Hey guys new here

[christopheralter]

Hey guys new here and have a ??? I want to start rally cross and then build my car into stage rally any way i have a 85 celica hatch paid $100 for it well it dosent run it needs a fuel pump and then it might run i hope i was going to rally it but after reading the threads tho you guys recomend a fwd or awd well i was wondering for an fwd i like the WRC Corolla body stile but cant find out what year it is dose anyone no if that body stile was sold state side. as for awd i was thinking celica all track or imprezza or shoud i keep the old celica and rally that what do you guys think

[ales]

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[drdisque]

the car you have is fine for rallycross

[da_moose]

Your better off running a low-horsepower 2wd car to start. This way you will learn to drive a car fast not learn to drive a fast car. As long as you can still get parts for the corrolla then it is probably your best bet. Don't worry about performance until you have had experience then you can start upgrading. That said you are probably better off buying a used rally car than building your own. For one it is cheaper and two if you've never built one before then you don't know what your doing.

[directory]

Originally Posted by da_moose

Your better off running a low-horsepower 2wd car to start. This way you will learn to drive a car fast not learn to drive a fast car.

yes, you drive the car, don't let the car drive you. great advice!

building a rally car will be way more expensive than buying a used one.

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by da_moose

Your better off running a low-horsepower 2wd car to start. This way you will learn to drive a car fast not learn to drive a fast car. As long as you can still get parts for the corrolla then it is probably your best bet. Don't worry about performance until you have had experience then you can start upgrading. That said you are probably better off buying a used rally car than building your own. For one it is cheaper and two if you've never built one before then you don't know what your doing.

This is great advice. Just try to get your car running. Then learn how to drive it in a safe, low-traffic area where you can develop your skills...

[Car.Geek]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but while you guys r thinking about starter rallying cars I want to ask you, is the older mitsubishi galant w/ AWD a good choice? Thanx.

[drdisque]

good luck finding a Galant VR4, they only sold about 2000 in north america and the car is 15 years old now

For learning rallycross, its often easier to learn with a FWD car as an AWD car is a little too forgiving. In a FWD car, if you're comfortable and smooth, you're usually going to be fast, but an AWD car can take a really bad line and still stay in control.