How would i join the american Le Mans Series?

Question

Okay, so here's the deal my boyfriend wants to start racing and we know that he is going to have to go to school and stuff but we live in San Antonio TX and we are clueless on how to start.. Whats a good School for him to go to i mean we are willing to travel for his school.. and not only that but after her finishes " racing school" where do we go from there? how do we get teams to notice him? We just need that little push in the right direction!!! Any info will help thank you guys :)

Answer 1

i  do not know   but i knoww here there is a raceing team  near my house    team corvet   where in  gp 1  

Answer 2

Great question and a great topic..but you need to take baby steps.  Even people with unlimited funds have to take baby steps.  Just look at Tracy Krohn (your b/f would know who he is if he watches ALMS)  First rule, RACING IS NOT CHEAP!

First, join the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America)  Work race weekends doing tech or flagging for a year before he does anything just to know how a race weekend works.  (I'll get back to working races in a moment)  Then after a year or two, get your novice license and go through an SCCA drivers school.  You must complete a minimum amount of races in two years before he can progress.  Then he can work his way up to getting a regional and National license.  This is time consuming and will take a few years.  There are no quick ways into the ALMS especially if you want to drive.

At the SCCA runoffs (the National Championships) a driver will get recognized but there are not any ALMS racing scouts like in other series or sports.  You just have to get a decent racing record and bring LOTS of sponsorship $$$ to even have a prayer.  ( $75,000 a weekend for a low tier GT-2 ride) If he is good, he may get invited back only to have to pay again!  

SCCA is a great amature racing club that is nation wide.  If he wants to be involved with ALMS, he needs to go to a SCCA workers school so he can work ALMS races.  The ALMS uses SCCA workers for safety, a little tech, communications and corner workers.  SCCA also has several pro series as well.

Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.  Also lost of info at www.americanlemans.com