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workhardandhappy

workhardandhappy

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I've been reading some old threads about people who are getting into drifting having a nightmare regarding getting their car to a track. The issue is when you are young(under25) and can't afford to insure your drift car, you've gotta get it to the track somehow.

Dropping a few grand on car+mods isnt a big deal, but regularly paying to transport it around seems impossible. I haven't actually found a single solution for this problem in any of the threads I've read.

Given the threads are now a few years old I was wondering if there are any modern solutions to this? At this rate I might as well just rent a car if I'm only gonna go drifting once a month idk. It's tough to justify paying hundreds for transport for just 1 day at the track :/

I feel like once you're deep in the scene you've got either a flatbed or some kind of connections to minimize this problem, but it's really tricky for younger people with not many links.

(I'm from London, 22 and trying to transport an E36)
 
Buy yourself a cheap recovery truck. Transit or the likes are available all over the place, you may have to do some work on it but it will certainly make life lots easier for you.
 
chopaholic said:
Buy yourself a cheap recovery truck. Transit or the likes are available all over the place, you may have to do some work on it but it will certainly make life lots easier for you.
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I live in London and have nowhere to store this until I move out of London in 2 years. It would cost grands to insure me to a recovery truck. I'm just curious what other young people do to move their project/track cars around.

If they pay for it to be transported, do they do multiple day drift events to get the most out of the the money they spend?
 
Not sure I quite get "Dropping a few grand on car+mods isnt a big deal" but insuring the car is? What if it gets nicked? Why not just insure and tax it for the time that you need and drive it to the events?
 
oscar said:
Not sure I quite get "Dropping a few grand on car+mods isnt a big deal" but insuring the car is? What if it gets nicked? Why not just insure and tax it for the time that you need and drive it to the events?
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Insurance for a car that I'm not even sure would be road legal, would run me about 3x the price of the car and new suspension etc.

Also good idea for insuring it for one day. Is it possible for a car thats SORNto be insured for one day and then go back to being SORN?
 
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workhardandhappy said:
I live in London and have nowhere to store this until I move out of London in 2 years. It would cost grands to insure me to a recovery truck. I'm just curious what other young people do to move their project/track cars around.

If they pay for it to be transported, do they do multiple day drift events to get the most out of the the money they spend?
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i have an e46 currently and my plan is to get a slightly better daily so that my daily can tow my skidder. Im under 25 and have had no problems getting quotes for some daily driven cars with good tow limits. i.e mondeo etc
 
workhardandhappy said:
Similar boat as me. How do you plan to tow it?
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I'm on a newer license so when the car gets closer to completion ill get a tow hook fitted and look into a trailer license (newer license as yourself since i'm a similar age to you). i have access to a trailer already luckily but even if that goes i'll look into buying or renting for the odd drift day.
 
Overspeccing the daily to tow & hiring a trailer is the best idea. You don't have to go too overspec tho, you're only towing 2% of the vehicles life so just take it easy & go full grandpa mode when towing

Station wagon is good for hauling wheels, parts, tools etc. Make sure brakes are well serviced & throw a trans cooler on as well.

Then get your trailer license. Hiring a tandem transporter trailer will run you less than £100 for 2 days, which is peanuts in the scheme of track day costs
 
As others have said, have a daily driver which has the ability to safely tow and then hire a trailer when you need to head to the track. Not the most idea situation but generally the best compromise and means you still have a fully functioning vehicle for daily use and only need to deal with the costs and storage of a trailer when you are actually requiring the use of it.
 
Yep me too, I did my trailer licence and have a daily that can tow safely, I just rent a trailer localy for £40 per day
 
I literally have the same problem. Being 24 I drove the company car for the past 3 years, therefore to the insurance companies I am a newbie as the car isn’t on my name, neither is the actual policy itself.

Last year someone on this forum advised to use By Mile insurance company, as apparently you only pay for the miles than you drive, and can “switch it off” if your drift car is sitting unused waiting for the next drift day.
I suppose this only works if you have a safe spot to store your car, otherwise if it does get stolen, then there is no way to claim it.

Anyway, it is a half-cocked point but is worth looking at.

While we are at it, what are there closest decent drift spots to London? The idea of driving for 3 or more hours to the track kills the motivation of getting in to drifting,
 
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