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[rice-t]

I am looking at getting into any type of motorsport, i live in northamptonshire and wonder if there are any teams or events that i can get started with?

[pw75]

rice-t said:

I am looking at getting into any type of motorsport, i live in northamptonshire and wonder if there are any teams or events that i can get started with?

Whats your budget, interests background etc?

Just a suggestion Honda are for sale?

[anonymous-user]

go to the msa website, find details of your local motor club, go down and see if that takes your fancy, also google volunteers in motorsport and find the british marshals club, as motorsport is expensive, you might like to start from the other side of the fence so to speak, unless you have a big wedge of cash to throw at a car, in that case, i would consider caterham roadsports/graduates etc etc for vlaue for money, close racing and a level playing field...

[Furyous]

rice-t said:

I am looking at getting into....

Define this, and maybe we can help.

Spectate ?
Drive?
Manage?
Techy?
Photog?

[Nicol@]

What do you want to do?

[rice-t]

Racing would be nice, but at the moment im interested in the mechanics side of it

[Furyous]

rice-t said:

Racing would be nice, but at the moment im interested in the mechanics side of it

The only way to start is at the bottom.Get in with a team as a T boy and slowly prove your worth.

[RobM77]

I'm sure that plenty of teams would have you on to help, even if it's just to keep the cars clean, take lap times etc. A lot of championships have web forums, so that may be a good place to start? If not, then most teams have websites with e-mails addresses on them. Good luck!

If you want to race, then karting is a good place to start (something like Club 100 is arrive and drive, which is very cheap and easy, but a lot of fun), or if not just take yours MSA ARDS National B license, buy a car and compete in one of the many entry level championships out there (MR2s, Metros, Westfields, Locost etc).