I've seen similar stuff & you're right, it *looks* awfully fun. At the same time though I know that it's UNbelievably expensive. to run like that you're talking high-speed w/tons of suspension travel. That means a serious engine that can handle sustained hi-rev operation (we're talking dry-sump big $$$ stuff here) AND $hit like remote reservoir long-travel coil-over shocks ($400-$500 apiece) as well as some serious chassis & cage work. Now, having said that, I've often thought that if I lived closer to the Left Coast I'd like to look for a used buggy & run Baja (just the 100, my pockets aren't THAT deep). If you challenged it with the intention of simply finishing without regard to how high you placed it could really be a whole lot of fun. Plus you'd have the buggy to run with locally. Finding a used racer is probably the way to go, get something built 3-5 yrs ago, it will cost you a small fraction of what it would cost to build one new and it'll still be competetative (well, reasonably so anyways) and it'll be a WHOLE lot of fun. I've seen them as cheap as $3K WITH a tranny, axles & suspension. For something like that I'd go & grab 3 or 4 cheap but running junkyard engines. Do backyard rebuilds/upgrades on all of them and be prepared to burn thru 2 or 3 of them in a race. As finances allow build/buy better engines and get to the point where you're only burning 2 or 3 per *season*. Better still find a good rebuilder who also enjoys the sport and doesn't know what to do with his spare time, make him a partner & let him share the driving or swap out as driver/navigator. Lots of ways to do it if you're close enough to the events and have a real desire to play.
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