Cost to make stock UTV race ready

[jgbjgb]

RZR-S 14,000

Roll cage tied to frame

After market full skid plate

Window nets

Proper rear lighting

Racing seats

Fire suit

Helmet

Fuel cell

I am estimating about 20K, am I off?

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[Big Guy]

RZR-S 14,000

Roll cage tied to frame

After market full skid plate

Window nets

Proper rear lighting

Racing seats

Fire suit

Helmet

Fuel cell

I am estimating about 20K, am I off?

Are you doing the work yourself???? There is a lot of little stuff that will nickle and dime you to death!! you can tack on about another $5000 pretty easily.

[JoeyD23]

your close.....but dont leave out Wheels and Tires. Not many stick with the standard RZRS Long Travel Either.........

But you could probably dial a car in for close to $20K, but from there you will only spend more, but you know that! LOL

[jgbjgb]

Are you doing the work yourself???? There is a lot of little stuff that will nickle and dime you to death!! you can tack on about another $5000 pretty easily.

Some yes, most not.


Follow up question.

Where would "stock" tube chassis "side by sides" fit in?

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RedLine Riot
Marshall MotoArt

[blueeyeddevil]

buy a used one, race ready, for about half the price!!!!

[JoeyD23]

buy a used one, race ready, for about half the price!!!!

Exactly......There are some serious deals out there especially on Rhino's. Weller Racing is promoting a new race class for Yamaha Race Rhinos and they have an R1 Race Motor Swap Package calling it the SR1 class! These things are rocket ships and are sure to get popular!!!


http://www.utvunderground.com/f18/sr...s-up-2171.html

http://www.utvunderground.com/f18/sr1-vids-2254.html

[bajaxp]

It also depends what kind of racing you are plannng on doing. The shorter, day time, non-pre run races don't require as much equipment...such as GPS, HID lights, etc. Some of the 'local' races you could even get away with a moto helmet (though I don't recommend it) and no intercom.

The RZR S comes with Maxxis Big Horns which seem to be the tire of choice for most desert racers. The wheels are strong, but are not beadlocks...so you could get away with the stockers for a while. Most guys either 'Slime' their tires or run tire balls.

The stock 'S' suspension is good, but I would recommend plating the bottom A-arms. The FOX shocks are also pretty good, but for racing the 2" Walker Evans Racing shocks are more fade resistant. But if you want to run with the big boys in the big races like BITD, you are going to have to spend more $$$ on wheels, suspension, electronic stuff, hot rod engine components, etc.

A RZR is a great platform to start from. Light and fast...stock. Some of the older used race ready rigs (single cylinder brand Y) are not competitive at all.

Good luck and have fun!!

[dnf736]

How much to build a new BITD spec car? 30k minium doing as much as you can yourself by the time its over, unless you can trade work or can find a sponsor laying around....

Engines going to be 5k alone.
Suspension & axles, another 5K.
Stock RZR 10K

Seats, restraints, tires, wheels, hubs(RZR) diff work(RZR) tube work, tin, nuts & bolts.
Then you need safety gear, fire suit, helmet, pumper, fuel cell, & such.
Probably want a radio and lights.
Gotta have spares.

Not trying to scare you off, just saying.

If you can race at Whiplash I think they have a class for the RZRS that really all you need are doors, nets, fuel cell & extinguisher.

[Nick_A]

Jim from Bi-polar racing has a pretty simple setup and is consistently doing well with the prowler 1000.

[07FJRog]

RZR-S 14,000

Roll cage tied to frame

After market full skid plate

Window nets

Proper rear lighting

Racing seats

Fire suit

Helmet

Fuel cell

I am estimating about 20K, am I off?

20K after purchase of machine can be done, depending on your skill set.

depends on the type of racing you want to do, IMO

many things may be the same but not all between dezert and short course.


suspension and chassis/cage is costly, like stated more items are need for dezert than short course. Fire stuff, GPS, lighting ( front lights, & rear red, yellow and Blue), spare tires/wheels, jack, radios, Intercome, etc... similar to any other racer.

high HP not necessarily one of them though, the RZR-S has enough to keep going strong.

I would go with FOX RC2's or walkers, the stock foxes on the rzr won't hold, like stated earlier. all Rzr's need frame strenghtening help, some companies sell beef up kits and is a great start to improving the weak points on a RZR.


Rog