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Originally Posted by Bennyandth3jets
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  |
I had a similar approach in college. I joined our schools formula SAE team and did that for 2 years. This is excellent experience for your career as an engineer but understand that is where it will most likely pay dividends... not for driving racecars.
I also built a 635csi chumpcar with a couple buddies. This yielded a lot more actual seat time but was also a great experience managing the team and preparing the car. Wasn't insanely expensive (~$7k total) to get on a track, which can be split with other team members.
Those are two good starting points for building racecars and getting some seat time; they're also good additions to your resume.
The only other point I'll make is that if you just want to go fast then forget the cars. Go buy some leathers, a helmet, and a bike. No sub $50,000 racecar will be anywhere near as fast as a 600cc sportbike around a big track. After all the car stuff I did back in school I realized I enjoyed the simplicity, speed, and easy financial burden of bikes vs racecars.