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Ayup young Liam, I've only just caught up with this post & read all 5 pages of it.
Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
sprinter1050 said:
Ayup young Liam, I've only just caught up with this post & read all 5 pages of it.
Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
Get your licence, put a towbar on your car and come racing :-)Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
dapearson said:
lots of meaningful stuff
Wow, cheers for taking your time to type all that up, interesting read in a way. Anyway, I'm 16
Ill be doing this as a sort of side thing to my college course and work on the weekends. If it gets too expensive I will either look for where i am spending too much money or just pack it in.
Of I can get into one of the series I'm looking at, I won't have to worry about it too much.
Anyway, I'm not even sure I'll like it yet!
On the broader subject of 'going for it before you're too old', I'd say go for it Liam.
I spent over £30k and god knows how much time in my twenties trying to make it in the music industry, but had the time of my life. Better to look back and know that you had a good go at pursuing your dream, rather than looking back and wishing you had tried.
When you make it, can I have some free tickets to the paddock in return for my wise words of advice?
I spent over £30k and god knows how much time in my twenties trying to make it in the music industry, but had the time of my life. Better to look back and know that you had a good go at pursuing your dream, rather than looking back and wishing you had tried.
When you make it, can I have some free tickets to the paddock in return for my wise words of advice?
sprinter1050 said:
Ayup young Liam, I've only just caught up with this post & read all 5 pages of it.
Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
Cheers fella. Well done for wanting to have a go.
From somebody who always wanted to but never did, I'd say give it a good crack, in fact give it your best.
I've spent decades thinking & wishing I'd had a go in motorsport, either cars or bikes & regretted never recognising that it could have been. I always (stupidly) felt it was beyond me & my families means to do anything as exciting as that, despite living & breathing all forms of wheeled racing.
Also despite I always felt that I adapted to bikes & cars like I grew up with wheels instead of feet (& still relish a go on/in anything powered)
So from an old codger -don't make it a "Wish I'd done that" for the rest of your life until you're the age where you stop bouncing well
Just make sure you go in with your eyes wide open because as said, it can be hugely expensive & addictive & so even more expensive !
Surprisingly my family are behind be doing it. Apart from my Nan.. She is scared because 'the bikes look like they are going to fall over round corners' bless her. She is the one that called Stoner a
for doing a wheelie as well. 
I really don't want to put it off, as as you said is true. It will be a burden of just wishing I gave it a go.
Also, just like you, I have wheels instead of feet. I hate walking.
LiamB said:
Wow, cheers for taking your time to type all that up, interesting read in a way.
Anyway, I'm 16
Ill be doing this as a sort of side thing to my college course and work on the weekends. If it gets too expensive I will either look for where i am spending too much money or just pack it in.
Of I can get into one of the series I'm looking at, I won't have to worry about it too much.
Anyway, I'm not even sure I'll like it yet!
No prob. Just thought i'd offer some advice. Motorsport has been the most awesome thing i've done, but on some occasions completely negated by the stress that it has introduced in everyday life!!Anyway, I'm 16
Ill be doing this as a sort of side thing to my college course and work on the weekends. If it gets too expensive I will either look for where i am spending too much money or just pack it in.
Of I can get into one of the series I'm looking at, I won't have to worry about it too much.
Anyway, I'm not even sure I'll like it yet!
Spend as little as you can to get a taste for what you might like to be doing more regularly when you're older and more established. If you really like it then use this as motivation to get more quilified, a better job, etc. It won't just land in your lap unless you're very lucky.
Cheapest way to get involved is to just turn up at a trackday (free to spectate). If it's a car trackday then most people will be happy to take you round as a passenger (again, free). Make plenty of friends and enjoy the experience of being involved.
At your age spending a fortune (taking on debt) could mean you have a very miserable 20s.
Fred Leicester said:
On the broader subject of 'going for it before you're too old', I'd say go for it Liam.
I spent over £30k and god knows how much time in my twenties trying to make it in the music industry, but had the time of my life. Better to look back and know that you had a good go at pursuing your dream, rather than looking back and wishing you had tried.
When you make it, can I have some free tickets to the paddock in return for my wise words of advice?
Very wise words indeed. I spent over £30k and god knows how much time in my twenties trying to make it in the music industry, but had the time of my life. Better to look back and know that you had a good go at pursuing your dream, rather than looking back and wishing you had tried.
When you make it, can I have some free tickets to the paddock in return for my wise words of advice?
If I ever did make it, it would be beers all round BB at what ever track im at for encouraging me to do it!
On a separate note, I'm going go karting tomorrow. My sole objective is to beat my step dad either by racing clean, or getting next to him and turning his kart off. Either way
dapearson said:
sprinter1050 said:
A load of old fart stuff !! !
Get your licence, put a towbar on your car and come racing :-)I get my kicks from riding the bike,popping to odd BSB races plus occasional goes in nice cars. Got a go in a Gallardo, & some sort of Ferrari/Atom/Porsche or whatever to look forward to in 2013.
LiamB said:
On a separate note, I'm going go karting tomorrow. My sole objective is to beat my step dad either by racing clean, or getting next to him and turning his kart off. Either way
As long as you're quick with right lines/avoid braking you'll have an instant advantage of weight (or lack of) in your favour so you'll trounce him.sprinter1050 said:
As long as you're quick with right lines/avoid braking you'll have an instant advantage of weight (or lack of) in your favour so you'll trounce him.
I've done karting before, only twice mind. I crashed in to a tyre wall after trying to drift because I was in a comfortable lead.
Didn't end well.
dapearson said:
mitzy said:
Did he fart a lot
I'm a fatty (110kg ish) and always win at karting. My fastest time at red lodge a few months ago was a few secs per lap quicker than the fastest of my work colleagues.I've never found weight to be much of a disadvantage in caterham racing either.
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