How I Became a Race Car Driver

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  • Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
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  • @robbynoonanvisuals
    @robbynoonanvisuals 4 роки тому +119

    Rarely do I watch videos in entirety but man this was an extremely well put together video! Stuff like this should be getting viral on UA-cam telling the young kids who want to get involved in racing that they can do it!

    • @DavidLand91
      @DavidLand91  4 роки тому +12

      That means a lot coming from you my friend.

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG 4 роки тому +49

    0:42.
    Hot take: Baby David is cuter than Baby Yoda.

  • @digsbyjames7726
    @digsbyjames7726 4 роки тому +45

    Congrats David! That IS a great achievement! Hold onto your vision, surround yourself with people who will support YOUR vision, and have the strength and conviction to tell you what you need to hear and when you need to hear it. All the very best to you in your pursuit of your dream!

  • @deadjuice3745
    @deadjuice3745 4 роки тому +12

    this is the first time someone was willing to receive exposure as a payment

  • @mikeland3154
    @mikeland3154 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Charles Anti for making my son’s dream come true!!!

  • @MidgetRacer8192
    @MidgetRacer8192 4 роки тому +12

    looked good, David. congrats... now you need to talk to Johan again & come race with Challenge Cup this year.

  • @BS84FV
    @BS84FV 4 роки тому +22

    Great synopsis of a nerve wracking driver school weekend. Congratulations on your new privileges. Also Charles is a really cool guy for making this happen.

  • @senatorjosephmccarthy2720
    @senatorjosephmccarthy2720 10 місяців тому +2

    We viewers saw your driving improve as the laps were made. Congratulations on your great day and earning your SCCA license, race driver.
    And Charles, you're a rare and great friend indeed.

  • @vetteman06
    @vetteman06 4 роки тому +25

    You put on a real show David. How would you feel about joining me in a Lemons race sometime? You'd just have to get used to driving with fenders.

  • @tomfreeman3640
    @tomfreeman3640 4 роки тому +2

    Not only are you a fast learner and have natural racing skill, you sure do know how to tell a story David Land!! Stellar job all around!!!

  • @Kyle86910
    @Kyle86910 4 роки тому +7

    just takes seat time my man. dont ever be hard on yourself, driving a racecar is always intimidating and a big learning curve for each car you drive. you did really well. Congrats on getting your permit. look forward to racing with you some day

  • @xxxjmgxxx
    @xxxjmgxxx Рік тому +1

    OMG!
    I accidentally bumped into this vid! I'm currently doing my first steps in 2-stroke karting, as a 36 year old dad, and MAAAN this is so much fun!
    Now I need to see where you got since this one, because this my friend is a true inspiration that everything is possible!
    Way to go on your license!

  • @gabemarques9073
    @gabemarques9073 4 роки тому +13

    0:55 Frednando lookalike

  • @sideslick1024
    @sideslick1024 4 роки тому +3

    Bruh, you actually kept up with an F2000 car in an F1600 car!
    That's frickin' awesome!

  • @danielheyman98
    @danielheyman98 Рік тому +1

    Well congratulations for knowing the right people who were willing to give you a chance. Not everybody gets that opportunity.

  • @MarkWick
    @MarkWick 4 роки тому +11

    First, as a guy who would really love to have an opportunity like this, I admit I am jealous. Second, David, that was a good job of driving! Third, this was great story telling. You have a great future ahead of you as a story teller, whether or not you have a race driving career of any length.

  • @jonathanmoothart8038
    @jonathanmoothart8038 3 роки тому +2

    Dude you told that story so well! I was legit invested in your journey! Great job

  • @demetrimeimaris726
    @demetrimeimaris726 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome stuff David, well done! I hope to be out in 2022 after a hiatus of building car. Thank God there are people like Charles, I look forward to seeing more from you.

  • @apexkilla
    @apexkilla 8 місяців тому +1

    Very impressive final lap 👏

  • @jessr3721
    @jessr3721 2 роки тому +1

    This was very well put together. I normally don't watch these videos fully, but I was intrigued from start to finish. Would love to see you document your racing more.

  • @patricklelievreracing337
    @patricklelievreracing337 4 роки тому +1

    I want to become a race car driver and I’m in go karting, I’m thirteen and hoping to get into the Toyo Tires F1600 series in Ontario Canada when I’m about sixteen/seventeen.
    Great video 10/10👍👍

  • @jeffreylang9812
    @jeffreylang9812 4 роки тому +2

    I really was on the edge of
    my seat rooting for you David. I share your dream and I felt every emotion you described the whole way. Congratulations.

  • @travishanner9970
    @travishanner9970 4 роки тому +1

    That was AWESOME!!!! I've done some short track racing, but haven't gotten my SCCA permit yet. Hope to this year. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I can only imagine how that felt, as I still remember my first time on the track, and that was 35 years ago!!! Great job, David!!

  • @Spyke-lz2hl
    @Spyke-lz2hl 4 роки тому +1

    Good story telling. What a challenge to accomplish and with the help of essentially strangers willing to help out. Pretty cool!

  • @Richard.Hybels
    @Richard.Hybels 2 роки тому

    Peter West has been around about 100 years. I’ve been racing FF since 1997 in N. California and I’ve been to Button a few times but supporting a friend.
    That car you had was sweet. Surprised I’ve nog heard of the owner. FV is a great starting place and virtually every F1 and Indycar driver has been in them early on. Pageneau even got in one after his Indycar career had begun. He did’t win either.
    Danica and Newgarden both went to England for FF driving.
    The counter intuitive thing about driving these is if you get into a corner a little hotter than you feel comfy with and lift the ass will come around for sure. The weight comes of the tires and you are backwards. Look up Brad Hayes Racing. He used to live in Ca. but is now somewhere around Indy and has a Piper FF he rents as well as a midget. Real nice guy.

  • @stevenkilsdonk2046
    @stevenkilsdonk2046 4 роки тому +1

    Great job! Kudos to Charles Anti for providing the opportunity.

  • @tomsmith5216
    @tomsmith5216 2 роки тому +1

    I came to an early conclusion that my racing talent was far below what I thought it was, and thus began my "career" as a T&S worker.

  • @ttkiwis6980
    @ttkiwis6980 4 роки тому +1

    Massive congratulations David. And thank you for sharing the experience.

  • @showtime951
    @showtime951 4 роки тому +2

    Very informative, enjoyable, and quite a compelling story. I was praying for a happy ending...
    Congratulations, David!
    Good luck racing, Charles. I will be checking out your Antispeed channel and cheering for your success.

  • @ecldinc
    @ecldinc 3 роки тому

    FF is a great class to start in. Cheers David, great job.

  • @tomcatm16
    @tomcatm16 4 роки тому +1

    Wow! Congratulations to you there. This story had me hooked through every turn and it's ups and downs. 2020 has thrown me into a real life spin with personal matters. This got me thinking about it, but I am old and it is alot.
    Thank you for your unique insight on starting the road to a race car driver!

  • @brewtarski1
    @brewtarski1 4 роки тому +1

    David- Great video! I just completed a day at Palm Beach International in the Bertil Roos school. It was a riot. I’m too old to go racing but certainly fulfilled a dream to drive an open wheel car on a real road course. Good luck in your future racing endeavors!

  • @parker838
    @parker838 4 роки тому +1

    Congratulations David you did a great job. Just shows how far you came in such a short amount of time. You didn't give up and kept fighting like a true race car driver. This channel has come far and I'm excited to see how much farther you go with opportunities in racing. David Land Race Car Driver.

  • @jonathankraus9365
    @jonathankraus9365 4 роки тому +2

    This is incredibly well put together. Congrats on the license David!

  • @sleepingdogs8939
    @sleepingdogs8939 4 роки тому +1

    Congratulations David! That was so cool. I hope you get to continue advancing with racing.

  • @jackstahl
    @jackstahl 4 роки тому

    Awesome!! I have always loved your channel ever since the start of the Nascar authentics reviews way back when and have always enjoyed your videos and gave me a smile everyday and to see you finally accomplish your child hood dream is amazing!!!
    Can't wait for more

  • @rustywalrus
    @rustywalrus 4 роки тому

    Congrats man! Can't even imagine the adrenaline rush of doing something like that. Thank you for sharing and best wishes on your journey!

  • @esciteach7997
    @esciteach7997 4 роки тому

    Luckily I am subbed to your channel and watched this on May 10. So happy for you. Have followed you for only a year, but get all your posts on Twitter and Insta. You are awesome. Keep up the good work.

  • @tavo.simracing
    @tavo.simracing Рік тому

    i watched this video over a year ago as i was getting into sim racing and i’m returning because i couldn’t appreciate this back then, but WOW. you showed such natural ability for having been a student. did you ever continue racing??

  • @peteragostino5979
    @peteragostino5979 4 роки тому

    So happy for you David to see you racing

  • @nazcarcup
    @nazcarcup 4 роки тому

    The most breathtaking video I have ever seen. So happy for you. What a journey.
    Awesome.

  • @jdgeibe
    @jdgeibe 2 роки тому

    Well done video😎👌🏼👍🏻Looks like that experience was a BLAST! I am a new subscriber and just came across you4 videos earlier this week. Just thought that you were some guy who was a big racing fan, but didn’t realize you were LEGIT with actually racing cars 😎💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @zerodos_02
    @zerodos_02 4 роки тому +1

    Very very cool my friend! This gives me a glimmer of hope that maybe someday I'll be able to play amateur racecar driver too. The competive spirit is strong. Good on you for keeping your cool there. I think restarts are the toughest when you're still unsure of your abilities or finding a feel. I've struggled there online for a long time on new tracks.
    This was a neat watch. Look forward to seeing more content and with that, time to check out antispeed for some more racing fix!

  • @RalonsoF1
    @RalonsoF1 4 роки тому

    What a superb story! Such inspiring!! Love it! Congratulation!! Thank you so much for sharing!!👍👍👍

  • @jacko241
    @jacko241 4 роки тому

    Congratulations on a great job, and hats of to Mr. Anti for his generous offer to you. It is very intimidating to most people the first times they drive a race car.

  • @clydemayes3122
    @clydemayes3122 4 роки тому

    Great racing footage! I really enjoyed the video. Keep at it DL. You've got potential and a huge fan base behind you. Just remember you're a novice not a four-time Indy 500 champion, yet!

  • @Jgraham87
    @Jgraham87 3 роки тому

    Just found your channel while looking up Indy Car Silly Season. Love the content.

  • @johnnystir9796
    @johnnystir9796 4 роки тому

    Awesome video, David! Congratulations to you!

  • @gabingo
    @gabingo 2 роки тому

    Great job man. Congratulations on that accomplish! great driving.

  • @Alexandervu97
    @Alexandervu97 4 роки тому +1

    Congratulations for becoming a racing driver David.

  • @chrisdrinkwater6043
    @chrisdrinkwater6043 4 роки тому

    Well done David! I’ve always found driving a single seater thrilling but slightly daunting. Without doubt driving the oval at rockingham (UK) stands out as the most exciting and terrifying. Keep going mate, love the vids!!

  • @TheMemeProf
    @TheMemeProf 4 роки тому

    Congratulations David! This is awesome!

  • @mikhaildaviesphoto
    @mikhaildaviesphoto 4 роки тому

    Great video David!! Your awesome narrator skills really added to this one, i love the way you did the intro and the story line of this one. And 123 patrons! This community is the best!
    Also, I think this video has the potential to be more of a 'viral' hit but to tickle the sweet-spot of the YT algorithm i think the title should be "HOW I BECAME A RACE CAR DRIVER", in all caps.

  • @richardmourdock2719
    @richardmourdock2719 4 роки тому

    Congratulations. I remember my first open wheel modified race, high bank dirt track at Haubstadt in SW Indiana. The noise, the smell, the feel of the horsepower when it would get a good bite. getting blasted by pellets of clay when passed (which happened frequently in that first event) but I crawled out of the car after ten laps and could barely stand up. Thought "how do they do this for 200 laps at Indy or Daytona". Have felt adrenalin many times in my life, but never, ever greater than in that moment. My proudest possession (next to my trophy wife of 44 years) is my 1995 Nascar competitors license. Good going David... btw, if you had used the word "stage" for that break in the final test segment, I would have exited. Always enjoy your commentaries, you'll have to go a long way to exceed the enjoyment I got from this one though.

  • @markhoffman2220
    @markhoffman2220 4 роки тому

    Very nice Dave.. Well played. Proud of you.

  • @easternwoods4378
    @easternwoods4378 4 роки тому

    CONGRATS man. So cool. I know how it feels, I did that at Mosport 40 years ago

  • @NASCAR102
    @NASCAR102 4 роки тому

    As someone who is working his ass off to get into racing, I commend you for your hard work! Great job on getting your permit! I hope to be hopping into a late model in the next few months as long as I get the proper funding. I'm sure you will go all the way man. I think it would he great to see you in IndyCar in the next few years or so! Keep up the good work!

  • @amb17iousdr1ver4
    @amb17iousdr1ver4 4 роки тому

    Congrats David !!! It's also a dream of mine that I hope to achieve one day, keep up the great work 👏👏👏

  • @sccaboy
    @sccaboy 4 роки тому

    GREAT JOB! Come out to New England Region, we are having a Night race on August 22nd. There are plenty of great rental companies in the area! I should be there flagging too!

  • @KillScottKill
    @KillScottKill 4 роки тому

    Congrats, David. Really good job on the storytelling and editing, too.

  • @jacksonschroeder8022
    @jacksonschroeder8022 3 роки тому

    Congrats man!!

  • @realwildracer28
    @realwildracer28 4 роки тому

    This video is awesome good luck David you got this

  • @earlklinestub2167
    @earlklinestub2167 4 роки тому

    Cool video. Thanks for sharing

  • @samtabor1824
    @samtabor1824 3 роки тому

    Congrats man! I’m gonna be going to racing school later this year, but I don’t think I’ll be going all the way out to Cali tho haha hope to see u at Daytona this month!

  • @MrBestshot33
    @MrBestshot33 4 роки тому

    Thats awesome man! Congrats!

  • @Jeffrey8792
    @Jeffrey8792 Рік тому

    Glad you did not give up early on.

  • @Richard.Hybels
    @Richard.Hybels Рік тому

    Van Dieman are notorious for breaking that tow link connector on the rear.

  • @AstroJoeVino
    @AstroJoeVino 4 роки тому

    Good job man. Congrats

  • @JamesDylanDesign
    @JamesDylanDesign 4 роки тому

    Congrats David!

  • @Grumpy_Stiltskin
    @Grumpy_Stiltskin 4 роки тому

    Congrats, well done! I never got the chance to turn a wheel on a road course, it looks like a good time. Hope you get a chance to use your license, I'll be pulling for you.
    Get busy living!

  • @ianfrench1577
    @ianfrench1577 4 роки тому

    That was a fantastic watch

  • @4pevans
    @4pevans 4 роки тому

    That was your best video yet!

  • @pauldriver1359
    @pauldriver1359 3 роки тому

    Hey David. Great video. I would recommend trying out the Champcar world series or the Lucky Dog Racing league. Great racing with a ton of cars. Good track time as well. Not stupid money to get into it or better still, do a seat rental to make sure you like it. Been running in Lucky Dog for 6 years now and I can assure you, its real racing, very competitive and a blast to run.

  • @TooSmooth
    @TooSmooth Рік тому

    Amazing video! I'm in the process of becoming a driver and this just inspired me! #Respect

  • @jrs9144
    @jrs9144 4 роки тому

    Just an excellent vlog for an excellent experience. You are getting pretty good at this. Maybe you can be one of Robin's sidekicks.

  • @americanpride9733
    @americanpride9733 3 роки тому

    Idk how this doesnt have more views

  • @Dangoldmedia
    @Dangoldmedia 4 роки тому

    Congrats! Great job.

  • @davidmasterson4329
    @davidmasterson4329 2 роки тому

    Great story thank you.

  • @RacingNationTV
    @RacingNationTV 4 роки тому

    It’s insane how this little idea we had to run the Battle at the Brickyard has grown. Congrats my dude, we still have business to take care of at IMS though!

  • @search4orlife
    @search4orlife 4 місяці тому

    Nice video. What an incredibly featureless race track you did your license on.

  • @sims2sirius536
    @sims2sirius536 4 роки тому

    I was JUST thinking about doing the Bertil Roos race school at Pocono or at NJMP. Okay I am convinced I have to do it now

  • @thorclayton
    @thorclayton 4 роки тому

    Congratulations David

  • @andenwest4871
    @andenwest4871 4 роки тому

    Congrats David

  • @th3forgott3n
    @th3forgott3n 8 місяців тому

    Just randomly came across this video and I was extremely, pleasantly surprised! I recently purchased Johan's "Pepto Bismol" Formula Vee seen in this video! When I saw it, I was like. "NO WAY!"
    I will be running my first novice season next spring! Can't wait!
    Enjoyed the video!

  • @MrLarsson92
    @MrLarsson92 4 роки тому

    Great video! Looking forward to hopefully one day be the one behind the wheel :)

  • @fubbaquestor
    @fubbaquestor 4 роки тому

    Wow! Way to go bud!

  • @Diecastbuffet
    @Diecastbuffet 4 роки тому

    That's so amazing dude I dream everyday of being a race car driver!

  • @peterbeard5440
    @peterbeard5440 4 роки тому

    Well done, David.#

  • @jryan0
    @jryan0 4 роки тому

    That's awesome good for you dude.

  • @nascarfan8877
    @nascarfan8877 4 роки тому

    David Land if you are reading this then you will do great as a race driver
    When I showed up to my first Legend Car race on Dec 23, 2017 I was pretty Scared but once I got out on the track I had so much fun in 2018 I won rookie of the year and got 6 wins. last year in 2019 I won the championship with 10 wins, 11 top 10's and I only DNF once at Charlotte Motor speedway. I just got an offer for a World of outlaws ride and my first race is this upcoming sunday.
    #KeepLivingTheDream

  • @Zeeem99
    @Zeeem99 4 роки тому

    Wow, love your content David but this video was something special. Thank you for sharing. One question, did you find that your experience as a video games racing driver helped in your real-life racing?

  • @yannik4888
    @yannik4888 4 роки тому

    Congrats 🙏

  • @MrCodyWarner
    @MrCodyWarner 4 роки тому

    Bro who else was watching that last lap like the last lap of an Indycar race???? I was super excited lol

  • @MonacoMcLaren
    @MonacoMcLaren 4 роки тому

    Good for you. You will make it soon.

  • @TheThumbsUpChannel
    @TheThumbsUpChannel 4 роки тому

    God speed man. Fulfill our dreams for us.

  • @reginaldlawrence412
    @reginaldlawrence412 4 роки тому

    Way to go David.

  • @Nickearl1
    @Nickearl1 4 роки тому

    Congratulations!

  • @Miccio1
    @Miccio1 4 роки тому

    Great story, i am 61 years old, i run about 5 track days per year, i wish i would have persued racing more when i was younger. my advice to you is to go for it, the clock is ticking.

  • @rudyspring2528
    @rudyspring2528 4 роки тому

    I like the music at the close of the video. Sounds like Allman Brothers.

  • @PatentDude
    @PatentDude 4 роки тому

    Fun video and last race. Is that how Ryan Newman feels like in his races? ;)