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#1
08-15-2002, 09:27 PM
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Q&a
What is the best way to get started in CART racing and what equipment would I need?
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#2
10-24-2002, 09:35 PM
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Easy answer....
1. Get a LOT of money together
2. Join SCCA http://scca.org 3. Hire me, to teach you how to drive. BTW....You can rent the Supra for SCCA Driver Schools. Jeff Watson [email protected]
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#3
11-03-2002, 03:52 AM
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Are you talking about the cart fedex championship? Or go-karts?
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#4
11-03-2002, 11:03 AM
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It's spelled CART, as in real auto racing. It takes time and money....
and a lot of it. If he doesn't have the time to learn in karts....it's best to start at the club level of SCCA. Jeff
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#5
11-03-2002, 11:19 AM
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You don't just buy some equipment and go cart racing , you have to start out in go-karts, and if you're good enough, you can go to formula dodge, then toyota atlantic, THEN cart, but you can't just start cart racing with money, I missed out one of the serieses when I mentioned the formula daodge, and the toyata atlantic, so theres one more in there...
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#6
12-09-2002, 10:26 AM
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George Roffe 84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction 92 Sentra SE-R SCCA ITS race car occasionally borrowed Houston, TX http://www.nissport.com
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#7
12-09-2002, 10:28 AM
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George Roffe Houston, Texas USA 00 328i 91 SE-R (well modded) 84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and filled him with a great resolve" -- Admiral Yamamoto, December 7, 1941
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#8
12-09-2002, 10:33 AM
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Re: Q&a
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The way to get into CART is to start racing karts before you can legally drive a car. Then you need to get some racing experience in open wheel cars. ASAP you need to do professional racing in open wheeled cars, preferably within the typical stepping stones to CART. That would be F2000, Barber Dodge, and Formula Atlantic. Pro Formula Mazda might get you a look by a pro team as well, but not as likley as the other three. In all cases, be prepared to bring a huge budget, even if you are a champion at every level. You won't make it on talent. You need to be able to raise huge amounts of sponsorship money. Even a pro F2000 season will run about a quarter million dollars if you want to have any chance of winning the championship.
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George Roffe Houston, Texas USA 00 328i 91 SE-R (well modded) 84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and filled him with a great resolve" -- Admiral Yamamoto, December 7, 1941
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#9
12-09-2002, 09:05 PM
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With all due respect, you still have a lot to learn about SCCA Club Racing. The long list of past National Champions reads like a "who's who" of motor racing. Bobby Rahal, Jimmy Vassar, Scott Sharp, Elliott Forbes Robinson, Skip Barber, Paul Newman, and Dave Weitzenhof are just a few of the familiar names. For many of these drivers, a National Championship was just a stepping stone on their way to making a name for themselves in auto racing. From the SCCA website.  Jeff Watson
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#10
05-05-2003, 11:31 AM
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just a couple of little things...
first, if you want to get into car racing, then you must start in karts. trust me, you will need to learn by your mistakes, and hitting a wall in a kart while learning costs a lot less destroying a race car. second, the correct term is kart, NOT go-kart. lets put it this way: would you say to michael schumacher ''hows your soap box racer''...no
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#11
06-23-2003, 10:23 PM
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I actually meant just a way to start heading on a path that might lead to CART. I'm going to buy a kart this summer and start racing, so I think I'm on the right track. I won't be racing professionally for a few years, I'm only 14 right now. Thanks for all the replies.
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#13
06-28-2003, 12:37 AM
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If you have some extra cash, you could start with Skip Barber racing school. They have their Skip Barber racing series which drivers can lease race car to compete. It could be the fastest way to reach CART Champ Car racing level. It will set you back many thousands of dollars. Start with the school and then take on the Skip Barber series.
SCCA is a good way to go and Kart racing, but Skip Barber maybe the fastest way.
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#14
05-02-2004, 02:56 PM
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do u have any advice for starting karting in the UK? an also if im 15 nearly 16 am i too old to start? thanx 4 help
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#15
05-03-2004, 09:07 AM
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