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Originally Posted by mfanatic325
Tomorrow, I'm going to the half-day formula car program that they have 
Couldn't justify the $4k+ for the 3-day course. The only thing that really appealed to me was the fact that I could potentially get signed off for an SCCA race license.
But I figure I'm almost good enough anyway on my own to get one of those licenses, via a different route; namely NASA. Because my very first instructor from the first time I went out to track is a NASA instructor, and he says he can sign me off the next time we meet (provided that I've improved as much as I've been telling him of course  )
Plus, this alternate way is much cheaper  |
An instructor can sign you off to Solo, however for the racing license you either have to attend one of the approved schools (Skip Barber, Bondurant,etc) or attend a SCCA club racing school. This will get you a regional racing license (after sending in the appropriate forms, physical, etc) then after 2 additional races you are eligible for a National license. I just received mine last week, but in order to maintain it you must continue racing, so for this aspect only the schools it's not 100% worth it, but combined with the learning experience and smooth driving style you can develop with the formula cars it's an added plus.