Cheapest country to race cars?

You can find a lot of cheap deals in emerging markets. For instance, my Thai friend buys high quality, custom suits over there for a tenth of the cost here in the states. So, it got me wondering if there are similar arbitrage opportunities when it comes to racing/driving: What is the cheapest country/region to race cars?

Obviously, there's no single answer since it would depend on a lot of factors: the type of racing (not all countries have road course tracks, for instance), the level of safety you prefer, whether you own/maintain the car, exchange rates - among a million other things.

To scope the question a little more: where are the best value "arrive-and-drive" experiences? Whether that's rally driving, formula cars, karts, sports cars. Just a cursory look at formula car arrive-and-drives in South Africa shows that it's a lot cheaper for a track day there than in the US.

I wonder if there are some obscure places out there where you can get a lot of driving for very cheap. Sounds like a Top Gear challenge...

 

racing? cheap? let me know when you find a deal

 

do you want to catch on fire in a "pennies on the dollar" suit?

that said I imagine there are deals in places with unused infrastructure like the Middle East (Dubai, Bahrain, etc) or Malaysia. US, UK/Europe, Brazil, Japan not so much. but when you factor in travel, both in dollars and hours/days lost, those deals will diminish a lot.

 

I think that place may be Russia as I frequently watch vidoes on Youtube from there and they race on the highways. No entry fee!

 

no entry fee, but the exit fee can be immense

 

Middle East was my initial thought as well. I was also curious about Latin America.

Maybe it was a silly question, but since I can often get free/subsidized travel, I thought it warranted some research.

 

actually I think the US also has really cheap ways to go racing. Go buy a streetstock or latemodel car and run regional short track racing. Or SCCA