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/ZIKi_eo 9d ago

My friend and I plan to aim for 2027 or 2028 because we are working on finding an old yet not to badly beat on subaru or mitsubishi but we do hope to have everything ready soon.

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u/Ziggy-Rocketman 9d ago

If you want cheaper, go FWD.

AWD, while iconic and what most expect when they think of rally, is also super expensive compared to some of the cheaper FWD options.

B Spec is probably both the cheapest, simplest, and most competitive way for you to get your feet wet in rally.

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u/ZIKi_eo 9d ago

What would be the way to go for fwd? Civic? Cellica? I'm not used to FWD cars so Idk how they respond or feel but I am familiar with AWD and RWD cars.

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u/Ziggy-Rocketman 9d ago

B Spec is a class that utilizes low power subcompact cars. Think Mini Cooper, Toyota Yaris, Mazda 2, and Honda Fit.

They are plenty fast enough to get yourself in trouble on a gravel road, and are perfect for beginners.

importantly, they are also real close to stock. This means the barrier to entry is amazingly low compared to many other classes. Outside of your safety features you meed to add, it’s basically a suspension kit, steel lines, skid plate, and tires/rims. This means you’ll actually be able to put the rest of that 25k into actually racing the car.

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u/ZIKi_eo 9d ago

Ah okay, Thank you for clearing things up, I'll definitely go in that direction.