Rallying

Beta Ray Bill

Hi All

I really want to get involved in Rallying. I have had a look at the Rally Ireland website etc and I've already been to rally school Ireland (fell in love with it)

My Question is how much does it cost (approx) to get setup and what kind of support do I need?

Is there many Rallies in Ireland/N.Ireland?

Obviously when buying parts for the car etc would I get the VAT off?

Cheers
G.

De Hipster

http://www.motorsportireland.com id the sport's governing & licensing body in Ireland, most of the info you are after is available through them, either via the website or telephone request for info.

Join your local motorclub (usually have listings, results & information in local press) help out at events, get to know club members, politics of motorsport & the do's & don'ts.

As for VAT...usual business rules & regulations apply, if you are sponsoring your car/kart/whatever via your business, maybe you can claim VAT back, that's more one for your accountant or the revenue commissioners.

h3000

grahambo wrote: »

Hi All

I really want to get involved in Rallying. I have had a look at the Rally Ireland website etc and I've already been to rally school Ireland (fell in love with it)

My Question is how much does it cost (approx) to get setup and what kind of support do I need?

Is there many Rallies in Ireland/N.Ireland?

Obviously when buying parts for the car etc would I get the VAT off?

Cheers
G.

It's something I would love to get into myself but I don't have anywhere near the cash at the moment.

A mate of mine done a little about two years ago and loved it but it just got too expensive from him. At the time he was telling me about the costs. The ones I can remember are:

Entry Fees: €400 > €500 per event

Cars: You will have to start with 1600cc or less. Some examples below:
http://www.rally.ie/classified.php?classified_id=080725_195438
http://www.rally.ie/classified.php?classified_id=080724_125316

Clothing
Race Suits start at about €400
Example: http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?products_id=543

Gloves start at about €50
Example: http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?products_id=519

Helmets (Don't skrimp on the €'s here) with intercom start at about €500
Example: http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?cPath=68_22_138&products_id=533
http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?cPath=68_22_29&products_id=35

Other costs:

You will need to have a way of getting the car to and from the rally.

If you or your co-driver do not have much knowledge in car mechanics you will need someone who is. At the least you will have to cover their costs if not pay them a fee.

You will need some spares for the car also. Tires, Wheels, Brakes, radiators, Shocks ect.. for when you crash.

You will need fuel for the car.


My knowledge is very limited and I stand to correction, someone with more knowledge may have more info.

jamesO

U need shead loads for rallying, a chap I know who's racing in the stonetrowers this weekend just put a new lump into his mark 2 shell €30,000 for that alone. Its a sport for the rich i think un less u are born into it.

jO.

SouperComputer

What he guys said above is pretty true, there is no such thing as cheap rallying, its big money.

Unless you are spending a LOT of money, claiming VAT back is pointless. Expensing your expenses as tax deductible is a smarter way of doing it. You would setup a business name for a company that specializes in marketing through sport and has its own racing team for that purpose

You may also consider:

Autotesting
Karting
Formula Vee
Rallycross (good compromise on rallying cost wise)
Autograss


Unless you have significant peformance driving/racing experience I'd reccoment that you try to get a seat as a co-driver for a couple of rallies first.

Robbo

h3000 wrote: »

Helmets (Don't skrimp on the €'s here) with intercom start at about €500
Example: http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?cPath=68_22_138&products_id=533
http://www.ears.ie/product_info.php?cPath=68_22_29&products_id=35

You'll be wanting a HANS device complete with compatible helmet for all rallies as of January 2009. EARS do a deal for the whole kit for just over a grand.

h3000

Robbo wrote: »

You'll be wanting a HANS device complete with compatible helmet for all rallies as of January 2009. EARS do a deal for the whole kit for just over a grand.

Yeah you are right I had meant to put that in.

Fey!

Have you considered doing a couple of sprints/hillclimbs first in order to get a feel for things? I know that in hillclimbs you're more likely only to cover 12 kilometers instead of 120, but there is a great atmosphere at them.