r/StartMotorsport Jun 28 '22

Dan Avon's E46 M3: A Study in Taking Things Slowly — SpeedSF Track Events

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
2 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Jun 02 '22

Getting into it this summer.

1 Upvotes

Hi, my names Kyle. I’m a teenage boy from New York and I really want to get into motor sports this summer. So, I was specially looking at this girl who’s drives named “Auora Straus” who started when she was my age around, at around 16 and or 17 she was racing at the Continental Tire Sports Challenge and I found that really interesting. This summer maybe of 22’ I was wondering if I could get into it as well, she also attended soemthing in Florida when she was around 14. I have knowledge on racing, shifting, etc. I wouldn’t really mind what type of car I drove like Porsche, Lambo, Ferrari, etc. So I was just wondering about it. Thanks all help is appreciated! I’m coming from quite a rich / wealthy family as well. I’ve been to at least two race tracks and I do motocross before as well with a Kawasaki 4 stroke bike.


r/StartMotorsport May 30 '22

Does anyone have any experience running a Porsche 996 for road racing?

3 Upvotes

My friend and I are looking to start a team up and are looking at car options. I own a 996 but it’s a road car. I’m curious at what we’d be looking at for stripping it and building a racecar out of it for SCCA races.


r/StartMotorsport May 11 '22

Three-Pronged Approach to Driver Fitness - NASA Speed News Magazine

Thumbnail
nasaspeed.news
6 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport May 10 '22

Gordon Peng's E46 M3: Taking the Road More Traveled — SpeedSF Track Events

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
2 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Apr 02 '22

Getting into the sport

5 Upvotes

I'm sure there's been a million of these sorts of threads, but I wanted some feedback on my own specific scenario and all.

I'm 21, in university, and I part time on the weekends. Other than school, my main drive right now is developing my skills in racing. I was thinking of going about this by doing a combination of Autocross, karting, and sim-racing.

The main question I'm trying to ask is: which is worth focusing on the most? I feel like each event has their pros and cons (autocross teaching great control but less seat time, sim-racing helping with theory but not physical feedback, etc) so I wanted to try and reach out and ask.

Thanks


r/StartMotorsport Mar 30 '22

Steve Roth's E46 M3 Track Car: Beautifully Balanced

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
4 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Mar 25 '22

First Radical SR8 Race at Sonoma Raceway

Thumbnail
youtu.be
3 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Mar 21 '22

Our second rallye! If you have questions, let me know!

Thumbnail
imgur.com
5 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Mar 20 '22

Is it possible for a 17 year old to get into motorsports as a hobby?

6 Upvotes

Hi. I know this is maybe a repeated question but i still want to ask. I'm from Czech Republic and i started to be interested in motorsports. I'm from a middle class family so i just want to know if there's any way to get into AMATEUR motorposrts that wouldn't destroy me financially. I don't have the ambitions to become a professional because realistically it's nearly impossible.


r/StartMotorsport Mar 07 '22

Titan 7's Approach to Building a Racing Wheel: No Corners Cut — SpeedSF Track Events

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
5 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Feb 14 '22

[Question] Getting Into Racing

3 Upvotes

I've been getting more and more into motorsport, and I wanted to try and start racing as a hobby with my dad, most likely with a spec MX5. I've been looking into racing schools, but it looks like most of them either require you bring a car or they provide cars that are open wheel or have higher performance than a MX5. My dad wants to do school with an MX5 before purchasing a car, 1 to see if we like it in the first place, and 2 to make sure we're getting as close to what actual track days would be like. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do? Would it be worth it to rent spec Mazdas and take it to a SCCA regional school, or is there a school that can provide a car to use?

Money isn't super important, I just want to know what the options are. If there's another car/class that's easy to get into as well, please share, just trying to get as much info as possible.


r/StartMotorsport Jan 14 '22

Open Wheel Driving Courses in Europe

6 Upvotes

Hi,

Are there any open-wheel racing schools in Europe for a rookie (no real life racing experience but a lot of iracing)? Google search didn't return many results


r/StartMotorsport Jan 13 '22

What does getting into single-seater racing in Colorado look like?

2 Upvotes

I'll just bullet point my general thoughts/questions

  • Typical simracer wanting to try IRL racing
  • Love single seater, dislike/dontcare about much else
  • I realize the answer could be carts, carts are cool
  • I have no idea where to look or what to look for or what my options are, but I'd just love to explore the communities for these kinds of cars IRL

r/StartMotorsport Jan 10 '22

Racing — and Winning — in a Used Volkswagen - NASA Speed News Magazine

Thumbnail
nasaspeed.news
6 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Dec 31 '21

Steven's C6 Grand Sport: Taking the Middle Path —

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
2 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Dec 30 '21

The Short Sprint and The Long Haul: Speed SF Takes on WERC — SpeedSF Track Events

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
1 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Dec 10 '21

Best way to get into dirt oval racing?

3 Upvotes

I love dirt oval racing, I love the grassroots feel of it, I love some of the presentation and pageantry. Like World of Outlaws really knows how to get you hyped for a race.

I've been thinking about getting into dirt oval racing myself & was wondering what's the best avenue to go.

I have no grand ideas of some day of being on the WoO circuit, I'm looking more for a weekly dirt series that is cheap & easily accessible.

I've looked at everything from go-karts, hornets & winged micros 600cc. But I'm on the outside looking in.

Any suggestions?


r/StartMotorsport Sep 17 '21

Two Differently Tuned MR2s Duel at Laguna Seca!

Thumbnail
speedsf.com
8 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Sep 15 '21

Built For Abuse: This Budget Build 1JZ Has Strength In Spades

Thumbnail
enginelabs.com
7 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Aug 24 '21

Racing as a hobby

15 Upvotes

I have always been interested in racing and wanted to get into it. I recently got my first car a C43 AMG and thinking of doing autocrosses and tracking it. But I have never done this before and I am unaware of the associated costs with it.
I want to get more info on what’s required for me to start.


r/StartMotorsport Aug 07 '21

I know many here have enjoyed my books and articles so I wanted to let you know we've started a new subreddit dedicated to talking about driving technique. I'll be checking in regularly to answer questions so drop by if you have one.

Thumbnail self.TheScienceofSpeed
5 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Jul 30 '21

Early Penalties and Huge Recoveries

Thumbnail
youtu.be
2 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Jul 23 '21

Go Kart Rage - Were his moves legal?

Thumbnail
youtu.be
3 Upvotes

r/StartMotorsport Jul 18 '21

I got to test a Spec Mustang at Sonoma Raceway

Thumbnail
youtu.be
3 Upvotes