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It also helps if you befriend a fellow racer. I spent last season with a group of veteran racers. I didn't race much, but attended several races with them. They've got a shop, bring tons of tools, a grill, camping gear, years of racing knowledge, lots of contacts, etc. Bascially all the things I'll have after 10 years of track weekends.
Not sure of your backgorund, I know you've done a lot of autocross weekends and track days, but have you attended a W2W race? The track I run at often has autocross and w2w races in the same weekends so if I race on saturday I get to watch my friends race on sunday.
Basically get a feel for what it's really like to W2W if you haven't already. The other option before you jump in with both feet is to rent seat time. A car can run with two drivers (in different races obviously) and since my friend's 510 was showing up for him to race, it's easy for one of his friend's to "rent" time in the same car for a later race (plus it helps defray some of my friend's costs). The car comes to the track already prepared to race and all he has to do is arrive and drive. That's how it went last season and after huge improvement all seson he's now preparing his own 510. Had he hated his first race (unlikey in his case) he would have been out $500 instead of trying to unload a car, all the spares, a trailer and whatever else he would have needed for his first race weekend.
I'm pretty sure there are a few arrive and drive SM outfits you could use.
Also beaware that W2W racing means dealing with other people's mistakes. In an autocross I only have myslef to blame if I spin off, in W2W you have to deal with other driver's etc. Going an entire season without contact is a pretty hard thing to avoid, so make sure you have the funds to keep racing after a minor incident. Parts cars are wonderful things.
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Steve
93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale
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