I am new to karting, so I have a perspective that may be valuable.
My first comment is that I had to work really hard just to get into the sport. We are not a very inviting tribe. What was my issue? How do I know what to do and not look like an idiot? I finally just decided to bite the bullet and hope.
I’ve been racing for about a year and a half, and I have a perspective on that. I did 14 races this season, which turned out to be too much and I’m tired. That is my fault. I will be scaling back my efforts next season.
I’m fortunate that I have the ability to afford racing. However, I wanted to get my family involved in the sport so I built two clone karts and was able to get them racing at IMI. The only way I was able to get my family engaged is because the cost of the clone made it affordable. My family had a blast racing, which means that I will continue racing, and now I will favor venues where all of us can race. Me in TAG and my partner and daughter in clones.
So, for me I will do fewer races next season that are more inclusive.
I let almost anybody drive my clone karts in an effort to promote our sport. I believe this is my give back to the sport. I continuously ask friends and family to come out and join us. I will go so far as to allow these folks to race my clones if it comes to that. I would also like to specifically give a shout out to Rodney Ebersole, he built a briggs kart and allowed a good friend of my daughter, a surrogate daughter of mine, to race. She is currently figuring out a way to buy a kart of her own so she can continue racing. Thank you Rodney!