rthur002 said:
i am a college student very iterested in motorcycles. i have been riding for about 2 and a half years and love both riding an working on my bike. i can service most things myself and if i cant i ususaly watch a mechanic do it and i can usually then repair it myself. i would really like to make a carrer of compeditve motorcycle racing. i would like to ride but i many people are better riders than myself so i have no problems fixing and tunning bikes. i just like to be around stuff like that. problem is that i ride alone most of the time, none of my close friends rie bikes, and i am fairly young and broke. i was wondering what types of jobs, schools and traing are there of the different types of jobs in motorcyle racing. what would be the best way to get into this career?
1st...Did you know this site has a South Florida forum and a Florida forum?..There are group rides almost weekly, you just need to post up and get in the loop...There's a ton of cool people in your area, and some of them race CCS...
2nd...To really get in the sport, I hope you have alot of money...You need to start doing track days quite often (Homestead is near you) ...That means track fees (Over $100.00 per day)...New tires each time you ride ($300.00 plus some)...Race plastics ($500-$1000)...Leather suit ($400-$2000)...Race boots ($200)...Race gloves ($150)...Gas (always changing price)...You get the picture...
3rd...You have to go to a race school...At certain schools, once you pass, you're eligible to get your racing license to race CCS...There's quite a few here on the board that do it...Just check the FL and S FL forums...We've got plenty of racers...Some of the mods even do CCS...