r/racing

I've been window shopping on the used race car market lately, and came across this, and a few other, shockingly cheap F4 cars for sale. The one pictured above is listed at €35,000 - which seems shockingly cheap for a full-carbon, race-ready car. Not really looking to purchase at the moment, but if I was, does something like this seem too good to be true?

I built an app to find good touge roads, and along the way came across this road in Acadia National Park, do you think it could be an American Nurburgring?

Alex Zanardi (1966–2026) was an extraordinary Italian racing driver and Paralympic champion globally celebrated for his fierce resilience. A two-time CART IndyCar champion, he famously survived a horrific 2001 crash that cost him both legs, only to return to professional motorsport and go on to win four Paralympic gold medals in handcycling.

After early stints in Formula One, Zanardi found massive success in American open-wheel racing. Driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, he won back-to-back CART national championships in 1997 and 1998.

He is famously remembered for his daring, iconic "Pass" in the dirt through the Corkscrew turn to win the 1996 race at Laguna Seca.

Zanardi popularized the tradition of celebrating race wins by spinning smoky donuts on the track.

While leading a CART race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany, a horrific high-speed collision resulted in the amputation of both his legs and near-fatal blood loss.Triumphant Return to Racing Despite surviving one of the most violent crashes in motorsport history, Zanardi refused to quit racing. Less than two years after his accident, he returned to the track in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, competing using custom prosthetics and a modified brake pedal.Paralympic Glory and Handcycling Looking for a new physical challenge, Zanardi transitioned to handcycling and became an elite global athlete.

Hd Won two gold medals (men's road time trial and H4 road race).

He Added two more gold medals (individual H5 time trial and mixed team relay), as well as a silver medal. World Championships: He captured 12 UCI Road World Championship gold medals during his career.

Zanardi's story captured the hearts of millions across the world as a true symbol of perseverance, grace, and fighting spirit. He passed away on May 1, 2026, at the age of 59, leaving behind an unmatched legacy of courage, overcoming adversity, and proving that limitations are merely psychological.

The GT4 driver in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A few weeks ago I won this race-used Aston Martin suit at auction for around €500 all-in.
It was used by Felipe Drugovich during his Aston Martin F1 reserve driver period.
Honestly, I bought it because I’m really into motorsport/karting and I love collecting authentic race gear. The idea of owning an actual used Nomex suit from a Formula 1 environment felt insane to me for the price
I know it’s not from Alonso or a championship-winning driver, so I’m curious what people here think:
Was ~€500 actually a good deal for something like this?
Do these kinds of items usually hold value long term?
Is race-used F1 gear becoming more collectible lately or only for top drivers?
Would love honest opinions from collectors or motorsport fans.
UPDATE:

Honestly, my original plan was just to buy proper motorsport gear for karting/racing.
But then I started looking at OMP and Alpinestars prices and realised a lot of high-end suits are like €2k+ anyway.

That’s when I noticed I could buy an actual race-used Aston Martin F1 suit for around €500 simply because most collectors aren’t really interested in Drugovich gear.

So I bought it almost as a “why not” decision, but now that I actually have it in my hands, I honestly don’t even want to race in it anymore. It feels more like a collectible piece than just equipment. What do you think, is it worth it to race in that?

An absolute legend 💪💪💪💪

I actually enjoyed this movie. the Early days of ford and involvement of Carroll Shelby making the mk I ford GT.

7-8 turns full power. Kissing cars.

The nighttime was even more frightening.

I screamed a few times then joy 😅

You won't experience that many times on a racing track. Paul Richards (France) is another one but different light, l'Esterel.

…it will be fun they said.

Some of you may have already seen this clip elsewhere, but I'm the one who originally clipped this from a Goodwood video coverage from 2014.

No. 28 there is a rare Maserati V8RI, the first Grand Prix car with a V8 engine, and that particular car is the first (out of only four) V8RI built, driven by Andy Wolfe. No. 29 is a Maserati 4CLT, driven by Klaus Lehr. Lehr emerged from it unscathed, and is still racing to this day with his cars...

Officially rated at 276hp to comply with the JAMA gentleman's agreement - a number nobody believed. The Australian press nicknamed her Godzilla as early as 1989. She won Bathurst twice and destroyed the competition until the organizers changed the rulebook just to get rid of her. The legend wrote itself!