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Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex
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Originally Posted by RC45
Exactly - in other words ANYONE can do it giving the access to cars and tyres to trash   |
Its not hard to drive or race a car. If you have the money, you can be a professional racer. That's the world of motorsport we live in today. As long as you got a few million in your pocket you can become a pro. It's as simple as that. |
this is true.... however, there is a massive exception in that rule
Stefan Erikson, the legendary Enzo crash master, and theif; he had "millions" and even raced at Le Mans... took the time to get his licenses, learn teh tracks etc.
Alain de Cadenet, the host of Victory by Design, and former pro racing driver... he had Millions at his disposal through income he did not earn (trust fund baby) .... he is the ultimate example of having nothing but time to devote to becoming "better" at the sport without the extra 10% of raw talent.
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In 1976 he came third overall at Le Mans, which made his mark – and in 1980, won two rounds of the World Sports Car Championship (Monza 1000k and Silverstone 6-Hours). At that time, this was considered a major achievement in an era of increasing professionalism, when it was unheard of for a self-funded privateer to take-on the ‘big boys’ and win.
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this paints a "positive" outlook on his racing career, but doesn't take into account all the times he didn't win, or place in the points etc.
and ultimately, between these two guys, there are tons of variation between it... and 99% of them will never have that 10% of raw talent... the gentleman racer with nothing but time and money to devote to the sport wont be able to beat Sebastian Loeb, Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi, Hans Stuk, Jacky Ickx, Stephan Bellof etc.
But.... give anybody a month in a car setup for drift, and the tires to burn, and they will in fact be entirely competitive against those "racing drivers" who are just having fun
drifting
is stupid
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