Just so long as you know that the bolt-in cage will most likely have to come out of the car when you start racing.

[quote:68deebcb19]i think kirk is a good cage but it has too many bars. was thinking of the autopower 6 point cage its a bolt on cage but i heard u can weld it in for more strength. [/quote:68deebcb19]

Yes, you can weld it in. If the person doing it bolsters the attachment points at the same time, the cage will be slightly stronger. However, most CCR aren't going to allow ERW cages, which is all that Autopower makes right now.

[quote:68deebcb19] if i go custom it will cost too much, unless do u know some good people or stores that manufacutre custom cages. ?[/quote:68deebcb19]

We have a very good cage manufacturer in NoVA in the Manassas area. It's $1200-$1500 or so for a strong custom cage in a car like the ITR.

This is more expensive than your Autopower suggestion, to be sure, but in the long run will be cheaper because you won't have to buy another cage when you're really racing. A custom cage can be designed to allow easy entry/exit, too.

Everything I'm saying is based on taking you at your word, that you are really "going racing."

Even a series like Honda Challenge, which was designed for entry level drivers and a minimum of sponsorship, gets more expensive than I think you are really aware of. My advice would be to have $15,000 in a demand account at the beginning of the season. That's assuming your car's already set up!

I don't know how much experience you have, but perhaps you'll come to your senses and just relax in HPDE/HPDS for a couple of years.