NASCAR had better get their act together... (mechanic, repair, USA)
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If you are able to look at your speedo driving the way you attest the speedo is grossly miscalibrated and you are not going nearly as fast as you think you are.
Secondly; do this for 180 miles (road course distance) and let us know how it goes. You can stop for fuel and tires.
If you are not able to tell how fast you are going at high speeds you are not a very good driver...
I couldnt race NASCAR, I would get bored. It is too repetitive for me. I could race 180 miles, but not in one giant circle. There is nothing wrong with NASCAR but it is not my kinda driving.
I prefer racing that involves high speeds, and windy roads, with crazy turns. I also like going up and down hills. I prefer shorter races, and not making laps, but racing toward a destination. Ideally no pitstops would occur.
You have about a month to get ready....the advantage to this is you won't be putting anybody else in danger - except maybe the rescue workers when they retrieve you from the hillside.
You have about a month to get ready....the advantage to this is you won't be putting anybody else in danger - except maybe the rescue workers when they retrieve you from the hillside.
I like video games, but not racing ones. I prefer games where I do things I cant do IRL. Why use a computer when one can just get a car?
Drivers from a lot of different forms of racing use iRacing to "practice". Nothing replaces the real thing, but it gives them an idea of what they are up against minus the elevation changes and g-forces.
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Originally Posted by cry_havoc
I would love to do it, but I dont have a suitable car, and doubt I will have one in a month.
Drivers from a lot of different forms of racing use iRacing to "practice". Nothing replaces the real thing, but it gives them an idea of what they are up against minus the elevation changes and g-forces.
Video game looks a little more viable then.
The whole point is for the money. I already drive really well and dont need a simulation . However, I would like to make money for driving, since it happens to be an area I am really skilled in.
The whole point is for the money. I already drive really well and dont need a simulation . However, I would like to make money for driving, since it happens to be an area I am really skilled in.
Yeah, ok.
Well, the NASCAR iracing pays...and there is a season long championship to boot. Rumor has it "real" drivers compete from time to time. But you wouldn't want to take the chance.
So I have to reveal the secret....here's how to make a small fortune in racing:
The whole point is for the money. I already drive really well and dont need a simulation . However, I would like to make money for driving, since it happens to be an area I am really skilled in.
If you are not able to tell how fast you are going at high speeds you are not a very good driver...
I couldnt race NASCAR, I would get bored. It is too repetitive for me. I could race 180 miles, but not in one giant circle. There is nothing wrong with NASCAR but it is not my kinda driving.
The distance I referenced was roughly the distance of the race when NASCAR goes to Watkins Glen, a road course.
So here is your 2nd chance; hop in your vehicle, go tear up those WV roads for 180 miles (pit stops included, you get 14 seconds) you profess to be so great at driving at get back to us.
Oh, be sure to have your in-car camera with you, inquiring minds would love to see your skill set.
Really? You have been on every WV road and want to make such a generalization? I really dont care if you believe me or not, but what you said is pure BS. Maybe you couldnt pull 100 off on the roads you drove in WV, but there are plenty of roads where a skilled driver can do so.
while i havent been on every WV road, i have been on enough to know that unless you are in a well prepped race car, you are NOT going to be hitting 100mph on those roads. in fact you wont be averaging 100mph on those roads. the few straight roads in the state are far too crowded to be driving like a dimwit, and the rest of the roads have curves that are far too sharp to be driving fast through them.
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I didnt come here to brag.
maybe you didnt come here to brag, but that is about all you have been doing, bragging.
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I prefer racing that involves high speeds, and windy roads, with crazy turns. I also like going up and down hills. I prefer shorter races, and not making laps, but racing toward a destination. Ideally no pitstops would occur.
then move to europe and become a rally driver.
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Originally Posted by cry_havoc
Unfortunately, I am not a kid. If I was I could have vested more time and effort into becoming a racer. I still dont think it is too late though. Im in my mid 20s and I can drive just as good now then when I was teenager. Like I said earlier, racing is not a very physically intensive sport, so age is not that big of a problem.
you are in your mid 20s and think you are not a kid? trust me you ARE a kid. i am in my mid 50s.
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The main constraint is money. I am doing ok now, but I have a family and just cant go purchase a car I can use for racing, and devout the time to it. I never made plans when I was younger, and now wish I had. Still it is not impossible to race, and being a great driver who loves racing it would be ideal.
so you cant go to your local SCCA office, pick up a rule book, determine what production class that is inexpensive enough for you to buy a car and prep it for racing? you cant find the money for say a late 80s ford escort or similar car for instance, that you can buy for about $500, and put another $500 into safety systems, and then set a budget of about $1000 per year for parts and supplies to go racing?
The distance I referenced was roughly the distance of the race when NASCAR goes to Watkins Glen, a road course.
So here is your 2nd chance; hop in your vehicle, go tear up those WV roads for 180 miles (pit stops included, you get 14 seconds) you profess to be so great at driving at get back to us.
Oh, be sure to have your in-car camera with you, inquiring minds would love to see your skill set.
Why?
How will that benefit my racing career?
Im not interested in impressing you, nor am I in WV anymore.
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