I've just got back into it myself, and as mentioned above once the initial outlay has been made it's just tyres and travel costs that will cost any real money. When I last raced about 10 years ago I had to have 3 or 4 motors, 5 sets of cells, motor comm truer etc etc and the cost was horrendous!
I don't remember the acetone trick being around when I last did it either so even wheels can be recycled now!
Personally I think it's a very valid point to support local business, it's a good thing that companies like Schumacher and Mardave are around, and I do think spares etc for them are quite a bit cheaper and more commonly available than some of the Japanese manufacturers (only my personal point of view though!)
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