Real Racing Cars

[DrivingSpanner]

Right then guys and gals i've put my little beastie on as a feature, so lets hear what you all think, Yes i know its a ford, and if Vauxhall Junior was still a valid option I would be doing that...

http://www.novaload.net/features/viewfeature.php?ref=2278

I would love to hear your comments!

[Dpnova]

Nice....if you dont mind me asking how much did that cost

[DrivingSpanner]

bout 18 months ago it was just under ?8kand since then i've spent about another ?3500 rebuilding it (all done myself at work)

[epo]

nice one bet its a right good hobby

how did you get in to it + whats involved with liecences ect

[DrivingSpanner]

I've raced karts since I was 11, so thats how i got into it i guess, I raced karts at a really high level spending all of my parents spare cash!!! then went to college and did a BTEC Nat Dip on Motorsport Engineering... Then got a job fulltime nearly 2 and a half years ago playing with race cars as a job, its a pritty good job but the pay aint so good, motorsport is so glamourous!!! anyways my boss told me that i had to stop racing karts and get into cars... thats the short edited story!!!!

wahay,
I wouldn't really call it a hobby tho, its way more than that!!! bit like u an nova's a way of life not just a weekend hobby...

[Stuart]

and this is the reason i wont go near motorsport as a job
my mate who has a BEng, Msc and PHD was working at williams for ?19K a year and doing about 80-90 hours a week 7 days a week, and having to book 4 weeks in advance for 2 days off!!! sod that

they think that the glamour of having a business card that has their name on it justifies ?10K a year or sensible workign hours?!

rant over lol

karting is fun, i went of rhte first time at the weekend. mmmmmmm D yes

[GT-Dub]

I always thought People involved in motorsport was on mega Buck's.

Oh well :(

[epo]

i want to get jack my little lad in to karting as soon as possible start him off on the right track

[General Baxter]

yeah and when he makes it into F1 your going to rob all his money :wink:

[burgo]

how old is jack epo ?? i beleave the kadets class starts at age 7

[epo]

hes 4 in january
i was hoping he could start then

[burgo]

only way you can get him in a kart at 4 is to buy a kart from japan as they start them out at 3 in these tiny karts lol. buy one of them then take him to an earodrome or somefing

[epo]

so is the youngest he can start 7