Getting started

From road car to race grid

Five steps between a Marketplace bargain and a full day of racing.

From road car to race grid in five steps. One, find a car — cheap, reliable and legal. Two, build your team — grab your mates and get organised. Three, meet the safety requirements — simple rules to keep everyone safe. Four, enter online — easy entry process, $1,000 to enter. Five, go racing — real racing, real fun.
1

Find a car

Cheap, reliable and legal. Marketplace bargains, auction finds and old family cars.

2

Build your team

Three to six drivers. Grab your mates and get organised.

3

Meet the safety requirements

Simple rules to keep everyone safe. Helmet, cotton, boots and a sound car.

4

Enter online

Easy entry process. Entry from $1,000 for the whole team.

5

Go racing

Real racing. Real fun. Six hours of track time in one day.

Will my car pass?

Mass-produced road car, safe and trackworthy, road tyres, working brakes and steering, no major leaks, battery and seat secured. Registration isn’t required. If you’re eyeing something weird, send us photos before you spend the money.

Bring this

  • Auction bargains and Marketplace specials
  • Old family cars and ex-taxis
  • Forgotten paddock finds
  • Weird engine swaps
  • Creative Frankenstein builds
  • Cars held together by determination and zip ties

Leave this home

  • Purpose-built race cars
  • High-dollar competition vehicles
  • Semi-slicks and R-spec tyres
  • Anything unsafe
  • Aggressive driving
  • People taking it too seriously

Not sure? Email race@budgetenduro.com.au with photos and we’ll tell you straight.

A typical race day

Six sessions, twenty-minute breaks. Refuel, swap drivers, fix whatever broke, eat a sausage.

TimeOn the schedule
07:00Gates open, pit setup
09:00Session 1
10:20Session 2
11:40Session 3
13:00Session 4
14:20Session 5
15:40Session 6, chequered flag 16:40

Timetables vary between venues for noise limits, daylight and circuit operating requirements. Always work from the final schedule issued for your event.

What to wear

Cotton or fire-retardant, neck to wrist to ankle. Fully enclosed leather footwear. Helmet to AS/NZS 1698, Snell or FIA. No shorts, no thongs, no polyester.

Radios

Every car needs a working race radio that can hear Race Control. The frequency is issued before each event. No radio, no track.

Refuelling

Session breaks only, car stationary, no work happening at the same time. Your team supplies a fire marshal with a 4.5kg dry powder extinguisher.

Read the full regulations

Grab your mates. Find a car. Go racing.

Enter an event
Enter an event