NPC: Anyone here ever raced Formula Vee?, i'm interested... Options

[nebreitling]

just wondering. around the time i finish my phd, i'd like to get my race liscence and run a form-v car. competitive cars look to be in the $8-12k range, and it would seem that running costs are relatively low. in other words, a logical place to spend a couple years honing skills before moving onto bigger and badder things.

just looking for any experience, running costs, anecdotes, advice, etc.

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[lapuwali]

QUOTE (nebreitling @ May 23 2005, 10:04 PM)

yeah, spec miata or spec rx7 is always an option -- although their running costs would seem a bit higher. still, the main issue for me is learning, and it seems like FV or FF is a good place to learn strategy, drafting, etc.

If it's racecraft you want to learn, then you DEFINITELY want to go karting.

Ayrton Senna: Everything I know about racing, I learned in karts. EVERYTHING.

A clutch kart (no shifter) means it's just you, the gas pedal, the brake pedal (rears only!), and the steering wheel. Very little mucking about with tuning the thing or shifting. You just concentrate on driving, and beating the other guy with a nearly identical kart (with weight rules that include the driver, so everyone weighs the same).