Best cheap demo derby type racer?

[81vwpickup]

Im going to be looking around for a good car to run in a race,its kind of a derby type race(Its called car wars so you get the picture) and theres also a segment where you can go off a ramp or try to go on 2 wheels. Im looking for a good model to look for,something tough,quick and maybe old heavy and american(Or I might go the other way for speediness I.E. light,small import such as a 80s volkswagen) and its gonna be cheap,becuase Im going to looking through the classifieds and junkyards. So basicly any suggestions for a older car model thats quick.

[Andydg]

Chevy Caprice, Buick Roadmaster, something along those lines for big and heavy. Around here most guys use Monte Carlos from the 70's.

[drdisque]

well, demo derbies and rollover contests are very different.

for demo derbies the Olds 98, Buick Roadmaster & Electra, Dodge Diplomat, Chrysler New Yorker & Newport, and Ford Crown Victoria are fairly ubiquitous.

For rollover competetions you want something that's light and with a high center of gravity yet fairly durable. Great cars for this are the Mazda 323, Chevrolet Chevette, Chevrolet Citation, and VW Fox.

[demo_deven]

We have rollover competitions in southern ontario and about 90% of the cars I see are Geo motros, Chevettes, Omnis, etc. I'd still redommend these for going on two wheels because I hav e seen a guy do it at the derby once. he had a metro and he won the rollover (4 rolls) and he had one more chance left because his car was pretty much toast so he went off the ramp and went a fair distance on 2 and then just cranked the wheel and rolled the sucker. Hope I helped lol!

[demo_deven]

BTW if you are looking to run in the mini-class demo derbies (4 cylinder class) I'd highly recommend a Chevy Cavalier or a Pontiac Sunfire. They are, in my experience, the best 4 bangers to run. I'm not sure if you can run pre-80's down there, but if you can, a 76 impalia is a nice choice. If you can run 1980 & newer, Caprice wagons are nice, but they are getting rarer and rarer to find these around.

Like I said, this is just my opinion.

['97ventureowner]

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