Just been looking at the cateringvan site and the academy race series in particular. Seems to be a reasonably hassle free way into racing in a series and car that has been developed over 12 years.

The thinking is that I could get the indy finished, sell it and have a rummage down the back of the sofa for the rest of the dosh.

Anyone got any experience or views on the series?

cheers.

Steve.

I've seen it on the telly a couple of times - it looks like sensible racing, with drivers trying to avoid collisions, backing off if there's a risk of a bang, and so on. Also pretty good racing.

All in all, they seemed to concentrate on driving skills rather than gamesmanship.

Always worth bringing this one out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzmp56YPY0

Seriously, a friend of mine did it and had a great fun season and I think would recommend it to anyone interested in getting involved in racing.

On the flip side, knocks and scrapes don't cost too much to repair, but open-wheeled (effectively) cars do flip easily so there is always the possibility of a very costly accident.

You thought that crash was bad, have a look at this! CRAZY ROLL