM CLASS 9. MOST COMPETITORS IN THIS CLASS HAVE UPGRADED THE ENGINE ON A CLASS 9 VEHICLE. A USED CLASS 10 CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $5000 - $9000
CLASS 11
VEHICLES MUST BE A STOCK VW SEDAN (BEETLE) AS DELIVERED IN THE U.S.A.
THIS ONE'S FOR THE HARD CORE BUGGER, NO BAJAS HERE! THEY MUST HAVE STOCK FENDERS AND BUMPERS, WITH NO SUSPENSION RAISING! SKID-PLATES ARE ALLOWED. I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE TAKING $200 BEATERS INTO THIS CLASS

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL EXPLORE SOME OF THESE CLASSES IN MORE DETAIL AND FIND ONE THAT SUITS YOUR PERSONALITY AND YOUR POCKETBOOK. REMEMBER SCORE's RACING SERIES IS EXPENSIVE TO RUN IN, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS ALSO. I'M INCLUDING SOME OTHER LINKS BELOW TO HELP YOU FIND AN RACING GROUP IN YOUR AREA THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET
IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT ASSOCIATIONS ARE NEAR YOU, TALK WITH THE LOCAL VW MERCHANTS AND CLUBS. THE BEST SOURCE OF OFF-ROAD RACING NEWS IS A PUBLICATION CALLED "DUSTY TIMES", THEY COVER ALL FORMS OF OFF-ROAD RACING AND MANY OF THE ASSOCIATIONS LIST THEIR ADDRESSES AND RACE SCHEDULES THERE.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA WITHOUT SUBSCRIBING TO DUSTY TIMES OR IF YOU JUST WANT SOME MORE INFO ON A PARTICULAR TYPE OF OFF-ROAD RACING, YOU CAN E-MAIL ME BELOW. OR DO A SEARCH OF "OFF-ROAD", "RACING", "ASSOCIATION".