Here Are The Races You Think You’d Stand A Chance At

“The 24 Hours of Lemons, because to win it doesn’t require a great car or razor-sharp reflexes, just strict adherence to the financial rules, adequate preparation, and lots of luck.”

Take a $500 car and race it as long as you can. That sounds like a pretty fun and simple formula!

Suggested by: steelerfan58

“ARCA at Daytona. Get me a halfway decent ride in that and enough money for tires and fuel and I think I could have a shot.”

As one of the feeder series for NASCAR, ARCA stock car racing would be a great place to start. And, the fast, sweeping track at Daytona would surely be a ball to tackle in anger.

Suggested by: Axel-Ripper

“Huge motor combined with an ancient suspension in my Charger (where ironically, the solid axle/leaf spring rear setup actually helps my ‘69 stay pointed down the track) means I better not turn the wheel. Ergo: drag racing.

“Course every time I’d take on a Hellcat Dodge, I’d lose. But heading down the strip with the big block roaring as the 4-bbl carb tries to keep enough gas shoved down the 440's throat...I’ve done it...total rush.”

High speed and nothing but straight lines — sign me up!

Suggested by: the1969dodgechargerguy

“The Gambler 500. It’s not so much about winning as it is having a good time and getting racing experience with your buddies. And I have an old Bonneville I can put on mud tires like that one guy I saw.”

Taking a car that isn’t built for off-roading off-road is always going to be fun. And that’s exactly what the Gambler 500 does. More of an adventure than an actual race, the Gambler 500 will run in Oregon later this year.

Suggested by: Dexter Hochstetler (Facebook)

“I dunno about what specific class, but because of Gran Turismo I could maybe make a lap at Laguna Seca or Willow Springs. Maybe Spa too. Sucks that some of the other tracks I know are fictional. Give me Dragon Trail Seaside, and watch me die at the Chicane of Death.”

“Watch, me trying to drive a GT3 or GT4 car and I crash out instantly.”

We’ve all run circuits on consoles or sim rigs and thought, “I’m sure I could take a good crack at this in real life.”

And, with everything from IndyCar to superbikes taking on Laguna Seca, it would be a fun track to tackle in anything with an engine.

Suggested by: redraidereducator

“I grew up driving BC logging roads, cut lines, gravelly ski hill roads, twisty wet secondary roads. Lots of that driving is on super-narrow, mountain roads, and snakey lines through the forest. I’ve got 35 years experience on that, plus lots of snow and ice driving in the mountains.

“I can drive a 300hp WRX on narrow, loose gravel without putting the car over the side. I think I’d have a pretty decent chance at staying on the road in WRC. Certainly I wouldn’t be competitive (I’m 51 years old and don’t have the hummingbird reflexes of a race driver). But, I’m pretty sure I could hustle the car down the road pretty quick.”

I’ve always thought of rally as ballet on four wheels. So anyone that thinks they’ve got the chops to stay on the road and maintain this fine balance of power and technical abilities had better have at least an ounce of talent.

Suggested by: JohnnyWasASchoolBoy

“Slot car racing. I can squeeze that trigger like nobody’s business!”

Now this is an honest answer. I like your style, 89islander.

Suggested by: 89islander

“I think I could kick some ass at the Settrington Cup at the Goodwood Revival. Check out the competition.”

For anyone not in the know, the Settrington Cup is a children’s race at the annual Goodwood Revival car festival. The event sees six- to 10-year-olds race around a short course in Austin J40 pedal cars. An easy one to win, surely?

Suggested by: cdoggyd

“I could win the Piston Cup.”

In this word, are you turned into a race car like one in the movie, ‘Cars’?

Suggested by: @TeamTerrible (Twitter)

“Salt flat runs. I’m reasonably sure I could handle driving across a flat expanse of nothingness.”

If you’re going to give racing a go, you might as well do it at a venue where you could reasonably go down in the history books with a new speed record. Good choice.

Suggested by: garland137

“Probably none, I can’t even get a gold on the fucking A-9 license test in GT7, still more than a tenth of a second off after hours of trying, it’s pathetic.”

Yeah, if we’re honest none of us are probably good enough to actually enter a professional motor race. We’re better left enjoying them from the grandstands or racing on our consoles.

Suggested by: tehncb