Rolex 24

Feersty · 01-27-2008, 10:39 AM

How do young guys like Joey Hand get into this race. Can a country bumpkin from WV race in this Race if he has the skill? Or is it all richboys?

**G.Irish** · 01-27-2008, 01:00 PM

It depends. There are a few guys who came up through club racing or karting who now get paid rides in series like Grand Am. Patrick Long was a karter who got his big break through the Red Bull Driver Search. Both Guy Cosmo and Raphael Matos won the Formula Mazda championship. I wanna say Joey Hand came up through the karting ladder and did some open wheel stuff.

A lot of guys racing in Grand Am are rich guys paying for seats but I'd say in the Daytona 24 more of those guys are professional drivers.

Andy · 01-27-2008, 01:14 PM

Matos turned down a 2 million dollar pay check from Star Mazda to jump over to IRL's feed series. Crazy.

Evan · 01-27-2008, 01:24 PM

karting "ladder" and open wheel stuff still = $$$$$$$$

Barber Pro, Star Mazda, Formula Atlantic are all extremely expensive, and no one is paying their way with sponsorships.

**G.Irish** · 01-27-2008, 02:39 PM

Yeah any way you slice it you're gonna need a good deal of money to get started. By the time you're running shifter karts at a national level you're probably going to be spending $25k-$40k a season. But that's a lot cheaper than trying to get into pro racing through tin tops. The open wheel feeder series tend to be hideously expensive but a couple of them have scholarship programs and what not.

Sijray21 · 01-28-2008, 12:29 AM

Boobies is actually watching this thing LIVE -- bastard...

Feersty · 01-28-2008, 07:17 PM

How did he hook that up?

Feersty · 01-28-2008, 07:25 PM

8)

Sijray21 · 01-28-2008, 07:51 PM

Feersty Wrote:How did he hook that up?

His boss is into racing (he was the one with the yellow/blue civic HF shopping cart a while ago). I think he got the hook-up that way. Either way, i'm jealous :-P

boobies can probably explain more

Feersty · 01-28-2008, 07:53 PM

Ah yes the Depues!

**Chris** · 02-04-2008, 07:58 PM

Sijray21 Wrote:
Feersty Wrote:How did he hook that up?

His boss is into racing (he was the one with the yellow/blue civic HF shopping cart a while ago). I think he got the hook-up that way. Either way, i'm jealous :-P

boobies can probably explain more

yeah I was invited with my boss and his son (one of my good friends from high school). It was a really amazing time and we had some perks such as the champion's club which is center of the in-field and looks out over the whole track. GRM also had a tent and their Spec E30 on display. I also saw the orange/brownish Saab they have been building for rally events.

For anyone interested I have over 200 pictures here to view:

<a class="postlink" href="http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k77/jmusol82/Rolex%20at%20Daytona%202008/">http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k77/j ... na%202008/</a>

Feersty- their last name is spelled DePew.

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