let's not forget that despite any and all of our passion for cars, racing is essentially about money. With no sponsor interest etc. there is no real series. Right now, NASCAR is where one can make a ton money. If I'm not mistake, Dale Earnhardt Sr. made more than any other driver.
Robby Gordon, one of my favorites, is versatile and does other racing, most notably, the Dakar Rally. I'd like to see some Americans in WRC. However, the coverage of WRC here in the states is almost nonexistent so it makes it harder to bring up American drivers. What people see on TV affects where and how they want to race. NASCAR, Indy, some drag racing, and some sports car racing are the only things that are aired on networks or cable channels that aren't SPEED.
If I were to try to get into racing right now, I'd go road racing at Willow Springs etc. I don't know of any organized rallies that an amatuer could enter in California. Of course, the Baja SCORE events are pretty accessible and very tempting.
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