This may be geared more toward Autocross since I don't think there are any stock classes in road racing.

I was looking to get into road racing or autocross but I only have my Civic Si, and is factory. I really don't want to put money into it since it just seems like a waste right now. So I am looking for a stock class in any type of racing besides drag racing. Anyone know anything that might help? I know it's not a Mustang question so sorry guys. I don't have a Mustang yet.

If anyone has some useful info on the subject, let me know! Thanks!

 

Keep the Civic stock and run it in an SCCA SOLO stock class. http://www.scca.org/hub.aspx?hub=3 It is some of the most fun you can have in a car, and it will really teach you how to drive. I did my first autocross a couple of months ago and got smoked by some Civics who had awesome drivers. I have over a million miles of driving under my belt on the road to only learn that I suck as an autocross driver. It was the most fun I've ever had being so bad at something. It's an inexpensive form of racing, and you will find a ton of new friends. Half of the fun is riding along with other more experienced drivers in their tricked out cars. In the Atlanta area, it's $20 for a meet if you're a member and $30 if you're not.

Tell me this doesn't look like fun:


DSC04768 by jsnyng, on Flickr


DSC04181 by jsnyng, on Flickr

 

Not sure which year Civic Si you have, but Showroom Stock C and Showroom Stock B have Civics road racing there. Very little can be done other than tires. brakes and safety equipment.

 

It does look like fun, no doubt. This is good to know. I am not sure when I will be doing this all, so I will wait and see how things turn out.

Sweet. It's an 08.

 

I believe an '08 Civic Si is in G-Stock for autocrossing. Until a year ago GS was dominated by the Mini Cooper S, but it got moved up to DS. If you don't want to mess around with race tires for stock class, you could always run it in STX, which is a street tire class. Some regions also have a street tire stock class which could be an option if offered in your area.

 

I'm passing the go-fast crack pipe to you... take a hit if you dare!

Find out when your local SCCA chapter is meeting and show up. Let someone know you're new and you're interested. There will be an overflow of information and support because people in SCCA love to talk cars, bench race, and generally BS. I see your location is Dallas and I know for a fact there is a very active motorsports community there. Find out if the local SCCA chapter does a "race" or "car control" school and attend it. You're going to quickly find out what you think is fast... isn't.

Start Autocrossing. Keep Autocrossing until you have a good feel for car control, racing, and vehicle setup. You can burn a little money (relative) learing the ins-and-outs of racing by Autocrossing or burn a metric ton of money and get frustrated jumping directly into Road Racing*. Your Civic will be a perfect car to learn in, although if its your Daily Driver you might want to pick up a cheap car to "race" on the weekends because you'll eventually break something. Look for an 90's Miata. Why? They're not glamorous, but they are cheap, plentiful, easy to work on, and in the right hands are dang fast in almost any class!

This is one of the "vehicles" I've raced in the past.

*To really "Road Race" certain organizations require a license. To get that license you either need experience or complete a school.

 

Haha, thanks. I don't know how "fast" I can go at it my first few go rounds.

I have heard good things about the motorsports in this area as well. I had meant to get involved with the BMW Club of America, Dallas. I just haven't had time.

I did plan to start in Autocross as it is relatively inexpensive and a good way to learn. I will wait until I have more money aside for road racing and probably have a dedicated car for it then. For now, my Civic is all I have for racing of any kind. I just don't have the spare change for anything else and I hadn't planned on attending too many events while the car is my primary. Good advice though on the Miata. Some guy that lives in our building has an older Miata that looks like a S#!t box but has SCCA and Tire Rack stickers all over it.

I know road racing does take licensing and has many money pit classes. Thus the reason I would like to hold off for a while. Thanks for the input, I will get some more info and start attending some events, maybe I can tear away a good friend of mine from his fiance before he goes full tilt married and I have to wait for him to get over his honeymoon phase.