Am I just totally missing something here? How do you make a ship pack a serious punch without breaking the bank?

Looking at your Corax fit, we see it's light missile fit. If you had a rocket fit, then condor could, in theory, kite you with light missiles but if you switched to javelin rockets he would have a hard time maintaining safe range and would probably eventually take enough hits to force him out.

However, you had light missile fit so condor should not have much hope except your fit had some issues. For starters, you use meta 1 missile launchers which have an anemic rate of fire and the condor should be able to handle several volleys without much issues, especially if it has medium shield extender or medium ancillary shield booster.

Second, you have no tank at all in your Corax which means pretty much anything chews you to bits faster than you can do the same. You might want to look for a fit along these lines (I dont know your skills so it's just theory crafting for t1)

[Corax, light]
Cross-linked Bolt Array I
F85 Peripheral Damage System I

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Fleeting Warp Disruptor I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Small F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction

Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I

Do note that light missile Corax is extremely tight to fit if you want full rack of light missiles (indeed, some people drop to 6 launchers for this very reason) and unless you have max skills, you might need to either put a power diagnostic or micro auxiliary core to low-slot or use rigs for anc router and/or co-processor

Your best bet is to join an existing FW corp for some more fitting tips. Seeing your usual area of operations (based on killmails), I would recommend contacting Cory Braum from Dark Circle enforcement.

Noone have told u so Ill do ahed and give u the best tip yet. Find something to make money on!

Missioning, Manufacturing, exploring, research or whatever your imagination tells u. U cant fund pvp with pvp. U may get lucky once in a while but, u know

Im training up for the T2 stuff, but then we are looking at expensive territory.

Get this idea out of your head. T2 fittings are generally considered baseline, not fancy.

This is terrible logic. PVP is not about spending as much ISK as you can on the shiniest ship you can find. With a t1 fit you be less likely to win an individual fight but you will be able to afford a lot more fights. Choosing to fly a weaker but cheaper ship is perfectly valid.

If you don't mind losing. In a fleet I agree with you though.

Losing teaches you a lot, the only people who worry about the numbers are those who mastrubate to their killboard and find soloing in a boosted 100mn ab tengu vs frigs as the pinnacle of elite pvp. If you are new to pvp flying a lot in cheap **** teaches you the most. There is always time to become a docked up bittervet forumwarrior who only pvps in 'pro' ships later.

Losing teaches you a lot, the only people who worry about the numbers are those who mastrubate to their killboard and find soloing in a boosted 100mn ab tengu vs frigs as the pinnacle of elite pvp. If you are new to pvp flying a lot in cheap **** teaches you the most. There is always time to become a docked up bittervet forumwarrior who only pvps in 'pro' ships later.

Looking at your Corax fit, we see it's light missile fit. If you had a rocket fit, then condor could, in theory, kite you with light missiles but if you switched to javelin rockets he would have a hard time maintaining safe range and would probably eventually take enough hits to force him out.

you're assuming that t1 frig doesn't have links.

In todays meta of ultrafaggotry that isn't very likely