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SCRATCH a successful Australian race car driver and chances are they’ve had some sort of experience in one-make competition.
Take multiple championship and Bathurst 1000 winner Mark Skaife, for example, who landed his drive with the all-powerful Nissan Motorsport team in the mid-’80s off the back of a one-make Ford Laser series.
“A lot of genuine talent evolves from these series, which have to be cost effective, offer a level playing feel that promotes healthy challenging racing, and provide genuine opportunities for young drivers to show their skill not just at racing, but the work ethic that‘s required to go well. On and off track preparation is the key to going well in these series.”
And while no motorsport can ever be called ‘cheap’, some 86 competitors kept costs to an absolute minimum. With a typical car costing between $40,000 and $50,000 to build up front (including the $25,000 control parts package), and entry fees of just $1500, some racers got away from a weekend spending less than $5000.
With 2016 series winner Will Brown moving into Supercar’s feeder series – now known as Super2 – for this year, the winner of the 2017 86 Racing series could walk away with a prize of $50,000 at the end of the five-round series, from a total pool of $125,000.
