I have applied to UNOH and as of now I start October 1st 2012. I will for sure be talking to an instructor (or whom it concerns) about a job with a sprint car team instead of modifieds.
I might have to see if he could use some help over the winter, either with fab stuff...OR...just prep of his equipment. Either way, I have the potential to learn ALOT about midgets.
I admire your enthusiasm. Take the good with the bad on here. You're still young. The economy won't be like this forever. You're looking to the future, not right now. If its within your means, go to school. Having a degree in the racing world isn't like having a degree in marketing or computer science etc. there's a Lot more guys out there trying to do what you're doing who lack the education. That'll help you have the upper hand as you move forward. Ryan Newman has an engineering degree from Purdue. I'm not old enough to know how it "used to be" but I'm old enough to know where things are headed and anything that separates you from others is an advantage. Keep pushing, if you want it you'll get there. Go see if you can score a job at A.R.T. Speed Equipment in Sacromento. They build really nice innovative cars. Same thing Shane Stewart runs. I think Butler Built is looking for Tig welders. If you can weld for them i'd say you could weld for anybody, but they're on the easy coast. I would say that if your goal is to become a chassis mfg. start out with college. If that's not an option then go try and learn everything you can from working at Maxim, J&J or others first. See how they do it first hand. Get easy insight from people who've already traveled the road. To my knowledge Eagle was started by ex-Maxim employees. I hope you make it. The big 3 in the U.S. could use some more competiotion someday. Posted via Mobile Device
Originally Posted by fasster23:
I admire your enthusiasm. Take the good with the bad on here. You're still young. The economy won't be like this forever.
I certainly hope it wont be like this forever.....
