This might be the beer talking..
Discussion
But I really want to get into bike racing of some sort.
Do you have to have a full license to race a bigger cc bike on a track day?
Bit of background: been riding bikes for almost 10 years Off Road, with a bit of on road experience, love everything about bikes eg. The communities, the adrenaline the mates you find and the many places you see. Always wants to be a racer of some sort and I will give as much as I've got to get there of I can. My step dad is a hopeless cock, so I can't seek advice from him either. Only friendly place to ask is here.
It's something I have been pondering for a while.
Cheers.
(please, for this one thread, don't take the piss
)
Do you have to have a full license to race a bigger cc bike on a track day?
Bit of background: been riding bikes for almost 10 years Off Road, with a bit of on road experience, love everything about bikes eg. The communities, the adrenaline the mates you find and the many places you see. Always wants to be a racer of some sort and I will give as much as I've got to get there of I can. My step dad is a hopeless cock, so I can't seek advice from him either. Only friendly place to ask is here.
It's something I have been pondering for a while.
Cheers.
(please, for this one thread, don't take the piss
) Well, to be honest I just want to work in racing if it is too much to be a racer. I have grown up with racing, family is F1/D1/TT/BSB etc. nuts.
Is there many jobs in racing to do with IT? Im studying that now in college.
(thanks for the serious reply, especially at this time of day:/night)
Is there many jobs in racing to do with IT? Im studying that now in college.
(thanks for the serious reply, especially at this time of day:/night)
That has really pissed on my chips.
I was looking forward to buying myself a track bike so I didnt have to keep posting about my blue and yellow turd.
I f
king hate who ever thought of this A2 license moving to 19 bullst. I could have theoretically had my dream bike next year.
bks.
Next idea: race engineer or data analasyst. Both sound fun.
I was looking forward to buying myself a track bike so I didnt have to keep posting about my blue and yellow turd.
I f
king hate who ever thought of this A2 license moving to 19 bullst. I could have theoretically had my dream bike next year. b
ks. Next idea: race engineer or data analasyst. Both sound fun.
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.
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.
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?
Slink said:
why wats wrong with that bike? looks quite clean but the only thing is a bit offputting is the 'new speedo' reading 500 miles.
Old 2 stroke, imported. Anyway, I'm not looking to buy a bike. That was a mere example of what I'm aiming for when I get the license s
t outta the way. The way I'm hopefully going the bike will be provided.
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