"You're not rich, you need big money to start in motor sport. You'll never be a pro racing driver..."
When I told people in kart racing that I wanted to be a professional racing driver, people (who will remain nameless) would say things like “You’re not rich, you need money to get anywhere in motorsport. You’re not going to be a professional racing driver.”
When I told people in kart racing that I wanted to be a professional racing driver, people (who will remain nameless) would say things like “You’re not rich, you need money to get anywhere in motorsport. You’re not going to be a professional racing driver.”
I didn’t listen. There was no way I’d have the money to move up in kart racing, it is massively expensive. This also meant I was not going to get anywhere near car racing either. It’s weird, you have to pay your way high enough to start getting paid. It’s like starting a business. In motorsport you normally need to have a lot of money to spend to start with.
That wasn’t an option for me so I used social media to build a brand and within 2 years, I was noticed. Team HARD spotted me, looked into my racing and the next thing I knew I was being sponsored to race in cars.
Now I have financial backing from Team HARD, The Clever Baggers, RiverGlide and several other companies give services to support me on my journey. I still have a long way to go but it feels like anything is possible.
This is just the start of my story.
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Just ask them if they’ve ever heard of Ayrton Senna. Then proceed to tell them how much of a difference a racing driver can make.
Well done!
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Well, all I can say is jesus christ, you have a lot of potential at a young age. Good luck to you
Pretty inspirational for me as I don’t have a lot of money but I want to build a rally car and get into that.
Even tho my parents might have had the money for me to start a carreer, they didn’t want me to be a racing driver because it was dangerous and when we used to go drive go carts I too had almost every time the record time of the day and had a lot of potential as the owner of the go carts was always saying but I guess they did not want me to be what I wanted to be but what they wantet me to be which is a problem with my family…
I’d love some help if you’re willing! I’m only 16 but I’m extremely interested in rally and have been applying to help out at local tracks to meet some drivers and teams and get my name out there, any other advice you could give me?? Thank you!
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I’m in a similar situation. 16 years old, talented but too poor to afford driving on a racetrack or rallys. Now I started to drive carslalom in a Mazda 2. If I’m good enough I get sponsored by the ADAC but if not…. It stays a dream of mine.
Wish you good luck :)
Hey I saw this the other day and found inspiration in it. Any ideas about how to get into racing at 17 without karting experience?