Thanks for all the replies everybody, this has been very helpful to try and figure out a path for myself. Would it be more plausible for me to be on the building side of things in a high level setting without such a demand for expendable funds? Based off the numbers in this thread, I wouldn't have the cash to start racing until I'm over 25. So just trying to plan realistically what I can do.
Perhaps I'll just open my own tuning company