How To Race A 600 Micro Sprint On A Budget 

I probably missed a lot more but it’s what I could come up with for the time haha Thank you can’t wait to get lettering on it!

Your welcome!

I’m trying to get more videos out, just sucks everytime I try an race it rains haha

Your welcome, it’s short but to the point, no need to over spend on all the new an fancy stuff, I always look at it I’d learn the setup an get the most out of the chassis an you will be just as fast or if not faster than some big name racers, did it back in karts an it worked.

@@DustinDegler Very cool... what do you think about the new lightning class in terms of cost compared to the micro's? I'm trying to get in a 410 one day.. just not sure exactly where to start just yet.

@@jd43tv56 To be honest I know nothing on those lightning sprints since they aren’t around here, if you have a USAC Midget class around your area that would be a good next step before a 410 or even a 305 sprint to start for seat time.

@@DustinDegler Thanks man! I'm going to be around North West Arkansas... so the Powri midwest stuff in Missouri is looking good to me... and I'll obviously have the Tulsa scene right next door.. with a strong 600cc presence in TX, LA, and OK. Either way, stoked to get sideways with yall!

@@jd43tv56 I’m out of Pennsylvania so the 600 scene is big up here, the 410/358 an 305s are decent as well. But either way I say there is always a way to race on a budget an compete with the big dollar teams.

Sweet! Your gonna have lots of fun!

@@DustinDegler I can’t wait. It’s been a while since I’ve raced. I started out in karts and raced dwarf cars when I was young. Good luck this season 🍀

Karts was how I stared as well, this will be my second season in this 600! Thank you an good luck to you as well. Remember to keep your adjustments simple an to have fun.

Winged 600s have the big top wings an nose wings which helps with down force an keep the car planted wingless of course doesn’t have all that an makes the car handle way different, I personally have not run winged but I’d say for beginners it would be easier, I personally love wingless because I love just throwing the car in sideways an hoping it sticks, so wingless is all a fun factor for me. Hope this helps some what?

Lol I meant to put for $2500

Older 600s go anywhere from 3k to 5k race ready, depending on the year of the car it’s not a horrible price but I’d look over the whole frame to make sure nothing is bent or cracked, if it’s truly a carbed motor than with it shooting gas out the exhaust I’m willing to bet the float needles need replaced. Biggest thing though it seat time is what’s gonna make you faster Hope this kinda helps haha

As long as I can afford to, would love to run a usac midget but those cost double to triple of my 600.

@@DustinDeglerall we gotta go do is keep trying buddy and keep Racing hard when we can ....because we love racing ;) maybe one day that opportunity will come .

@@cupwalker24.7 I’m hoping I can get the car dialed in to maybe earn a midget ride but we shall see!

You spend more on parts since that class is a crash fest like the chargers lol

I prolly have like 10k into all this You can buy decent used stuff for for $7k an up.

It’s all out of my own pocket. I just learn to put my money where it is needed, I try not to listen to people say that you need the best of the best to compete.

I have to run a spec rr but it lasts me a whole season, The lr like half a season, Fronts all season This was my first year in this class, but I’d say if I didn’t run spec an I matched the tire to the surface each race I’m sure I could manage to not completely chew up a tire in a race or two like most other higher budget teams. An some of them higher budget teams around here usually run a lr/rr for a race an than sell them for cheap or trash them.

@@DustinDegler One more question. Over the course of a season, what are the most commonly replaced parts on the car? I’m looking into buying a car, just wanting to get some more info on them.

@@justinfaulkner4294 It’s all good ask as much as you want As long as it don’t get wrecked personally there isn’t much to replace. But me personally over the course of this year I had to replace an front axel an a rear axle, front tie rod, 2 w links, a rr rim due to wrecks I were in, also one of my motors blew up with one of the last races. It sounds like a lot an a lot of money but plent of used stuff out there before you dump money on new stuff. The first initial purchase of everything is gonna hurt the pockets but after that it can be cheap to race unlike what most would say haha.

I paid 5800 for this as a roller, about 600 in the motor 1000 into the injection/ecu/wire harness. Shocks I paid 2100 for ars adjustable an other miscellaneous stuff So I’d say 10k so far. You can get a older race ready car for cheaper anywhere from 4k to 7k Most top tier teams are spending 20k an up

@@DustinDegler thanks for the info! And good luck racing

@@trentlothringer2867 Thank you need all the luck I can get so far this season!

Also there are two main classes for these 600's usually..... One being what's called the "A" class and one being the "Open/Outlaw/Multi's"....... The "A" is going to be the cheaper of the two to run most def because per the rules that class runs a stock/factory engine or in other words nothing can be done to it that wasn't already done to it by the manufacturer, then your gunna spend money to run the "Multi's" because it's usually a "do whatever ya want to the engine" class....... You would tend to think the Multi's would be a lot faster than the A class because of this however that's not really the case, while yes they will typically always turn faster lap times it's not near as big of a difference as you would think it would be, but yeah I knew of ppl back when I used to race micros who run the Multi class and some of those top guys would damn near have 20k in just the engine alone, and this was like 20-25 years ago......... Back then the chassis to have was typically a stallard, but Factor 1 wasn't too bad either, Hyper had just got into the 600cc game really at the time, they mainly before had built chassis that ran in the like 125cc and 250cc class, they were unique back then too because they were the only company who built chassis that didn't use down tubes, I always loved the look of their chassis but a downtube chassis is much safer so I get why that style of chassis went by the wayside like it did

Up here in PA we only have wingless or winged which all go under the U6SA rules

I’m in PA Currently race at Linda’s speedway.

@@DustinDegler did you ever race at Clinton county speedway. It's right off interstate 80

I have not, that track is like 2 to 2 an a half hours away from me.

@@DustinDegler oh ok. They race 600s there every other Friday night. It's usually a pretty good surface but the last few weeks its been a little rough through the turns. If your ever around that way check it out.

@@rustymiller2855 I actually have a friend up there that runs 600s name Trevor teats an than my one buddies wife’s dad runs a 305 up there an his name is Scott lutz

I think down in Florida they race the 750s but other than that the 600s are really the only motor to run an even the 636.

@@DustinDegler man im bummed out but then again ive got so much money in this motor and cant ride anymore i may as well build a sprint with it and try here in ohio there isnt much to do but the race track is right by my house least id have a fast kart to run in the yard if they turned me away chassis is only 900 from a guy on facebook probably grt it for 500

@@crazycarl4632 putting it on a old shifter kart frame would be cool! I know the tq midgets that run around here run the 750s An also usually if you can get like 3 or more friends weekly you can always start a 750 class

I believe 14 years an up I think some tracks are 12 An also they have a restricted 600 class for even younger kids

@@DustinDegler thanks for the reply, I race dirtbikes in the woods only looking to get into sprint cars but don't know what I need to run, I'm 25

I highly recommend a 600, it’s such a blast! Biggest thing is I’d find a race ready car an than of course get all the safety equipment needed, it’s gonna be pricey on initial buy but after that weekly it’s not to bad unless you wreck it. Most won’t believe it but I’m 30 haha An if you can’t afford the sprint I’d recommend racing karts, cheap, fun, an it seat time.

@@DustinDegler great information, and dude 30? I thought you were like 19-20

@@metalz7735 Haha yea I got that baby face 🤣 An your welcome! I try an give all the info I can that I’ve learned so far

Whatcha need help with on it?