Navigating the World of Road Racing: A Beginner's Guide to Autocross, Track Days, and Road Racing

By Baez Racing Motorsports

This book is a guide about road racing, specifically autocross, track days, and road racing. The book is written by Baez Racing Motorsports, LLC, a company that provides resources and guidance for individuals interested in participating in motorsport events and building safe race cars for track events or road racing. The book covers various topics related to road racing, such as budgeting, selecting a car, minimum requirements for track days and race cars, track etiquette, and tips for increasing technical skills and getting more involved in the sport. The book also includes a glossary of terms related to road racing. The purpose of the book is to provide helpful information and guidance to individuals interested in participating in road racing, with a focus on building race cars that meet the minimum requirements for performance and competitiveness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baez Racing Motorsports
• Release date: Dec 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215750711

Baez Racing Motorsports

Lovely father, husband, son, brother and friend that his passion is cars. Mechanical Engineer and Entreprenour with over 20 years of experience on different fields from medical device to aerospace. He shares in this book some knowledege about what takes to become an amateur race car driver, autocrosser. Also, provides the requirements to built a race car for street touring class in most sanctioned racing US bodies.

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Navigating the World of Road Racing: A Beginner's Guide to Autocross, Track Days, and Road Racing

By: Baez Racing Motorsports, LLC

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www.baezracingmotorsports.com

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FOREWORD

All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from Baez Racing Motorsports, LLC or as allowed in this book.

The concepts and ideas presented in this book are intended to help individuals participate in motorsport events and build safe race cars for track events or road racing. The main focus is to build a race car based on the minimum rules, with the goal of maximizing performance and competitiveness. These concepts and ideas are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to participants, drivers, spectators, or others due to the use or misuse of the race car during a track event. There are no implied warranties of safety or fitness for a particular purpose intended or resulting from this publication or compliance with these recommendations. This publication also does not imply that being cautious and safe at the track will exempt the driver from an accident at the track. Motorsports is a dangerous, but fun and adrenaline-filled sport that can be enjoyed with good judgement.

Our mission at Baez Racing Motorsports is to fuel a safe, fun, and exciting motorsports experience for auto enthusiasts. We build machines capable of performing at their best and provide guidance to those looking to get involved in motorsports, regardless of budget or talent.

Our vision is to be the preferred motorsports online store in the U.S., building cars for fun, sharing the same passion with thousands of racetrack drivers, and providing access to an exhilarating motorsports experience for those who have not yet experienced this dream sport.

In all our activities, products and services, Baez Racing Motorsports, LLC seeks to foster an atmosphere that encourages living the values of true sportsmanship:

Have a positive attitude.

Give your best effort.

Shake hands with the other team before and after the race or event.

Support teammates by saying good shot or good race. Never criticize a teammate for trying.

Accept Stewards calls and don't argue with officials.

Treat the other teams with respect and never tease or bully.

Follow the rules of the Sanctioned/Regulated Racing Club and the race track.

Help another fellow racer and treat them as family.

Take pride in winning but don't rub it in.

Accept a loss without whining or making excuses.

To that end, this book strives to ensure that all our customers that participates in any event or activity at the racetrack, enjoy a welcoming environment. We support equality of opportunity and treatment for all customers and will ensure an environment free of harassment, discrimination, and any behavior that interferes with a safe, fun, and exciting experience. Our commitment to have a welcoming environment and keep life our Mission and Vision, same is expected from all our employees, partners at track activities, sessions and social events and even when representing Baez Racing Motorsports, LLC in a print or electronic media. Also, there are no affiliation with sanctioned bodies, racing clubs or product brands mentioned on this book. Their mentions are just simple examples.

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1: Just thinking about me, what I want to do?

2. Chapter 2: Budget

3. Chapter 3: What car is best for me?

4. Chapter 4: Minimum requirements for a track day

5. Chapter 5: Minimum requirements for a Race Car (Street Touring)

6. Chapter 6: Track Etiquette

7. Chapter 7: Seat Time, gets you more technical

8. Chapter 8: Who I get into the next level?

9. Chapter 9: What I need to know?

10. Chapter 10: Get more involve

11. Glossary

Chapter 1: This is me just thinking... What I want to do?

The first thing that you need to figure it out is how much time you have available to invest in the motorsport’s scenery. That answer, is individual and very personal. Each person has a very different situation which position you in a bracket where can spend either every weekend at the track, or just visit it only once a year. That point of reference will dictate where are you with respect which path that you must follow. This will dictate and will help you to tune your skills and understand your position as a race car driver, or not, and how much money makes sense to invest in the sport.

Here I will describe three most common track disciplines available at the US speedways that are available on from an amateur level up to a Pro level that involve twisty roads. The set of skills needed it to become a road race car driver are completely different of those needed it for other disciplines like oval, rally, drifting or drag racing. The most common road and track events are Autocross, Track Days and Road Racing. Starting with Autocross as the entry level and