Hey guys. It's been a long journey with trying to decide whether to sell my daily driver Integra for something that carves corners a lot better ( many of my friends has something that totally shocks me in terms of how many G's it can handle )
In short, I want to be able to compete in track racing. However, I have the severe disadvantage of not being able to store anything in my garage overnight. My parents are out for the whole day, but they come back during nighttime and throw out whatever junk I have inside the garage at that point.
I've looked at Datsun 240Zs, Mazda Miatas, Pontiac Fieros, Locosts, and most recently La Balas. However yesterday I was going through Yahoo! Answers in the sports/driving section, and many of the questions were "How do I start racing?" One of them said that Schumacher ( I probably spelled that wrong ) would practice on a go-kart during his offseason. I have no idea how driving a go-kart would let you improve your driving skills when a race-tuned vehicle and go-kart handle very differently. Still, it's something to consider.
Now I was initially going to make a kitcar in an attempt to make a homemade street legal car, but there is the problem with theft, no roof, and no space to work on it. At least with a go-kart I could fit it through a door. I have a MIG welder, but I need a gas cylinder ( which kind should I get? )
In any case, I think the ultimate question is how to keep a go-kart and get it to the race track when you don't have something to haul it with? My mom has the VW Touareg, but no way in hell will she let me drive it. I believe the only way is to make it street legal, but I already see a lot of complications in that. California, being the strictest state in terms of vehicles, is probably not going to let me drive a go-kart around my neighborhood. Maybe someone will prove me wrong...
In short, I want to be able to compete in track racing. However, I have the severe disadvantage of not being able to store anything in my garage overnight. My parents are out for the whole day, but they come back during nighttime and throw out whatever junk I have inside the garage at that point.
I've looked at Datsun 240Zs, Mazda Miatas, Pontiac Fieros, Locosts, and most recently La Balas. However yesterday I was going through Yahoo! Answers in the sports/driving section, and many of the questions were "How do I start racing?" One of them said that Schumacher ( I probably spelled that wrong ) would practice on a go-kart during his offseason. I have no idea how driving a go-kart would let you improve your driving skills when a race-tuned vehicle and go-kart handle very differently. Still, it's something to consider.
Now I was initially going to make a kitcar in an attempt to make a homemade street legal car, but there is the problem with theft, no roof, and no space to work on it. At least with a go-kart I could fit it through a door. I have a MIG welder, but I need a gas cylinder ( which kind should I get? )
In any case, I think the ultimate question is how to keep a go-kart and get it to the race track when you don't have something to haul it with? My mom has the VW Touareg, but no way in hell will she let me drive it. I believe the only way is to make it street legal, but I already see a lot of complications in that. California, being the strictest state in terms of vehicles, is probably not going to let me drive a go-kart around my neighborhood. Maybe someone will prove me wrong...
