Northwest Legends
Touring Series

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Legends Race car?

They are 5/8 scale replicas of the 1930's and early 1940's sedans and coupes manufactured by 600 Racing in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

How fast do they go?

How fast do you ask? Hold on to your hat, here is the answer. With a 2:50 rear these cars top out at 140 mph. Legends race cars are all race car. Remember this "ALL LEGENDS RACE CARS GO FAST".

How much do they cost?

This question has depth to it. Surface costs and actual racing costs and savings costs. 600 Racing has put together a racing series with strict rules which pretty much say "keep your tinkering hands off the car." This is a big blessing because it keeps the cost of racing down. The tire rule, the sealed engine rule, the shock rule, the keep your hands off the chassis rule saves everybody in this series big bucks. A low ball figure everyone saves competing in this series is $10,000 a year. You do not need to keep up with the latest tricks, parts, and designs. You do not need to have 30 tires of different compounds and sizes. Sure 600 Racing profits from this series. I say god bless them. Racing in any series is not cheap. Racing in the Legends Series is affordable to almost anyone. The money race to keep up with your competitors does not exist. Thank you 600 Racing.

The base cost of all new Legends series cars is $12,995 plus the taxes. You then will be encouraged to add an external oil cooler and filter plus a Tach and gauges. The external oil cooler is a must, external oil filter a convenience, the Tach is a plus, any other gauges are optional. I recommend you install these parts where ever you race. Some tracks in the US require mufflers, check with your dealer. If you plan on racing on the road course you need to install the required road course equipment. Expect your total to be $15,000.

The dealer delivered the car and it is sitting in your garage. Now you need to make it look like a race car, with a jazzy paint job, decals, and lettering. Do it yourself or call your friends in the biz or expect to pay out another $500 to $1000. Note: These cars come in different colors at no extra cost. No painting is really required.

Now, you have the car looking sharp and ready to go racing. Hold on there, you need more stuff.

If you are new to racing you will need safety gear; fire suit, gloves, helmet, shoes, neck brace, nomex underwear and sox. You are looking at $800 to $1000. Fancy stuff, much more.

Now you need to get it to the track. If you already have a trailer you're in business. If you don't, there are many options. They make units that slide in your pickup bed that will haul the car, inexpensive open trailers to very expensive enclosed trailers. I suggest a 16' enclosed trailer. You are looking at $3000 to $5000 for a good enclosed trailer. Get a car hauling trailer. They are lower to the ground and the rear door comes down as a loading ramp. You can go crazy spending a lot of money painting and outfitting a trailer. What? You don't even have a truck to pull the trailer! You are on your own here. We know from experience bigger is better. Diesel is better than gas. An F 250 or Dodge 2500 series or equivalent is what you are looking for. Get what you can afford and add the price to your racing cost.

Phew! The wife is starting to get a little ticked off about now, but the race car looks great, the trailer is finally lettered, you look spiffy in your new racing gear, and you are getting a lot of good comments about your new truck from neighbors and friends.

Hey! Lets load up and go racing. Hold it. Not yet. Go back to the bank. You need some specialty tools to set the car up to be competitive. We are not talking about welders, portable generators, air compressors, or normal hand tools here. We are talking scales, caster/camber gauges and a toe in/toe out gauge. Add about $2000 for good stuff.

Your INEX membership cards arrived for you and your wife at a cost of $200.

Well that is the big stuff, but you are not done spending yet and you never will be.

NOW you are ready to load up and go racing. But don't only load up the race car, load up your wallet with cash also. When you get to the track your INEX card may get you in but you will still need to buy pit passes to get in the pits. The average cost of pit passes is $15 to $25 each, depending on the track. If the track doesn't honor the Inex membership you may need to buy a track membership or pit license which is a once and done fee. We have paid as low as $5 to as high as $30 for these licenses. There may also be a yearly local series membership fee at another $20 to $25 and a car registration fee of $5.

Well, you signed in. paid your fees and you are in the pits. Find a place to park and unload the car. Find the car registration shack and sign the car in. Oh yea, that is where you pay the car registration fee.

Time to go racing. You crashed in the heat race? Take out that wallet loaded with cash and run to the parts truck and buy new parts. Rush back to the car and get it ready for the B main or the feature. Take a moment and a deep breath and look around. Watch all the other racing teams doing the same thing.

WELCOME TO RACING. Glad to have you on board. Come race with us.

Where do they race Legends cars?

They race them here, they race them there, they race Legends cars everywhere. There are three types of tracks they race legends cars on; road courses, asphalt oval, and dirt ovals. Inex boasts that they sanction over 1700 events per season, that's a lot of racing. There are over 200 tracks throughout the US and Canada that race Legends cars. 600 Racing posts a list on their web site. This list is not always up to date or accurate so it is best also to check with your local dealer or the dealer in the area you wish to race in.

What is great about Legend car racing is you can just go traveling with the race car and no matter where you race, the rules and competition are the same, just different people. Legends people are great, friendly and helpful. Many times I have seen other pit crews swarm around a competitors car getting it ready to compete in the next event.