If you look at the current factory drivers (Bernhard, Collard, Dumas, Lieb, and Maassen), all of them had achieved either success in the amatuer/semi-pro ranks of motorsport, or developed a long standing reputation working with a variety of motorsport companies as drivers and testers.
So the basic route, one way or another, is that you have to be a successful racing driving. Most of those listed started in karting at an early age, and were involved in either some of the lower ranks of open wheel or GT classes by their teens. From there, success at the top levels of the amatuer ranks (either series like Formula 3000 or manufacturer sponsored series) led to professional drives with teams that had ties to Porsche, and then to offers to work as factory drivers.
Porsche’s Supercup would be the best series to gain the attention of key people in their motorsports division – but the key is that you would need to be an exceptionally talented and experienced driver, with a solid history of success.
If your already old enough to ask this question, than my friend, that ship has already sailed.
Today’s athletes(and race car drivers are HIGHLY trained athletes) start at 4-5 years old, have extraordinary inherent abilities and then train like Olympians. The best professional works drivers, like Donohue, and Holbert, just to name a few also had real engineering degree’s.
If you HAD started that early, and have not been recognized as of yet, then go back to my first statement.
Joke right? This is a joke. You need to have the talent of Mark Donohue and Michael Schumacher with the combined balls of both at this age. The talent is the easy part,finding a wheelbarrow big enough to roll those balls around with you is another. I realize that M.S. was a Ferrari driver but the two had one dead serious thing in common,whatever it took,if the car were capable it was going to the front,rain or shine. Holbert was a very smooth accomplished driver that evolved to be great. Donohue really had no peer he excelled in every form of motorsport he entered,he could race a shoebox and find a way to win. His death was a severe blow to the Porsche effort at the time. He got the Sunoco 917 up to 257mph on the Mulsanne(spelling?) Straight in France in 1973,during a race.An awesomely brutal car with an intensely brutal driver. I miss him.
Abraham Lincoln said ” if a man is determined to become a lawyer then the thing is half done”
So too in anything in life. If you are determined you can achieve it. No one can say with any amount of absolutism what it takes. Sure you should be into racing and Im sure an engineering degree is necessary. Other than that you can do it if you really want to.
If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
If you look at the current factory drivers (Bernhard, Collard, Dumas, Lieb, and Maassen), all of them had achieved either success in the amatuer/semi-pro ranks of motorsport, or developed a long standing reputation working with a variety of motorsport companies as drivers and testers.
So the basic route, one way or another, is that you have to be a successful racing driving. Most of those listed started in karting at an early age, and were involved in either some of the lower ranks of open wheel or GT classes by their teens. From there, success at the top levels of the amatuer ranks (either series like Formula 3000 or manufacturer sponsored series) led to professional drives with teams that had ties to Porsche, and then to offers to work as factory drivers.
Porsche’s Supercup would be the best series to gain the attention of key people in their motorsports division – but the key is that you would need to be an exceptionally talented and experienced driver, with a solid history of success.
If your already old enough to ask this question, than my friend, that ship has already sailed.
Today’s athletes(and race car drivers are HIGHLY trained athletes) start at 4-5 years old, have extraordinary inherent abilities and then train like Olympians. The best professional works drivers, like Donohue, and Holbert, just to name a few also had real engineering degree’s.
If you HAD started that early, and have not been recognized as of yet, then go back to my first statement.
Joke right? This is a joke. You need to have the talent of Mark Donohue and Michael Schumacher with the combined balls of both at this age. The talent is the easy part,finding a wheelbarrow big enough to roll those balls around with you is another. I realize that M.S. was a Ferrari driver but the two had one dead serious thing in common,whatever it took,if the car were capable it was going to the front,rain or shine. Holbert was a very smooth accomplished driver that evolved to be great. Donohue really had no peer he excelled in every form of motorsport he entered,he could race a shoebox and find a way to win. His death was a severe blow to the Porsche effort at the time. He got the Sunoco 917 up to 257mph on the Mulsanne(spelling?) Straight in France in 1973,during a race.An awesomely brutal car with an intensely brutal driver. I miss him.
Abraham Lincoln said ” if a man is determined to become a lawyer then the thing is half done”
So too in anything in life. If you are determined you can achieve it. No one can say with any amount of absolutism what it takes. Sure you should be into racing and Im sure an engineering degree is necessary. Other than that you can do it if you really want to.
If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
i didnt know that, is there another article like that? because i really wanna know more about it
If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.