Originally Posted by
PushinTheLimit
I jumped straight into Crate Late Models coming from asphalt road racing in a C5 Corvette. It's been quite a learning curve, but I've had good solid help along the way. I've raced five times now and getting close to being a top 5 car at my local track with a 604 crate but they allow steelheads in our class... no crate only class at my track. Luckily, there are a couple of tracks that run crates only and I plan to run with them some this year. Also, NeSmith runs at a couple tracks not too far away and I plan to hit a couple of those races this year and see how I fare.
I spent a little more than I planned in my budget, but I bought an 06 Rocket blue with a Hendren 604 and couldn't be happier. I would like to get the newest updates on it this winter, but otherwise... it's been a good starter car for me.
Something else to consider, taking the Dale McDowell dirt school this fall just to see if dirt late models is how you want to go. It's well worth the time and money and they have cars that you can drive if you don't have your own. I went that route before I bought mine and the school was a huge help for me.