I wanted to know if anyone has a racers license. Do you need one to go to the track and does it look like a regular license. Is it the same thing as a nasa or scca membership?

 

Licenses are generally for "racing" which means wheel-to-wheel or time attack. If you go to a HPDE, it's a "driving event" not racing and only requires a normal driver's license. The license is generally granted by the organizer of the race, i.e. an SCCA race requires an SCCA competition license (not simply a membership). I know for the SCCA it's fairly expensive to get a license, and you have to do 2 races per year ($$$) to keep it.

 

thanks what about nasa

 

Reading material:

http://www.nasaproracing.com//

http://www.nasaproracing.com/proracing/license.html

http://www.nasa-tt.com/

 

I don't think an SCCA license is expensive. I went to the CalClub Super School at Willow Springs last weekend, which cost $440 and was an absolute blast. Fee for Novice Permit was $110, so the whole think cost $550 so far. After I run two races at Buttonwillow in March, I will be eligible for my Regional Competition License.

 

I meant as opposed to paying a nominal fee like getting a driver's license.

 

In order to get a racing license, you have to demostrate the ability to drive on a racetrack in traffic. They'll pass a dead cow at the DMV.

 

What does the license look like? Does it look like a dmv license? Just wondering

 

in hungary is a certificate rather the license.

 

Depends on who issues it. It may just be an entry in their computer system that says you're ok to drive at events. Its not like a driver's license. Its just a way for a club to keep track of people and say, "We think this person is not a complete idiot who will wreck everyone else's cars on the track." Unless you're in Spec Miata.

 

:troof:

I thought long and hard about doing spec miata.. looked really fun!


A Spec Evo race... now imagine that..

 

The NASA license is pretty simple. It has your name on it, some NASA logo, an expiration date, and some other info.