At this point, even I recognize it's not going so well. Cornering at high speeds, the treadless tires stick to the asphalt like bubble gum. I suddenly realize I'm having a great time. Other professional race series also have hordes of devotees, including CART and Indy racing. All this has helped racing schools sprout nationwide, at least 17 of them.
Students don racing suits, get lessons, then take to the stick shift one at a time.
The more closely you stay in his tracks at this distance, the faster he'll go. I'm a Barber graduate and licensed racer, but stock cars are foreign to me. I'd really like to get this over with. When my instructor's car finally rolls toward the track, I follow at the prescribed distance. But if my heartbeat accelerates with the rpms, my failure anxiety rapidly dissolves.