Eldest son is taking his ARDS test at Silverstone on Sunday - if he passes he'll be a qualified racing driver 11 months before he can take a driving test
We are NOT a wealthy family - so the next step will then be finding him something to race in - mostly on someone else's dime if we're being realistic - it's literally the only thing he wants in life (which annoys his teachers as he's a bit of a boffin)
Sunday will also be my last day in public circulation before I shield before by heart surgery - good way to spend the day!
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And good on the lad for giving it a go. Not enough people get to try and live their dream so he should be very proud. All the best to him and I hope to see him in a McLaren Orange or 'Rari Red one day.
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The "lad next door" (quite literally) where we used to live is/was a pro racing driver. He started out, probably when 8/9yo, racing in karts, and then worked up through the various single seater formulae.
By all accounts - and the stats - he was a pretty good driver;
https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/josh-webster/
He managed to fund it through sponsorship, not least by the company that his dad worked for. Handy! You're talking a few £hundred-k for a season, assuming that you don't have any major bumps, to get started, but the cost goes up as you progress. As well as the driving, he had to do a lot of media/sponsor and fitness work. The family also had to put a huge effort into supporting him.
But, if you think that competition *on* the track is fierce, that was nothing compared to the competition *off* the track. Ultimately there were too many well-funded (if not as good, arguably) drivers who could buy the drives that they needed to progress their careers. Josh managed to get into Porsche, which eased some of the funding challenge, but it wasn't what he set out aiming to do. That said, his company car (for a <25yo!) was none too shabby.
I'd say, treat it as a fun hobby, but make sure he's got a plan B ready for making a living ...
Yeah - he kind of got some niggle from school careers folks for declaring "racing driver" as his career goal
Very likely to go similarly, or even less well, but what you gonna do, not bother?
good luck but it is difficult area to succeed in.
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In his Kart series he's been good in the wet (less affected than almost everyone else) but prefers the experience of the dry
Now open your wallet and be prepared for it to be hoovered clean, because it’ll cost. Sponsorship is vitalin a world where money will always outshine talent, Nikita Mazepin being a case in point.
The written exam is less forgiving, make sure he knows his flags inc waved/double waved whites and yellows, plus Code 60.
I budget around £6000 (plus damage) a year for racing, but I own my car and self-fund. Hiring is vastly more expensive but less hassle. Forty40 Racing have great deals on their BMW 116 Trophy cars, a great series to start in, and share costs with other drivers. Even though the Citroen C1s/City Car Cup/EnduroKa championships are 'cheap', they all come with massive repair bills, so factor that in.
Sponsorship - pretty non-existent in the way you'd want it to be. No one is gonna pay for him to go club racing. Most of my own sponsors simply offer discounts on parts/consumables etc but one does cover my fuel bill for the year, which helps.
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