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Sports Car Racing – How to Get Started
So you want to race your car? That’s great, but you need some information before jumping in. There are many things to consider from what type of car, what type of tracks, what your budget etc is. The most important things to start with are what your budget is. Both the up-front budget to acquire/build a car, and secondly your ongoing annual budget. Once you have your budget defined, you will need to determine what kind of racing you want to do. There are several large racing organizations around the US, with SCCA and NASA being two of the largest. There are also racing groups around particular marquees, like BMW CCA Club Racing, Porsche Club Racing etc. Lastly there are many regional groups like Midwest Council Sport Car Club.
In each of these organizations, they all have a GCR ( General Competition Rules ), which is what you need to read cover to cover before doing anything. This is where most folks go down the wrong path. They decide they want to race, go buy a car of their liking, buy a bunch of go fast goodies, bolt them on, and they contact the racing organizations. They show up, are ready to race, and then find out that they can’t do much as their car is full of non-allowed modifications. In the GCR, you must first find that class that you wish to drive in. They all typically have various classes from a Stock (or Stock like), to full out Mod (highly modified) cars. This typically will also increase the spend.
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Why You Should See Vintage Sports Car Racing
Are you a racing fan who is looking for something to satisfy your need for speed? Would a big variety of great cars in spectacular condition interest you? Tired of looking at race cars that look like they were spit out of the same mold?
Vintage sports car racing offers you all of that and more. They offer a huge variety, great racing and fantastic scenery. Tracks like Sebring, Laguna Seca and Roebling Road all offer you the opportunity to see these great machines in their environments.
HSR, SVRA and BRIC are just a few of the organizations whom you could follow to a track near you for a glimpse into our automotive racing past. There you will find beautiful cars and driver’s who a would be more than happy to chat with you about their love of these cars and racing. You can learn about the history of their car and who may have driven it to glory in the past. No hidden areas where fans aren’t allowed, no press passes for access, you get to walk righ up and look as long as you want. A car-lover’s paradise to be sure.
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