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Originally Posted by WFO Racer,Dec 31 2006, 09:38 PM
One last thing from me, you may want to improve your educational level, your spelling sucks. To do well at racing you need to be very smart and be able to communicate well with engineers. Plus sponsors.
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Originally Posted by f1_fanz,Jan 1 2007, 09:55 AM
The trash-talking and ass-grabbing on the trophy girls that usually (but not always) occurs at the end of the day
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Originally Posted by f1_fanz,Jan 1 2007, 09:55 AM
I'm not crazy, I'm a woman, and I prefer to be taken seriously as a driver when I'm on the track.
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It's the whole "women as objects" thing, something pretty to look at and makes sexual jokes about, etc. etc. I have been within earshot of many of these comments and well, call me uptight, but I'd prefer that I didn't have to hear those comments.
Now if there can be both trophy GUYS as well as girls, at least that would be fair.
Now if there can be both trophy GUYS as well as girls, at least that would be fair.
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Fair enough.
Get enough other girls out there racing and winning and maybe there will be! Or, nearly as good get more women to enjoy the sports!
Unfortunately, if it's got wheels and a loud engine, most girls I know automatically tune it out.
Get enough other girls out there racing and winning and maybe there will be!
Or, nearly as good get more women to enjoy the sports!Unfortunately, if it's got wheels and a loud engine, most girls I know automatically tune it out.
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Originally Posted by f1_fanz,Jan 1 2007, 06:56 AM
You're quite the motivator, are you a teacher?
We had some serious crashes this year with people who play video games and all of a sudden think they are"racers". One kid broke his leg in multiple places and the look on his mug before he passed out from the pain was, "what no do over"?
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Originally Posted by ShifterKart,Jan 1 2007, 06:44 PM
I am sure that you have the determination, every 15 year old does. Based on your later comments it looks like you are more interested right now in building a S2K and racing that rather than really going for a racing career.
But, if your original statement is correct and you want to race as a career, here are my thoughts: Get an S2K and use it for a daily driver, then have the folks buy you a kart. Start with a direct drive 2 cycle, run a full season and blow 10K. Then, after you find yourself at the top of the podium and have learned how to setup a kart, graduate to shifter karts and do it all over again. Expect to spend upwards of a 100K to run a full season with the pros. Once you have dominated the US circuit, consider going to Europe and running over there, they are good
At this point you should have been working with sponsors and learning how that situation works since racing as a career is much more about sponsorships than it is about racing.
But, if you really just want to race; don't make a career out of it. You will be able to get significantly more seat time by going to college, get an MBA or grad degree, then work up through a company (or start your own). Make lots of money and buy a racecar, now you really get to focus on driving and building; rather than what a real racecar driver does which is sell themselves to sponsors. Race teams are less interested in talent than they are about money, at least the teams that racers start with. While it is a bit of an exaggeration, you could race as a pro tomorrow if you brought 10 million dollars to the table; race teams need money.
But, as for things to do now, I really like Carroll Smith's books:
"Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)"
"Tune to Win"
"Engineer to Win"
I also liked: "Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving" by Carl Lopez
Just a couple of my thoughts, may not be the answer you are looking for but racing as a career is expensive and competitive
Good luck
But, if your original statement is correct and you want to race as a career, here are my thoughts: Get an S2K and use it for a daily driver, then have the folks buy you a kart. Start with a direct drive 2 cycle, run a full season and blow 10K. Then, after you find yourself at the top of the podium and have learned how to setup a kart, graduate to shifter karts and do it all over again. Expect to spend upwards of a 100K to run a full season with the pros. Once you have dominated the US circuit, consider going to Europe and running over there, they are good
At this point you should have been working with sponsors and learning how that situation works since racing as a career is much more about sponsorships than it is about racing. But, if you really just want to race; don't make a career out of it. You will be able to get significantly more seat time by going to college, get an MBA or grad degree, then work up through a company (or start your own). Make lots of money and buy a racecar, now you really get to focus on driving and building; rather than what a real racecar driver does which is sell themselves to sponsors. Race teams are less interested in talent than they are about money, at least the teams that racers start with. While it is a bit of an exaggeration, you could race as a pro tomorrow if you brought 10 million dollars to the table; race teams need money.
But, as for things to do now, I really like Carroll Smith's books:
"Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)"
"Tune to Win"
"Engineer to Win"
I also liked: "Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving" by Carl Lopez
Just a couple of my thoughts, may not be the answer you are looking for but racing as a career is expensive and competitive
Good luck