18 July, 2008

The Next Step

Ok now you've considered your head and how important it is, well next you have to think about the rest of your body. The racegear you have to wear depends on where you are racing and the rules associated with that type of racing. The important thing to remember is motorsport is dangerous and if your not wearing the right safety gear then you are more than likely going to get hurt more than you would if you were wearing the right gear.
Deciding on what type of racing you are going to do be it on the dirt on road racing (bitumen) well depend on a number of factors and these include what tracks are close to you and what you can afford. In Australia there is a huge difference in pricing for licencing and race meetings between racing on the dirt and racing on the bitumen (see www.aka.com.au for bitumen racing or http://www.communitywebs.org/~AIDKA/ for dirt racing). Then you can get in contact with your local track secretary and have a chat.

So until next time - please let me know if you have any questions or want to know something specific and I should be able to help.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the post and info links. We don't have any dirt tracks around here. they are all asphalt.

Anonymous said...

hey what's up with some pics of your Kart and you racing at some events.

Carolyn said...

Hi Rick, These are photos of our karts and us racing yes. Nothing but the truth in this blogg. There ar many more photos too many to put on the net but the latest twins are 200 cc water cooled tm motors racing on the dirt.

David said...

Thanks for the read, i think spending good money on a helmet is a wise choice, after what we seen lately happen to felipe massa's helmet in the F1, a good helmet can save your life.

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kartmag said...

This should be very useful for anyone interested in starting a career in this field. Kart racing is becoming a passion for more and more people, and together with the development of the industry, the number of professional participants in formal races increases.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the post and info links. We don't have any dirt tracks around here. they are all asphalt.

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