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u/Poison_Pancakes · 2 pointsr/racing

Sorry, I typed a reply earlier on my phone which apparently didn't send.

If I were you I would call Skip Barber back and try to reschedule something sooner. If you wait until summer you'll miss at least half of the 2016 season. I'm not sure about series in California, I know there used to be a Pacific F2000 championship but I'm not sure how good it is or if it's even still around. You may get annoyed traveling across the country all the time, but IMO the best place to start is the SCCA's F1600 Championship Series. They straddle the line between club racing and pro. The paddock is really relaxed, but the racing is still really competitive and most of your competition will be career-minded drivers. A new car will cost around $70,000, but you can find older, still competitive ones for less, and a season budget will be anywhere from $30-150,000. Another bonus is that the Formula F is an SCCA class, so you can also run the same car in the SCCA Majors, Runoffs, and there are several championships in Canada that the car can run in with zero modifications. You could run a race every single weekend and still have well over half of your budget intact. If you decide to do this, let me know. I'm working on putting together a program to run in that series myself.

In the meantime, read these two books: Going Faster and Drive to Win. The first is all about racing theory and is the official textbook of the Skip Barber Racing School. Become familiar with that before you step into a race car and you'll be ahead of everyone else at the school. The other is more about what is expected of a racing driver who wants a career. They're both a bit dated but still very relevant.

Also, get iRacing and buy the Skip Barber car. Even if you don't do the Skip Barber series, it's a low-powered formula car that behaves a lot like anything else you'll drive at the beginning of your career. Simracing can't replace real-world seat time, but you can still learn things from it that will help you when you get into a real car.

Good luck, and don't let anyone tell you you can't do it. Honestly I'd trade 10 years of karting experience for an $800k/year budget in a heartbeat. You've already got the hardest problem solved, now go have fun learning to do something well.

u/AntiSpeed · 1 pointr/racing

Racing, and especially GT racing, is a rich person's sport. There's no way around it. Even those who make a living in it start off rich, because in order to get good enough at it that someone else will pay you to do it takes a LOT of financial investment. There are a handful of exceptions, but they essentially won the lottery.

If you're on a limited budget and are attracted to endurance racing, Chump Car and LeMons racing is right up your alley. I've never done it but it does look like fun.

If you're curious about finding sponsorship, buy this book. It goes into the complexities of sports sponsorship and gives you a roadmap to follow. Learn how to be a salesman or recruit one to help you. It's also a little outdated since there is so much more that can be done now with social media, but it's a good start.

u/pitvipers70 · 1 pointr/racing

That's a good book. As is the whole Carroll Shelby 'to win' series. I also have Fred Puhn's book How to make your car handle http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Your-Car-Handle/dp/0912656468/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381582940&sr=8-2&keywords=puhn . It a bit older but still has a lot of good information.

u/TheResurrection · 3 pointsr/racing

Black Noon is a book about the tragic 1964 Indy 500 where they had to stop the race due to a massive crash and the death of two drivers.

Beast is about the 1994 engine that Penske created with Ilmor that found loopholes in the rulebook and allowed them to dominate the Month of May at Indy.

Go Like Hell is a fantastic book about the legendary Ford vs. Ferrari rivalry in the 1960's at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit is a book about Phil Hill and his journey from California midget racing to Formula 1.

All of these are great reads that your dad would find some enjoyment in I'm sure.

u/Ozzred · 2 pointsr/racing

Ya from what I've gathered in various places, Skip Barber's Going Faster is essentially the bible as far as basics of racing. It's also available in video format as well as through netflix.