Things You'll Need:
- Driver's license Racing license Garage Design software Graph paper Pencils Building equipment Racing magazines
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Step 1
Read racing magazines such as "Drag Racing Action" and look online for the best places to race. One of the best sites for this is the North American Motorsports Pages website (see Resources below). There are many different cities that allow the racing of cars that people build from scratch. Ohio has a lot of different racing tracks. Racing magazines will also instruct you on the best places and ways to design cars. When designing and racing a car, there is no such thing as too much research.
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Step 2
Purchase some car design software. Some good ones are ETC Racing Programs and Audie Technology, Inc. This will enable to you build a model of the car that you want in a structured environment. These programs help with scale and feasibility of design, and they facilitate the drawing of the car.
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Step 3
Use your garage or a studio equipped with everything you need to assemble your car. Some elements of building your race car may need to be done at a car repair place, which may have more tools than you and a better understanding of how to put things together. See if you can enlist the help of someone who works at a garage like that.
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Step 4
Use off-road racing tracks for racing cars that have been designed to take the rough and tumble of an unpaved road. These courses can be found all over the place, but are largely situated in rural areas. Look online for any off-road tracks that might be in your area. A great site to try is the Circuits and Tracks page of the Open Directory Project (see Resources).
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Step 5
Use paved tracks to race more delicate cars, such as cars built for speed rather than durability. Many of these tracks require registration, or at least permission from the owners. For certain tracks, it is necessary to obtain a racing license.
