Thread: Are There Any Race Drivers On Here?

Originally Posted by Simon Tibbett

Skip Barber is FAR greater than Porsches school.

Skip Barber is the way to go if you have the money and you're good as they DO offer special things to special drivers. Plus you can get a competition license, race in their series, and loads of other things.

It's not Skip Barber Formula V either. lol Formula V is a formula class using primarily old VW Beetle parts. Skip Barber has two different cars really both use Mazda engines. They also now have the MX-5 Cup cars as well if you want to go the fendered route.

The skippy cars still use Dodge neon motors with insane mileage on them, because they don't have enough money to put the more powerful mazda motors in. And the competition license they give you is a joke, it's really only good for showing your friends. And skip barber also claims the cars are equal, and sometimes it's evident that they are not at all.

Originally Posted by MMR

The skippy cars still use Dodge neon motors with insane mileage on them, because they don't have enough money to put the more powerful mazda motors in. And the competition license they give you is a joke, it's really only good for showing your friends. And skip barber also claims the cars are equal, and sometimes it's evident that they are not at all.

Are you sure? I bought my SCCA Neon from an instructor there and I thought they were running Mazda motors. They give you an SCCA license which is enough to race club racing.

Edit: Checked the site and it just says "SOHC 2.0" not what make it's from, I guess it could be a Neon motor. haha

Originally Posted by Simon Tibbett

Are you sure? I bought my SCCA Neon from an instructor there and I thought they were running Mazda motors. They give you an SCCA license which is enough to race club racing.

Edit: Checked the site and it just says "SOHC 2.0" not what make it's from, I guess it could be a Neon motor. haha

I know for a fact haha

Facts are a beautiful thing. Thank you MMR.

It's amazing the actual knowledge of motorsport that people have outside of Ken Block or drift crap.

In all actuality, the simple answer to the poster's question is MONEY. There is NO substitute anymore. Those days are over. You're not even going to get money from performance anymore, it may increase the support you receive, but the money you receive to race with will have to come either from your own pockets or a very close network of "friends" that won't flake out on you (good luck with that).

Originally Posted by PMAZ7

Facts are a beautiful thing. Thank you MMR.

It's amazing the actual knowledge of motorsport that people have outside of Ken Block or drift crap.

In all actuality, the simple answer to the poster's question is MONEY. There is NO substitute anymore. Those days are over. You're not even going to get money from performance anymore, it may increase the support you receive, but the money you receive to race with will have to come either from your own pockets or a very close network of "friends" that won't flake out on you (good luck with that).

+1

+2 - racing is a rich man's game and as stated above the proficiency of the driver is sometimes (often) not the only thing that can get someone into a seat. It's a lot of politics and also a lot of money involved and sponsorship is not always easy to obtain, especially in today's economic conditions. Anyone seriously looking to get into professional racing as a driver should be prepared to "buy" their rides for at least a short while and maybe longer. The number of drivers who actually get paid to drive is relatively small.

Originally Posted by K12S

+2 - racing is a rich man's game and as stated above the proficiency of the driver is sometimes (often) not the only thing that can get someone into a seat. It's a lot of politics and also a lot of money involved and sponsorship is not always easy to obtain, especially in today's economic conditions. Anyone seriously looking to get into professional racing as a driver should be prepared to "buy" their rides for at least a short while and maybe longer. The number of drivers who actually get paid to drive is relatively small.

Insanely small. Try about almost half the field in NASCAR and a pretty good chunk of IRL.
A lot of good drivers are actually being pushed out by average drivers with more cash.

it can be cheap, but you better know what you are doing. a lot of the teams at one of the tracks i go to, do all there own work. Hell, I am normally found in the pits lending a hand for free. But if you have to pay some one to do the work, it gets pricey

I've got a good buddy who actually WON the Indy 500. He said that he can't currently drive anything in the IRL even if he brought a suitcase full of money (which he can't). Dreams are awesome but the racing dream is becoming more of a fairytale now-a-days.

Originally Posted by Simon Tibbett

Skip Barber is FAR greater than Porsches school.

Skip Barber is the way to go if you have the money and you're good as they DO offer special things to special drivers. Plus you can get a competition license, race in their series, and loads of other things.

It's not Skip Barber Formula V either. lol Formula V is a formula class using primarily old VW Beetle parts. Skip Barber has two different cars really both use Mazda engines. They also now have the MX-5 Cup cars as well if you want to go the fendered route.

Have you been to Porsche Driving Experience at Barber?