I can get a 3k Subaru or something and build it up but for stage rally, I don't know anyone who is or would be a co driver. How did you get started? I could do rallycross that's not bad but I prefer stage. Could I just do recce by myself and trust my own instincts? Lol. I have no delusions of championships or anything, just have fun

Hey rally-community, I am Tim (m26) from germany and currently building a Puma Coupe Group G Rally Car (German Rally class for close-to-original cars)

The plan is to start at rallysprints or smaller local rallies. My wife is gonna be my co-driver. (she is the one with the biggest trust in my driving I know and can easily read, while I push though the forests. And she loves rally too)

At the moment I am trying to build my car after the german motorsports regulations. That sadly, is hella expensive. And its only Group G, which is kinda simple, when looking to some faster rally cars.

I am no mechanic, but I do almost everything on my own. The cage gonna be really expensive. Also the bucket seats with their mounting consoles. I am speeking about 4-5k€ (incl. the motorsports verification through engineers). And that only to allow that car, to participate. Not even the starting price or my licence.

Now I am planning to look for financial support. How do i really find sponsors?

I cant imagine, that if I walk up to our local Ford seller, that he will give me some money to print his ads onto my rally car. I am a total nobody in motorsport (besides 5 years of Simracing and Simrace-commentary) How do I start logically? Or is everthing on my own bank account?