[net.auto] Does anybody actually go racing?

slana@ihu1e.UUCP (Slana) (02/17/86)

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I can tell from many of the postings that there are many racing fans
out there and perhaps a few that might actually race.

I am interested in finding out how many of you race or have raced
in some organized manner (sorry, Saturday night on a country road isn't
what I mean).  I myself have never done any racing, but have often toyed
with the idea now that my old student loans are finally getting paid off,
so I would appreciate hearing about personal experiences you might have in
any class from go-karts on up.

I guess the main things I would like to know are:
	- What class?  (i.e. go-karts, formula fords, Sports Renault, etc)
	- Where do you race?
	- What is the sanctioning body,if any?  (local clubs, SCCA, etc)
	- How did you get involved?  Did you do anything like drivers'
		school?  What was your first exposure to racing?
	- How much money would one need to spend to race this class?
	- Any other issues you might talk about to a prospective racer
		(insurance?  technical expertise required? etc)

I would prefer to receive e-mail, rather than responses posted to the
net, but if there is enough interest, I will post a summary (with no
names attached).


Thanks in advance,

Chuck Slana
AT&T Information Systems
Naperville, IL
email:  ..!ihnp4!ihu1e!slana


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