I saw Jayson Mikula ripping doughnuts at a trade show I visited last fall and was addicted.
Right now I'm just putting something together for a car show the end of May. A coworker is doing one as well. No imediate plans to race it, but maybe they will draw some interest and get a few more people building them locally.
Building it based off the USLMRA rules for a C/P class. It will get a stock Kohler single in it for now.
I picked up this STX 46 "frame" for $25 a few weekends ago. The STX46 is the hydro drive verson of the 38, but overall similar units. It will be a little bit of a challange since the frame and fenders are welded together. Not sure if I will add some square tubing on the outsides of the rails to strengthen them.
Basically its the frame, fenders, dash and front wheels. No engine/ transmisison, which is fine because those wouldn't be used anyways.
I stripped it down and put a set of 16x6.5x8" tires on it, spaced at 38" as well as the 13x6.5x6's that came with it.
I spend some time removing some more of the bracketry and doing a little work to get the transmission to drop down. I picked up a Peerless 700 series which I pulled apart and cleaned the grease out. Gears look to be in great shape with no chipping or rounded corners.
Here is about where it will get mounted:
More to come. Hoping to get a hood and order a tranny plate from E.C. along with some other small parts. Still working on finding an engine.