Expert: Dan Liddy - 7/6/2007

Question
OK I LIVE RACING AND IM NOT BAD BUT HOW DO I MOVE OUT OF TRACK DAYS AND INTO RACING I LOOK AT 100S OF WEB PAGE BUT NONE TELL U

IM LOOKING ITO THING LIKE SUNDAY CUP JUST SMALL RACES USING MY OWN CAR NOT F1 I NOT LIKE THAT TYPE OF RACING

Answer
Try going to www.scca.org and have a look around. There is information about racing schools, classes that we run, rules requirements and so forth.  If you're using your personal car, well that's a major road block. All racing associations require roll cages, safety harnesses, a fire extinguisher of some sort, GOOD helmet, and a fireproof suit. By the time you buy just the personal gear, you will have spent about $1000.00 .  WARNING do NOT buy a helmet until you know the rules of the association you will be racing with. More than once I've seen people spend $350 to $500 at a motorcycle shop only to discover that while the helmet is a good one, it's not acceptable for auto racing , cuz there's no fireproof liner.  Helmets are usually not returnable .

Those are answers for the person stating out, when you find out more about what you want to do, feel free to write back !

THanks

Dan Liddy
Sarasota, Florida.