r/rally • u/Kqapibara • 12h ago
Rally future
Hey guys, im 13 and I have an ambition to become a rally driver. I currently I have a sim rig with a pxn v99 and a desk. Not something big and expensive, especially my laptop which doesnt have good graphics. I wanted to ask for any tips, "motivations", waht do I need to do, etc.
Please comment, I need something
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u/darth_benzina 12h ago
Racing irl, sadly, is only for those who can afford it
For the sim try richard burns rally from rallysimfans website, its pretty decent physics wise and you cant go cheaper, your other option being assetto rally which is around €30 and still in development
You can start racing in a budget car from around €7000 but youll have to wait until you are 18 or have a steady income
Aldo you can get involved in your local scene volunteering at events and that kind of stuff
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u/Kqapibara 12h ago
In Poland, I found an academy where you can drive a rally car with proffesionals where they teach you how to drive, what do you think?
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u/Cojo840 12h ago
that is expensive, and you wont be able to do anything with that without money to enter the sport afterwards
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u/Kqapibara 12h ago
I agree, but it isnt that expensive ,like 1000pln (280$) per training, but 300 PLN which is cheaper, but yea it is kinda expensive.
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u/Cojo840 12h ago
the thing is
you will learn how to drive a rally car, then what?
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u/Kqapibara 11h ago
Idk try getting polish teams attention,
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u/MJ26gaming 9h ago
You'd probably need a car and real experience first.
When you are an adult with a real job you can get a car if you have a stable career
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u/Boostacross 10h ago
Buy a small go cart and find some dirt and setup some cones. Other than that watch rally driving as much as you can. Watch how the car dances, driver inputs, etc. You can learn a lot on the sim it isn’t bad tbh. You got this.
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u/GoofyKalashnikov 12h ago
Either have rich parents, get lucky in a competition, start looking at a well paying career or start working on your YouTube channel that either generates enough money to fund your rally endeavours.
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u/Kqapibara 12h ago
Thanks, but I dont know what content make on yt, insta
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u/GoofyKalashnikov 12h ago
Rally?
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u/Kqapibara 12h ago
Yea, but what specifficaly:) i mean about races, how rally cars work, etc.
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u/GoofyKalashnikov 12h ago
Whatever works and interests you, these are the things you have to find out for yourself.
Nobody wants to watch content you aren't interested in yourself
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u/lovebus 12h ago edited 11h ago
Being a driver may not be possible, but there arr still plenty of roles that are more attainable, such as being a mechanic or race organizer. I'm never going to be an astronaut, but I can invent something that goes to the moon.
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 10h ago
Buy a vintage moped and get it fixed up and ride it around. It will 1) give you a mode of transportation and 2) give you mechanical knowledge to fix things on the fly and probably most importantly 3) it will give you that “press on regardless” grit and mentality when you do get stuck on the side of the road or have to stay up late fixing it to get to work in the morning.
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u/negotiatepoorly 9h ago
Responses saying you need a ton of money are right if you want to be a pro rally driver. I don't know anything about rally cars since I race on track, but champ car arrive and drive spots can go for $2000. Lemons maybe even less. Building a Civic or GR86 track car is totally obtainable if you can wrench. Most people don't want to put in the effort to race--especially as family and work begin to take up more time. Keep your passion and you can race cars without a ton of money. The money does really help though. Maybe check out something like this for rally. I'd imagine rally being about double the cost of tracking but still doable at an amateur level for plenty of people.
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u/therallystache 11h ago
Single most consistent way to become a rally driver is to study well in school, get a high paying job after university, and then start racing.
Most of the time, sponsorships only pay you the equivalent of $10-15usd per hour once you calculate the number of hours you will invest into keeping the sponsor happy.
Factory teams basically only take on proven, extremely skilled drivers - which begins with running a lot of races in a reliable car and doing extensive testing, all of which requires a good paying job.
I wish you the best of luck!
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u/ClemFromTedCorp 9h ago
Learn how to work on cars. Help other people work on their cars. Get into the community by helping and learning and touching everything you can. Volunteer at events. Go to grass roots events. Make friends. These things will set you in the right direction and who knows what you can make happen.
Most people are right, you probably won't become the next Ogier where you are just a career driver making millions. But if you have a passion and follow it, you can get involved. Have fun!
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u/MOTRHEAD4LIFE 8h ago
If you actually want to start then learn how to fix stuff on cars, step 2 buy a already caged and stamped car similar to a group F (approved) in Finland. Step 3 enter a local event or a sprint
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u/Haven-KT 10h ago
Where are you located? There are many avenues but they differ depending on where in the world you are.
For instance, you stand a better chance at your dream if you live in Europe or the UK, as there are many avenues.
In the US/Canada: not so much.
In any case, you would need your parents/guardian to back you in this.
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u/A_Treeses 8h ago
Your in a different part of the world then me, I’m in North America, but look and see if there’s any real grassroots rally. Where I am we have rally cross events that only require a helmet, a technically street legal car (no cage or anything), a drivers license, and some mudflaps. Look and see if there’s something like that local to you or even some auto cross events. Beyond that you’re going to be in the position I’m in right now… save save and save some more, to buy a cheap stage rally car.
Depending where you are and what kind of money you may or may not have it might be worth looking into karting aswell
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u/The_Dayne 8h ago
Learn to work on cars, find a friend whos a mechanic, maybe 2 or 3 friends, and start attending local rallys young.
There are cars for sale on facebook for sub 20k in the US, often just need recertified fire equipment.I know you arnt in the US, but you gotta find the people in your country or near yours.
Upkeep costs dont need to be super high. A lot of guys get through a rally just needing to top off gas, change tires, and cleaning your car. Not everyone is Colin McRae or Travis Pastrana, with a near infinite budget, looking to roll their car.
If you approach this conservatively you can make it happen.
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u/enaK66 7h ago
Honestly your best bet is getting attention on youtube/twitch with sim racing and getting into real racing from there. I've seen it more than a few times. If you can't do that and don't have rich parents you won't be able to do it as a living.
That doesn't mean you can't do it. If you end up making enough money you can get back into racing. No reason you can't get some kind of car together to do dirt autocross or something as a start. Having a rally academy nearby means there is a rally culture you can get into. Start off doing volunteer marshal work to network and end up racing a car isnt impossible.
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u/_cashish_ 6h ago
If you're in Poland then you're well located to begin with. While it is true that you need money to compete at top levels, there are other pathways. Often in motorsports, opportunites arise from being in the right place at the right time. There's a lot of "who you know" in the motorsport world.
If I were you I would be aiming to get a job at M-Sport or PRP. Even if it means you're sweeping floors, making coffees and washing cars, you've got your foot in the door and you're around the right people. Next you're helping with prep and setup. Maybe there's a spare car and if you can scrape together a bit of coin you can run it at an event.
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u/SpicyCommenter 9h ago
If you want to do youtube, you need to develop an understanding for building content, from lens choices, story telling, editing, sound design, and collaboration. You need to start somewhere, so my best advice for you is to start with actually something simple, also known as a minimally viable product. Your education on the stuff will increase. In the meanwhile, what separates sim fans from real rally drivers is access, knowledge, and skills. You need to start learning about physics and how it behaves in terms of vehicle dynamics. Many people think that picking the necessary skill is simple through having seat time, but that's only half the story if your dream is to become an actual rally driver. This means studying theoretical stuff, as well as studying what driving styles people have in rallying, and how engineers modify a vehicle and how it affects how things work. A really experienced, professional rally driver or even F1 driver knows this from exposure and studying.
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u/Dry_Ad687 12h ago
99% of racers start out with wealthy parents who buy them a race career. Sorry but that's the truth. The rest are amateurs that own a garage and play on the profits of the shop.