After a few years travelling, I’m back in the US and without wasting any time trying to get myself involved in some racing.
First step, when getting in touch with people about local and regional events is answering the question: “are you a member of SCCA?” Well, now I am. Membership costs $80, there are discounts available and prices actually range by the region where one lives. The membership covers insurance costs among other things when you volunteer.
Unlike Singapore, Australia or New Zealand hi-vis clothing is useless in America here they wear white, so second step was shopping for some gear. Luckily there are fairly cheap options, like local Sherwin-Williams stores for reasonably priced white painter’s pants. Or Wal Mart for other white Dickies apparel like work shirts or hoodies.
And finally, the last step is actually signing up for events. What I’ve noticed, because USA is so big, there are a number of different unrelated racing calendars which are worth keeping track of. Not all events are available for sign up from SCCA web site, but being a member is required to participate. So if you want to join, use me as a referral and save $15
Go to: http://www.scca.com/ click “Join SCCA” and enter my details as a referral: first name – Rostislav, last name – Golyak, member # - 442372
