It's no secret that my dream one day is to race cars professionally. I'm one of those nuts that literally would like to get paid to play, and while the odds are staggeringly against me, I think it's possible. Since I love muscle cars I'm entering that arena via the nontraditional route that has been made available just in the past two years through the Pro-Touring movement, and I'm going to kick things off by racing my old pal, my '64 Chevelle. (Most of you know the transformation that is taking place with my Chevelle already, but I'll give you a link to read all about it here.)

      Auto racing, be it NASCAR, Indy, Formula 1, etc. is a high risk business. I'm guessing that many of you pictured flying race car carnage upon reading the title to this post, and yes, it's true that when men and women race cars, sometimes they get hurt, and sometimes it's fatal. However, the purpose of this post is not to discuss that angle of the story, but to instead discuss the business model of racing as a whole and to show you how I believe it's possible to find some success there. I've finally realized that the business model one needs to follow when getting into racing is the exact same as as that of a high-risk startup company, and I now think I understand how to turn that little secret into the secret sauce that will allow me - and you - to make a living behind the wheel someday.