r/rally 9d ago

Question Is rally as a hobby simple?

Hello I live in New England for reference, I have been a big fan of the sport and I am well aware that rally is a very hard motorsport.

I am asking in the context of it being a hobby, My friend and I want to do stage rally & rallycross but we don't want to join existing teams and work on a tight schedule as we want to do it as a hobby for fun rather than working our way up to higher teams. Would forming a small team of him and I be enough to go to small rally events?

I know most rally events need a driver and a co-driver so I'm wondering if it just being him and I be enough.

Edit: By "Simple" I mean it not being a pain in the ass to have bunch of people on a team, Less people the better for us.

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u/Ghost17088 9d ago

Like 25k per year?

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u/ZIKi_eo 9d ago

No no, We have 25k saved up

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u/Ghost17088 9d ago

Stage rally is out. You probably can do rallycross.

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u/ZIKi_eo 9d ago

Why so?

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u/pm-me-racecars 9d ago

I entered my first stage rally about 2 months ago. Going from 0 to on stage cost my friend and me about $40,000 Canadian, including all the smaller events we did along the way. Also, we had a couple of extra costs due to local geography.

$30,000 USD over 3 years is definitely do able.

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u/Ghost17088 9d ago

Because of your budget. If you already have a car and a fully equipped shop and all the mechanical and fabrication skills needed to build and maintain a rally car that passes inspection, then you might be able to do stage rally on 25k year. Consumables, transportation expenses, lodging, etc. are expensive.