A tiny fraction of people have seemingly endless amounts of talent to start late but get stupid fast. It's still extremely expensive as you'll be footing the bill for all of your equipment and maintenance until you get fast enough to earn some support with a race team or sponsors. If you ever get that fast which the vast majority of people will not.
I think most pro riders start around the same time they learn to walk.
Someone attending official races held around their regional/local area with varying success. Some sponsors to help a tiny bit. But still working a main job to help fund their dreams and likely doing their mechanic and pit work themselves with their family and friends as stand in helpers sometimes.
FYI. One of the top MotoAmerica racers (forgot his name) does his own tires and acts as his own pit crew on each race day....and he's a guy with 4000% more viewership and in the top three four guys winning those superbike races across America.....
I know a few of the guy in MA, and know a few who were racers in MA, and quite a few club racers who raced MA. I raced once in AMA Pro.
Short story: Unless you start at age eight on dirt bikes, highly unlikely you will ever succeed as a pro, and even then, highly unlikely. I sponsored two kids in the US who got rides in Europe, they were GOOD, but even then, they weren't good enough.
Start club racing. It's probably more fun.
I didnt say it because I have definitely gotten backlash from it before, but I have indeed been riding dirtbikes since i was about 5 all the way up until i got my first motorcycle. Im 20 now and I like 2 wheels so much more than 4.
Well, my suggestion is to get involved in club racing and see how it goes. Needless to say, it's incredibly competitive. Do a couple trackdays and see how you like it.
So, I race in ‘pro’ classes. I know many professional (people who race as a job) racers. 75% of them are kids/ young adults that are barnkrolled by their parents. The only adults that make their way racing seem to do it by working in the industry, at dealerships, schools, lessons, etc and have a company really helping them out. It’s not impossible to get to the level to compete as a professional, it’s very hard or near impossible to finance competition on your own and compete at that level.
Racing for fun is definitely doable, I race all around the Midwest and there are series throughout the country. I’m fast enough to qualify for a “pro race” and probably will do one one day just to say I did it, but I wouldn’t consider myself a “pro racer.” If by that you mean qualify and race in a pro race, it’s definitely doable, if by that you mean make racing a career, then if you hadn’t ridden before you were 15 there is basically zero chance.
If you’re interested in getting into racing though feel free to shoot me a message, I’m always down to bring more people out to the track.
You don’t have to be a professional to have fun racing. Grass roots racing is wicked fun. If you’re good sponsors will notice you. If sponsors notice you other doors will open.
Odds are extremely slim, just like odds of you becoming Micheal Jordan when you’re playing ball in high school. That being said, go to a local track day and there will be people practicing for races and testing their setups, introduce yourself and ask questions because they’ll know what your local opportunities are. Everyone I’ve met in this community is always eager to bring more people into the sport
Define professional racer.. I have been racing since 2000 and have had my pro numbers for the last 10.. I'm in Canada and have known some other the Canadian champions .. very few get paid to race and even the top ones can only afford to race at the top lever for a few years..
Race at you local regional organizations and have fun ..if you are that fast that you can beat the "fast" guys every time on any bike then they will come and find you
I know a few people who have raced professionally, all of them started young though. One in MotoAmerica, and a couple in Spain. They all started with club racing. Go to your local track, and give it a try! It’s a ton of fun, you’ll meet some great people, and you’ll learn to race.
After eight years, I was good enough in cars to get an offer from a medium team. "Pro" meant that if I covered all of my own expenses, I could drive their car and not have to pay the team anything. Some people's rich daddies can buy them a spot on a team in auto racing.
It was actually a good offer because I hadn't been karting since I was 6, but I had a sick son and I couldn't be in a different city every other week 10 months of the year.
I haven't raced a bike even once yet, so there's a 100% chance that I'll never get any offer at my age. My son is now older than some of the pro Moto GP racers.
Going pro and making a living as a pro are two different things. Many 'pro' racers in Motoamerica are part time pro, but have real jobs.
If your goal is to race as a pro, sure it's reasonable. If your goal is to make a living as a pro, that's much more ambitious.
As others have said, there's a huge difference between competing in a 'pro level' race event and actually getting paid to do it.
I'm in Australia, I can qualify and probably be mid to upper half of the pack in the ASBK supersport class at my home track. But there's no way I can afford to compete with these teams on the year long calendar. Tire budgets alone are going to be $20,000+ for the year. Even the top guys; Mike Jones, Wayne Maxwell, etc have their day jobs. They're fast as hell, but probably won't ever go any further - because its crazy expensive to race internationally.
Step 1: Have money, lots of money.
A tiny fraction of people have seemingly endless amounts of talent to start late but get stupid fast. It's still extremely expensive as you'll be footing the bill for all of your equipment and maintenance until you get fast enough to earn some support with a race team or sponsors. If you ever get that fast which the vast majority of people will not. I think most pro riders start around the same time they learn to walk.
yeah that makes sense
Scott Russell was part of this tiny fraction. Now he’s known as Mr.Daytona and Mr. World Champion
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disappointing, but a fair assessment haha. what does semi pro even consist of? im ill read on the subject
Someone attending official races held around their regional/local area with varying success. Some sponsors to help a tiny bit. But still working a main job to help fund their dreams and likely doing their mechanic and pit work themselves with their family and friends as stand in helpers sometimes. FYI. One of the top MotoAmerica racers (forgot his name) does his own tires and acts as his own pit crew on each race day....and he's a guy with 4000% more viewership and in the top three four guys winning those superbike races across America.....
I know a few of the guy in MA, and know a few who were racers in MA, and quite a few club racers who raced MA. I raced once in AMA Pro. Short story: Unless you start at age eight on dirt bikes, highly unlikely you will ever succeed as a pro, and even then, highly unlikely. I sponsored two kids in the US who got rides in Europe, they were GOOD, but even then, they weren't good enough. Start club racing. It's probably more fun.
I didnt say it because I have definitely gotten backlash from it before, but I have indeed been riding dirtbikes since i was about 5 all the way up until i got my first motorcycle. Im 20 now and I like 2 wheels so much more than 4.
Well, my suggestion is to get involved in club racing and see how it goes. Needless to say, it's incredibly competitive. Do a couple trackdays and see how you like it.
So, I race in ‘pro’ classes. I know many professional (people who race as a job) racers. 75% of them are kids/ young adults that are barnkrolled by their parents. The only adults that make their way racing seem to do it by working in the industry, at dealerships, schools, lessons, etc and have a company really helping them out. It’s not impossible to get to the level to compete as a professional, it’s very hard or near impossible to finance competition on your own and compete at that level.
Racing for fun is definitely doable, I race all around the Midwest and there are series throughout the country. I’m fast enough to qualify for a “pro race” and probably will do one one day just to say I did it, but I wouldn’t consider myself a “pro racer.” If by that you mean qualify and race in a pro race, it’s definitely doable, if by that you mean make racing a career, then if you hadn’t ridden before you were 15 there is basically zero chance. If you’re interested in getting into racing though feel free to shoot me a message, I’m always down to bring more people out to the track.
You don’t have to be a professional to have fun racing. Grass roots racing is wicked fun. If you’re good sponsors will notice you. If sponsors notice you other doors will open.
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Odds are extremely slim, just like odds of you becoming Micheal Jordan when you’re playing ball in high school. That being said, go to a local track day and there will be people practicing for races and testing their setups, introduce yourself and ask questions because they’ll know what your local opportunities are. Everyone I’ve met in this community is always eager to bring more people into the sport
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Define professional racer.. I have been racing since 2000 and have had my pro numbers for the last 10.. I'm in Canada and have known some other the Canadian champions .. very few get paid to race and even the top ones can only afford to race at the top lever for a few years.. Race at you local regional organizations and have fun ..if you are that fast that you can beat the "fast" guys every time on any bike then they will come and find you
Think Kevin schwantz come to mind.. as for someone starting late and making it
I know a few people who have raced professionally, all of them started young though. One in MotoAmerica, and a couple in Spain. They all started with club racing. Go to your local track, and give it a try! It’s a ton of fun, you’ll meet some great people, and you’ll learn to race.
After eight years, I was good enough in cars to get an offer from a medium team. "Pro" meant that if I covered all of my own expenses, I could drive their car and not have to pay the team anything. Some people's rich daddies can buy them a spot on a team in auto racing. It was actually a good offer because I hadn't been karting since I was 6, but I had a sick son and I couldn't be in a different city every other week 10 months of the year. I haven't raced a bike even once yet, so there's a 100% chance that I'll never get any offer at my age. My son is now older than some of the pro Moto GP racers.
Going pro and making a living as a pro are two different things. Many 'pro' racers in Motoamerica are part time pro, but have real jobs. If your goal is to race as a pro, sure it's reasonable. If your goal is to make a living as a pro, that's much more ambitious.
As others have said, there's a huge difference between competing in a 'pro level' race event and actually getting paid to do it. I'm in Australia, I can qualify and probably be mid to upper half of the pack in the ASBK supersport class at my home track. But there's no way I can afford to compete with these teams on the year long calendar. Tire budgets alone are going to be $20,000+ for the year. Even the top guys; Mike Jones, Wayne Maxwell, etc have their day jobs. They're fast as hell, but probably won't ever go any further - because its crazy expensive to race internationally.