i live in san jose california, the bay area.. and its all city here.. and what i was wondering is.. how do i start getting into professional racing? like.. nascar. where do 16 year olds like myself start? and where at? i live in a city.. anyone from around here? or know anybody that is? who can help me out?.. i wanna get into professional racing and i must know where to start. Thank You everyone! =]
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I'm not sure.  Try contacting different racing places and do some interviews.
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RACING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE ON A RACE TRACK. THERE ARE TOO MANY VARIABLES THAT MAKE THE STREET RACING YOUR TALKING ABOUT WAY TOO DANGEROUS. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU KILLING YOURSELF LIKE SOME OFF THESE OTHER PEOPLE DO, YOU MADE YOUR DECISION. I CARE ABOUT THE INNOCENT PERSON WHO ISN'T RACING IN ANOTHER CAR THAT YOU BLAST. YOU'LL FEEL REAL BAD, MAYBE EVEN SORRY. BUT THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE.
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Street racing is almost always illegal and is always dangerous. Usually the only time they have legal street races is when there is no drag strip in town and too many people street race, so they have a time to street race legally. I would recommend finding your local track to race on, but depending on your race style(drag,or normal racing) there should be a fairly close track to you. There are MANY websites to tell you about the newest equipment so check several. I have a couple of good sources listed.
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I like Skip Barber in Lime Rock, CT. They have a great program with a progress track to actual racing series.  They've been around a long time and I know many racers who started in that program.
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You can start where you want, if you can afford it....Your best bet would be to go to a local track & start with a street stock, TRUCK, CAR TRAILER & EXTRA TIRES, PART'S ETC & last get the biggest sponser you can, to help off-set the cost out of your pocket..........then move up to a late model & so forth....these are full-body Vehicles..the street stock is your everyday camaro, monte carlo etc, with a full roll cage, stripped down body & interior.. The late model is a fiber-glass body on a tube frame, basically a frame,engine, seat & control's....Start there & learn your way to drive the vehicle at such high speed's.....Learn what wedge, tire pressure etc can do to the vehicle for handling.....Learn all the rules of stock car racing & memorize what each flag means too....... If you make a name for yourself there, you can move up more with a big name sponser.......Good luck & stay SAFE................Hope this question is not a DAYZ-DREAM
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I don't know much about supercross. But I can tell you that the age of 14 is when you have to give up for most motor racing on a professional level.  If you hadn't started training by then.  Its sad, but you really aren't going to make it.
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I am 12 and I play baseball. But I have a question for YOU: why did you post this on an INTERNATIONAL thing? People all over the world read this and they won't travel 2,000 miles just to go out with someone. This is one of the most pointless questions ever.
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Not sure what tracks they have in India?  Check out some bike web sites, but the best thing to do is finish what you studying just incase the bike puts a end a future you currently busy in, then take a few trips to London where you can get used to Brands Hatch and Silverstone, if money is not the option move to the U.K. and get into the standard biking class where some of the big sponsers might be able to help. Get the Doctors auto biography and read how he did it, that is why i am sure he stays in the U.K. as all the big guys sponser wise is from there.  Sounds like you really are passionate about it so thats the best way to begin, maybe check out some bike shops in the U.K. and see if you can get a job from them first and work as a pit crew if the shop has one.  Im from South Africa and support Vale too, but from here most of our top riders go to the U.K. live out of trailors and try and get there name into the sport as soon as they can as it becomes for costly but then again as i said if money isnt the option go over and follow what you dream of doing, i think all bike riders like myself would like to be like all the top riders!!!  It takes alot serious hard work but GO 4 IT!!!!
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I took my wife to the last Coca Cola 600 here at Lowes Motorspeedway in May .. she is not a Nascar fan or racing fan at all.. well I should say wasn't a fan .. I wasnt sure if she'd like it either .. now I have a die hard fan on my hands..lol she loved it I think your girl would too.. its a blast fast n loud.. something about a 100,000 people yelling all at the same time... one clue when the green flag drops if the hair on her arms stands up.. shell be  a fan for life!!
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Why is everyone always comparing Jr to Dale, Sr?  He is NOT his father!!!  Give the kid a chance to be himself and earn his own reputation on HIS merits.  He's a darn good driver who has had a bad year but is now bouncing back.  He is Dale, "JR"  get it, he is NOT Dale "SR" so stop comparing them.
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You want to run fast like the big brown truck??\n Get real davehunt2424, us NASCAR fans can drink anytime we please!! The real moron is you and anyone else who doesn't think its a sport!
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I'm sorry, but I have not heard of any available NASCAR fanclubs for Austrailian fans. I live in the USA, so I'm afraid I can't help much. However, I would encourage you to teach your fellow Austrailian friends about NASCAR racing and get them interested in it. Then, maybe you all can start your own club!\n\nP.S. Your screen name looks like you're a Tony Stewart fan! Same here!!!!!! He's my #1 favorite driver!
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Yes!! I go to the 2 races here in Texas every year. I also make sure my schedule works around the races(crazy.. yup!).  Another question is who is your favorite driver and what race did you go to?
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Do you own a race car? Without one, you won't be able to race at your local track. Best thing to do is head for a kart track, rent a kart and start driving. Next step would be to buy your own kart and start racing. After that you can possibly move up to Formula  Ford and Formula 2000.
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All we can do is pray. It seems there are not that many of us GORDON fans out there but I will always stand up for it. Here's some good news, go to NASCAR.COM this sunday and they are letting anyone log on and listen to Gordon's radio transmissions the entire race. That's what I call getting as close as you can get!
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In addition to what the above poster mentioned, join the local bike club. They'll have "pick-up" rides one or more days a week. If you can hang with the A/B group, you're ready to try your hand at racing. And they will let you kow about upcoming races.\n\nYou can also find out about upcoming races at your local bike shop. They usually have fliers or small newspaper/magazines that tell all the upcoming races, century/charity rides, etc.\n\n Don't expect to get sponsored in your beginnning races. If you can hammer the Cat 4 and the Cat 3 guys, you'll A) Know more about how the racing scene works, and B) Sponsorship info will unfold and you'll then see how it works.
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Start in kart racing. NOW. Get really, really good. then hope you're noticed. Red Bull has a driver search program. The link is below\n\nKimi Räikkönen only had 23 professional races when he was signed by Peter Sauber.You don't need a lot of experience, you just need to be really, really good.