First and foremost thanks you all for contributing to this forum. I have spent many hours scouring over the posts that have provided a lot of insight. I have sent private messages to many of you and you have taken the time to RESPOND...I thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, ideas, and advice.
I can't put the level of excitement in to words that will accurately share how I'm feeling. Open wheel has been a lifelong passion and most definitely bucket list item. So an opportunity presented itself and I finally decided to get off my a** and pull the trigger. I purchased 096-064 from Moses and Sitara at Texas Motorsports.
Being an OLD NEWBIE with zero experience I found that there was no better option than an FM to meet my main goals HAVE FUN and DEVELOP DRIVING SKILLS. I will be attending the Lucas Oil Racing 2 Day Basic School this upcoming week, Sebring and already booked the 2 DAY Advanced School in January 9-10, Homestead.
MY PLAN - After attending both schools go meet my girl. She will be stored at Texas Motorsports for what I'm thinking an entire year. I will be driving her at least one weekend per month as I will be in skill development more. Once that year is completed I will assess where I am, the progress, and come up with a plan for year 2.
REASON FOR WRITING THIS THREAD - I would greatly appreciate any suggestion or advice you may be able to provide...maybe thinking back to when you first started in comparison to where you are now.
I do have a specific question on driver safety equipment - HNR DEVICE. I've had a lot of folks tell me not to try to save money in this area and to go with the NEXT GEN R2 - BUT, ALL of the folks I know at the local racetrack are wearing HANS DEVICES. While safety is of utmost importance I realize that COMFORT is just as important. Kindly share which HNR device you are using and if you'd recommend or better yet buy it again.
THANK YOU in advance!
Cheers,
IzzyD