This might be the beer talking..
Discussion
smack said:
No problem Liam. One of my mates I worked in my motorsport days is a BBer (and a few more more in mainstream PHer too), and we can give you advise on this. We worked in F1, it is not an easy industry to get in to, we can tell you the facts, and not sugar coat it. If you are dead set you want to go that way, then got for it, but it doesn't smell of roses. Most of us no longer work in that industry for a reason.
I am guessing that will be me then......Yazza54 said:
sc0tt said:
With all due respect I'm not sure working evenings for royal mail will fund racing.
I don't know a lot about racing but what I do know is it isn't cheap.
I'd sort some funding first.
If you have bags of money stashed away I do apologise.
+1 I don't know a lot about racing but what I do know is it isn't cheap.
I'd sort some funding first.
If you have bags of money stashed away I do apologise.
k he'd get them there is another thing 
Cheers for all the replies!
I barely remember typing up this thread..
Right first off, I am pretty sure I want to work in racing. I don't want to spend my life sitting in an office doing repetitive st. After all, you only love once eh? Might as well make something of it.
I understand what you are saying smack about the industry as a whole, but that is something I wouldn't mind tbh. What root do you have to take to become and engineer/analysist?
Fleegle, cheers for the link. Sounds interesting, will definitely look into the ACU license. I have seen a few tracks that have individual 'test' days that ACU holders can attend.
As for bikes, don't you worry. I wouldn't take the husky if I had to?! It's a flaming crock of st. I'm looking forward to looking at track bikes so I can stop posting about the husky.
Finally, Jack thank you very very much for the link. Definitely going to go to one of this days blasting round a track on a cb500 sounds fun, and it could be the deciding factor for me.
As for money, dont you worry about that. I've got that covered.
I barely remember typing up this thread..
Right first off, I am pretty sure I want to work in racing. I don't want to spend my life sitting in an office doing repetitive s
t. After all, you only love once eh? Might as well make something of it. I understand what you are saying smack about the industry as a whole, but that is something I wouldn't mind tbh. What root do you have to take to become and engineer/analysist?
Fleegle, cheers for the link. Sounds interesting, will definitely look into the ACU license. I have seen a few tracks that have individual 'test' days that ACU holders can attend.
As for bikes, don't you worry. I wouldn't take the husky if I had to?! It's a flaming crock of s
t. I'm looking forward to looking at track bikes so I can stop posting about the husky. Finally, Jack thank you very very much for the link. Definitely going to go to one of this days blasting round a track on a cb500 sounds fun, and it could be the deciding factor for me.
As for money, dont you worry about that. I've got that covered.
Yazza54 said:
There's two ways of looking at it Liam, you should try.. But it will be difficult to get a job in Motorsport. If you can get a 'boring office job' that pays well enough to do whatever you want in your spare time then you're onto a winner IMO.
Tbh, I would much rather do it 'full time' than just a now and again weekend jobby.Fleegle, mother+trailer. Until I can drive next year.. And brands hatch, donnington and silverstone are all local to me in a way.
LiamB said:
Yazza54 said:
There's two ways of looking at it Liam, you should try.. But it will be difficult to get a job in Motorsport. If you can get a 'boring office job' that pays well enough to do whatever you want in your spare time then you're onto a winner IMO.
Tbh, I would much rather do it 'full time' than just a now and again weekend jobby.Fleegle, mother+trailer. Until I can drive next year.. And brands hatch, donnington and silverstone are all local to me in a way.
I was convinced I'd end up working in Motorsport and I've ended up being an electrical engineer. Have you thought about what kind of section you could go into? There will be 16 year olds out there who can rebuild engines and have a racing background and still struggle.
Edited by Yazza54 on Wednesday 26th December 11:27
Yazza54 said:
Wouldn't we all, what I'm saying is the latter is much more realistic. Plus the fact it'd be you doing the riding or driving as oppose to in the the garage or office (yes race teams have offices too) doing IT.
I was convinced I'd end up working in Motorsport and I've ended up being an electrical engineer. Have you thought about what kind of section you could go into? There will be 16 year olds out there who can rebuild engines and have a racing background and still struggle.
I haven't had any thought about what section at all, it was a drunken ramble which thinking about it, I would love to follow through (oi!) with. I was convinced I'd end up working in Motorsport and I've ended up being an electrical engineer. Have you thought about what kind of section you could go into? There will be 16 year olds out there who can rebuild engines and have a racing background and still struggle.
Edited by Yazza54 on Wednesday 26th December 11:27
Cheers Fleegle, I've replied.
Good luck with your plans Liam. As nearly every post has said, IT IS EXPENSIVE, bloke at work races. In one of the BSB support series. Can't remember what it's called (Kwaka 1000) He stepped up from a 600, where he ran top 3 usually. He is now lucky to get on the main race grid!! He lives at home still and piles all his cash into it, which isn't an inconsiderable sum (Rolls Royce Engineer)
I used to race a Caterham 7 for 7 years, I managed to do two 24hr races at the Nurburgring - what we did the race for, the top teams spent on catering! I never ever sat down and worked out how much it cost! But at a guess it was about 5 grand a year minimum.
Here's a thought... offer your services (for free to begin with) to a local team or rider. It'll give you a taster and see if it floats your boat.
I used to race a Caterham 7 for 7 years, I managed to do two 24hr races at the Nurburgring - what we did the race for, the top teams spent on catering! I never ever sat down and worked out how much it cost! But at a guess it was about 5 grand a year minimum.
Here's a thought... offer your services (for free to begin with) to a local team or rider. It'll give you a taster and see if it floats your boat.
I could be racing on one of these
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=1...
If everything goes to plan.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=1...
If everything goes to plan.
sc0tt said:
These threads honestly make me cringe liam.
You have ridden a 50cc bike on the road for a few months and now you want to race?
I don't knock ayone with a dream but i think you are wasting everyones time.
I will give you £100 the first competetive race you enter.
I see where you are coming from, I really do. You have ridden a 50cc bike on the road for a few months and now you want to race?
I don't knock ayone with a dream but i think you are wasting everyones time.
I will give you £100 the first competetive race you enter.
But if I'm wasting your time, you don't have to read it do you?
I've ridden for 10 years all geared no auto s
t. I can ride a bike alright. Biggest capacity bike I've ridden is 250 off road at ash down MX track. I'll even stick a (rather s
tty) video up when I next get on the PC (tomorrow).Some dreams are more bizarre/insane than others. Anyway, how else am I going to get onto the track at an early age? Can't do track days can I?
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