Topic: "How do I get on a team?"
Hi.
My name is Bob. I have raced 1 race.
For that race I was Captain and a driver.
I will do more in 2021.
I got two of my drivers from this forum. I'll tell you how I found them. These are my opinions. Your milage may vary.
1. Post on to the Forum marked 'Drivers looking for teams'
2. Consistently read the forum 'Teams looking for drivers' .
3. The season is almost over , so there's not a lot of races left. The new schedule of races for 2021 comes out end of November.
4. Repeat Step 1 and 2 in December and January
5. Expect to pay the team ABOUT $700 for a seat
More or less based on the car, the team, the amount of teammates/seat time you get, and whatever the team captian thinks is fair.
6. If you don't have a race uniform helmet and Hans device, you can rent them from racesuitrental.com
They charge you $200 for a full suit, but they require a $500 refundable deposit. (They were great!)
7. A 24-hour race should have no more than six drivers on the team. Most races are not 24 hours, there's only two or three 24 hour races a year. A 24 hour race split 6 ways means each SHOULD drive about 3 hours (if the car works)
8. A 14-hour Race, easily the most common, should have no more than four drivers per team. A 14 hour race split 4 ways means you each should drive about 3 hours (if your team doesnt plow it into a wall)
9. Ask the captain of lot of questions about the car and the team before you fork over your $700+/-. You want a reliable car, that already runs. You don't want to find out two days before the race at the race car not finished and your not going. There are no refunds. You don't want to find out at the track your car is unreliable and spends 10 hours up on jack stands trying to get repaired.
10. Read the rules at least twice.
11. Ask a lot of questions on the forum.
12. Watch the 24 hours of Lemons YouTube channel
Good luck. Bob
1996 Crown Vic. #55
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