John,
The talking behind the back and off season trash talking occurs every season it’s just something that you have to get used to and then ignore.
There is no inner circle that is hoarding all the answers you need and vows never to let you in, no matter what you are told. Thats just, for lack of a better word, stupid. It simply comes down to the same thing it takes to excel at anything, time and patience. Don’t forget money, because after all, we are talking about racing here.
By the end of the year you will know who is full of it and who is not. It will also take a commitment by you and your daughter to decided if racing is something that you both want to persue, no matter the obsticles.
Unfortunately this means you have to put up with a great deal of things that don’t make sence to you or agree with your financial goals. Thats racing and part of the package you buy into when entering racing.
Motor packages will come and go, classes will become popular and then become unpopular, kart shops will open and close, tracks will be built and then be consumed buy the houses or banks. If you love racing it won’t matter, if thats not something you can handle soccer may be a better choice.
Good luck with your choices and hope to see you at the track some time.