Getting started in Track/Autocross/Drifting/Dragstrip

purecustom370

I am looking to start in one those. Comment below if you can help me out in anyway like teaching sponsor etc I am willing to work with anyone on this because I am really ready to start up. I am from northern Ky so anyone in the surrounding states like OH TN IN WV IL V a couple more let me know.

Thanks
Shane

Ruff

Sponsor...ain't gonna happen

Don't mod your car, run it as it is. Mods are going to help you as much as learning how to drive in the discipline you choose.

For each event there, try to find the local events you have. If you have a drag strip nearby, I'm sure they run a street legal night. For autox, you should have a local club nearby. Same goes with whatever race track you have nearby. Drifting might be the hardest thing to find, but they might drift on your closest race track or in a large parking lot where they hold autoxes.

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tinysumo

You can sign up with different groups for local track days. I've done track events with Redline and Speedventures which I think is mostly on Cali. But these events usually have instructors who will ride along with you the first time you're out there & teach you the lines and stuff. They have different run groups like beginner, intermediate, advanced and various "pass/point-by" rules so you're safe while out there as well. I think its a great way to learn car control.

Red370

Invest in an oil cooler if you plan to track the car extensively, just a bit of advice.

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AutoX Z

I went to school in Dayton and can say from personal experience the cincyscca group are a really good bunch of guys and hold alot of events at riverdowns. There's also a kentucky scca but I've never run with them before.

While you will need an oil cooler if you run track days it will not be necessary for any type of autox or drag.

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ZKindaGuy

better have some awfully deep pockets then....

purecustom370

That helps a lot. Thanks. I will look into the cincyscca group that always help having a reccomendation for them. And as you can see your not the only one that suggested the oil cooler so that sounds like a good idea

single gives you big pockets

That was good help also thank you so much.

thats a heart breaker but you dont need a sponsor to have a good time with a bunch of other car people.

others have suggested this also so probably will invest



THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE TOLD ME THEIR SUGGESTIONS

ZKindaGuy

Are you aware thats mishaps resulting from these kinds of activities are in many instances not going to be covered by your car insurance?

purecustom370

Now I do. Is there any insurance you can buy that protects that stuff?

AutoX Z

There is track/race insurance but its usually so ridiculously expensive its not worth it. Just be safe and always drive within your limits.

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purecustom370

Oh so don't push yourself just race your limits and you'll get better. Great advice. But would it be worth it if you blew an engine?

ZKindaGuy

The problem is no moment on the track is an absolute. I have known at least a dozen folks who suffered extensive damage while "learning" to drive the courses for the first time. Several of them put their cars right into the wall or spun and flipped sometimes with or without an understanding as to what they did wrong. And those several folks totalled their respective car and were left with 30 to 70K debts they are still climbing out of as the insurance companies all balked.

In addition once this happens it becomes more difficult for you to have a bank give you a car loan down the line because you become tagged as a financial risk. And the insurance companies are either more likely to place you into their highest risk category for about 7 years which will cost you an arm and a leg OR refuse even selling you insurance after a race related accident as well.

Racing is ALWAYS a high-risk gamble and to think an accident would not likely happen to you is a complete fabricated delusion. Unless a person has a sponsor or just doesn't give a sh*t about being in the poor house or laid up in a hospital or wheelchair the remainder of their life, racing is a crap shoot that just isn't worth the lifetime of woes you can cause for yourself.

ZKindaGuy

Give me one instance where blowing any engine "is worth it" ???!!!

AutoX Z

My policy has always been do not take your car to the track unless you are willing to completely write it off and start over. Since I'm not willing to blow 35k for a day of fun in the sun I'll just stick to chasing cones in a parking lot.

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ZKindaGuy

The best advise...