How to get into motorsport?

Want to go racing? Every kid who has grown up watching Formula 1, on indeed any four-wheeled form of racing, has always secretly harboured a wish to stop watching and get behind the wheel of the car in question. But even while we were growing up and secretly harboured a desire to hop into an Adrian Newey-built, Rory Byrne-engined racecar and try our hands out at tackling the tunnel at Monaco, we knew it was perhaps one step too much for us to handle. If you want to go become a racer, you might as well figure out how to do it right.

Get your basics right: go-karting

There's simply no escaping it. We've come across a lot of aspiring racers who seem to rethink at the thought of participating in karting. "What are these little things," they say with disgust and anger. Well, here's a caveat for the lot of you - karting will make you a better driver come what may. There isn't a single one among the current crop of F1 drivers who hasn't started his motorsport career in a go-kart. Karting helps you get your basics right - it really is the best way to learn racing lines, and you can't be much of a racecar driver if you don't get your lines right. Karting also gives you some idea about the level of fitness you need to become a racer - it can be punishing on the muscles and on the ribs and bones. We'd recommend that you take part in a karting programme conducted by a well-established karting training academy, hone your skills there, graduate through the various levels of training, get things right and then take the next step. 

First step: the all important FMSCI licence

If you are eight years old, you are entitled to get an FMSCI licence for karting. Minors will require signed permission from their parents, as well as the parent's photo ID proof in order to apply for an FMSCI licence. For a Grade C licence to race cars, however, you need to be 15 years old. Fill out the FMSCI form, attach a copy of your driver's license and get the medical form attested by a doctor and you're good to go. If you are below 18 though, you will need an FMSCI member club to attest the fact that you have the required skill set required to operate a car at the racetrack.

Sponsorships

Sponsorships are a big factor in the longevity of the team. If the team has more sponsors, it has more of a budget to make a better car which could lead to better results and makes sponsors happy. On the other hand, it is hard for race teams to survive without sponsorships. Sponsorship teams have two major roles — acquisition and retention. The former is responsible to gather as many clients as possible and knock on as many doors as possible. The latter is responsible to help grow those relationships with the clients and make them happy to keep them as sponsors in the long term. Both roles are equally important to the company. So, if you have prior experience with getting partners on-board, you could be a huge asset to race teams.

Formula LGB 4 

Formula LGB 4 is the first step to the single-seater racing and remains the most economical single-seater racing car available anywhere across the world. The cars are powered by a carbureted 1298cc Suzuki Swift engines and feature an Esteem 5-Speed Gearbox and a chrome molybdenum tubing frame.

Volkswagen Motorsport in India

With nine years of motorsport history in India, Volkswagen Motorsport continues to be the only OEM directly involved in motorsport in the country. Aspiring drivers from around the country and neighboring countries have been trained by our program and have gone on to race internationally.

Becoming one of the fastest saloon race cars, Volkswagen Ameo cup car set a benchmark for saloon racing cars in India. The car was completely developed in the Chakan motorsport facility of Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd.

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