Motorsport, what's the best route in?

[SilverbackAlex]

Hi there, I'm just asking for some advice or if anyone has experience on this topic that would be greatly appreciated.

I'm 18 years of age and I currently do karting (Rotax Max). I have alays had a huge passion for Motorsport and cars and am fortunate enough to own an Abarth 500 esseesse which I saved long and hard for! My father gets alot of questions asked about my driving skills in karting and why I don't take the next step in Motorsport the truth is, we don't really have the money to go in blind. I would love the opportunity to go further in Motorsport so if anyone has any knowledge on the best routes to take or just general advice or opinion it would help massively.

Many thanks

Alex

PS Dad is silverbackmike on here so some of you may know him!

[SilverbackAlex]

Brilliant, will definitely have a gander at that. It's the sort of thing I'm looking for. Is there a website or something that I can go to?

[SilverbackAlex]

slipstream 1985 said:

What results have you had at karting so far and how long have you been doing it?

Now, this is the tricky part. I have been asked this question many many times by other drivers and spectators during a session. In fact the last session I went on I was close to the Senior Rotax lap record at Clay Pigeon Raceway, only to discover afterwards that all 4 of my tyre pressures had a total difference of 6 psi!!. A lot of people ask my father how old I was when I started, how long do I usually spend in the kart and just generally ask us for advice but the truth is... I worked and saved hard and only bought the kart 6 months ago. I've been out 5 times in it. I really don't want to sound up myself but I'm still on the same slicks that came with it when I bought it. Ultimately I'm a novice however can have some good battles with serious competitors.

[SilverbackAlex]

slipstream 1985 said:

I assume you are looking at no further than club level racing? You have alot still to learn in karting before thinking about moving on. Karting will teach you more about racecraft than any other motorsport formula.

How close to the record at clay btw?

indeed, no further than club level. i will continue with karting of course, i absolutely love it. i fully understand what you are saying, i feel like I've already learned a lot and am determined to carry on learning and getting better overall track etiquette, awareness and lap times. i believe the previous years record was 34 seconds, i managed 35.5 which in my opinion is close for my 5th outing, however many people may disagree.

[SilverbackAlex]

slipstream 1985 said:

Can't see you in any of the results have you done any races? Being new 1.5 seconds off the pace is very good. However in another sense it is also a country mile in karting terms. Also it's one thing to be quick on your own but overtaking and being in a pack is a totally different ball game.

I haven't done any races as i haven't done my ARKS yet so i doubt i'll be in the results. i can imagine being in a pack is a completely different situation so I'm definitely up for getting everything sorted and start racing asap. i really appreciate your comments though, its made everything a bit clearer. i think I'll stick to karting for now, get some races and more hours under my belt. Cheers