Comments on: how do i get in to racing my car upon the track? http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car Ask and make better car Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:36 +0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul S http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car/comment-page-1#comment-215 Paul S Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:56:42 +0000 http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car#comment-215 Something like this? http://www.scca.org/home.aspx Something similar to this?

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]]> By: Mr. Wizard http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car/comment-page-1#comment-216 Mr. Wizard Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:56:42 +0000 http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car#comment-216 You're entering a world that takes hard mechanical / body work, time and a LOT of $$$$ ( likely raised by investors or loans made out to you at YOUR OWN risk ). Racing carries financial risks AND personal safety risks. If racing was THAT easy, every nutjob seeking to be the next racing legend would clog up the race-tracks, taking a reckless shot at checkered flag glory.....only to wind up chauffered in an ambulance to the nearest ER. If you really want to enter auto racing, find and speak to other racers to learn more. You’re entering a universe which takes tough automatic / physique work, time as well as a LOT of $$$$ ( expected lifted by investors or loans done out to we during YOUR OWN risk ).

Racing carries monetary risks AND personal reserve risks. If racing was THAT easy, each nutjob looking to be a subsequent racing fable would burden up a race-tracks, receiving a forward shot during mottled dwindle glory…..only to breeze up chauffered in an ambulance to a nearest ER.

If we unequivocally wish to come in automobile racing, find as well as verbalise to alternative racers to sense more.

]]> By: efflandt http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car/comment-page-1#comment-217 efflandt Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:56:42 +0000 http://makeautocar.com/how-do-i-get-into-racing-my-car-on-a-track.car#comment-217 There are a number of ways to gain experience and find people who may know about other clubs. SCCA has what they call Solo II and other clubs run similar slalom events which set up a relatively tight course with rubber cones. That is an excellent way to learn car control and how your car handles at the limit or beyond (recovery) in a relatively safe environment. And since every course is different, often outguessing the competion about the fast line can win, rather than the fastest car. We are lucky in our area to have Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs (MCSCC) that runs high speed autocross or time trials, which are timed runs on wide open 2 mile road racing tracks, many of us with our everyday cars. BMW clubs and other marque clubs often run similar events. Midwestern Council and SCCA also do wheel to wheel racing. But that takes more preparation including roll bar or rollcage, other safety equipment, and a lot of time if doing it from scratch. You can often find a used race car ready to race for less than the time and money it would take to do it yourself, especially if you do not know what you are doing yet. There have been a series of ways to benefit knowledge as well as find people who might know about alternative clubs. SCCA has what they call Solo II as well as alternative clubs run identical slalom events which set up a comparatively parsimonious march with rubber cones. That is an glorious approach to sense car carry out as well as how your car handles during a extent or over (recovery) in a comparatively protected environment. And given each march is different, mostly outguessing a competion about a quick line can win, rsther than than a fastest car.

We have been propitious in a area to have Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs (MCSCC) which runs tall speed autocross or time trials, which have been timed runs upon far-reaching open 2 mile highway racing tracks, most of us with a bland cars. BMW clubs as well as alternative marque clubs mostly run identical events.

Midwestern Council as well as SCCA additionally do circle to circle racing. But which takes some-more credentials together with hurl club or rollcage, alternative reserve equipment, as well as a lot of time if we do it from scratch. You can mostly find a used competition car ready to competition for reduction than a time as well as income it would take to do it yourself, generally if we do not know what we have been we do yet.

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