03-07-2014, 05:17 PM
G.Irish Wrote:What Id really like to do now that my time vs. money curve has flipped from when I was younger, is an arrive-and-drive race series, in purpose built race cars (or karts!), for not obscene money.Evan Wrote:Monaco! (not happening of course)
more rallyX,
Drive sonoma, laguna seca, and nurburgring.
more midO (miss that track)
Drive a winged formula car
do some real (not arrive and drive) kart racing.
I've always wanted to drive something like Formula Mazda as well. I feel like I need to drive some shifters for a bit before I attempt to drive a real FM though (especially the Renesis powered model).
For those who may also be interested, Bondurant's racing school has a pretty hardcore shifter kart curriculum that might be worth a try. They also have some Formula car courses:
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Bertil Roos might also be a decent option, and they have schools at VIR:
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I toyed pretty hard with the Ariel Atom VIR series last spring, even got wife approval, but the buy-in was a little too steep and I couldnt justify it while being so out of practice.
I really wish there was a good solid formula ford/mazda series in this area. SCCA is too thinly attended even if I had the time to work on the car myself.
I know there is a barber race series, but its way over-priced and way under-talented.
