How I Became a Race Car Driver

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Komentáře • 164

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG Před 4 lety +49

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

  • @robbynoonanvisuals
    @robbynoonanvisuals Před 4 lety +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 CZcams telling the young kids who want to get involved in racing that they can do it!

    • @DavidLand91
      @DavidLand91  Před 4 lety +12

      That means a lot coming from you my friend.

  • @deadjuice3745
    @deadjuice3745 Před 4 lety +12

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

  • @digsbyjames7726
    @digsbyjames7726 Před 4 lety +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!

  • @vetteman06
    @vetteman06 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @MidgetRacer8192
    @MidgetRacer8192 Před 4 lety +12

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

  • @senatorjosephmccarthy2720
    @senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Před 10 měsíci +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.

  • @BS84FV
    @BS84FV Před 4 lety +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.

  • @gabemarques9073
    @gabemarques9073 Před 4 lety +13

    0:55 Frednando lookalike

  • @Kyle86910
    @Kyle86910 Před 4 lety +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

  • @tomfreeman3640
    @tomfreeman3640 Před 4 lety +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!!!

  • @mikeland3154
    @mikeland3154 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @sideslick1024
    @sideslick1024 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @xxxjmgxxx
    @xxxjmgxxx Před rokem +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!

  • @MarkWick
    @MarkWick Před 4 lety +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.

  • @danielheyman98
    @danielheyman98 Před rokem +1

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

  • @jonathankraus9365
    @jonathankraus9365 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @rustywalrus
    @rustywalrus Před 4 lety

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

  • @sleepingdogs8939
    @sleepingdogs8939 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @showtime951
    @showtime951 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @tomcatm16
    @tomcatm16 Před 4 lety +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!

  • @parker838
    @parker838 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @jeffreylang9812
    @jeffreylang9812 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @jackstahl
    @jackstahl Před 4 lety

    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

  • @ttkiwis6980
    @ttkiwis6980 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @jonathanmoothart8038
    @jonathanmoothart8038 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @zerodos_02
    @zerodos_02 Před 4 lety +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!

  • @jessr3721
    @jessr3721 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @esciteach7997
    @esciteach7997 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @brewtarski1
    @brewtarski1 Před 4 lety +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!

  • @nazcarcup
    @nazcarcup Před 4 lety

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

  • @Spyke-lz2hl
    @Spyke-lz2hl Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @RalonsoF1
    @RalonsoF1 Před 4 lety

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

  • @jdgeibe
    @jdgeibe Před 2 lety

    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 😎💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @demetrimeimaris726
    @demetrimeimaris726 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @travishanner9970
    @travishanner9970 Před 4 lety +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!!

  • @johnnystir9796
    @johnnystir9796 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video, David! Congratulations to you!

  • @clydemayes3122
    @clydemayes3122 Před 4 lety

    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!

  • @jacko241
    @jacko241 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @chrisdrinkwater6043
    @chrisdrinkwater6043 Před 4 lety

    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!!

  • @gabingo
    @gabingo Před 2 lety

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

  • @TheMemeProf
    @TheMemeProf Před 4 lety

    Congratulations David! This is awesome!

  • @patricklelievreracing337
    @patricklelievreracing337 Před 4 lety +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👍👍

  • @ecldinc
    @ecldinc Před 3 lety

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

  • @mikhaildaviesphoto
    @mikhaildaviesphoto Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @Jgraham87
    @Jgraham87 Před 3 lety

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

  • @KillScottKill
    @KillScottKill Před 4 lety

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

  • @richardmourdock2719
    @richardmourdock2719 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @NASCAR102
    @NASCAR102 Před 4 lety

    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!

  • @stevenkilsdonk2046
    @stevenkilsdonk2046 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @easternwoods4378
    @easternwoods4378 Před 4 lety

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

  • @markhoffman2220
    @markhoffman2220 Před 4 lety

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

  • @peteragostino5979
    @peteragostino5979 Před 4 lety

    So happy for you David to see you racing

  • @Richard.Hybels
    @Richard.Hybels Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @tomsmith5216
    @tomsmith5216 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @amb17iousdr1ver4
    @amb17iousdr1ver4 Před 4 lety

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

  • @realwildracer28
    @realwildracer28 Před 4 lety

    This video is awesome good luck David you got this

  • @samtabor1824
    @samtabor1824 Před 3 lety

    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!

  • @sccaboy
    @sccaboy Před 4 lety

    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!

  • @tavo.simracing
    @tavo.simracing Před rokem

    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??

  • @Grumpy_Stiltskin
    @Grumpy_Stiltskin Před 4 lety

    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!

  • @MrBestshot33
    @MrBestshot33 Před 4 lety

    Thats awesome man! Congrats!

  • @AstroJoeVino
    @AstroJoeVino Před 4 lety

    Good job man. Congrats

  • @apexkilla
    @apexkilla Před 8 měsíci +1

    Very impressive final lap 👏

  • @earlklinestub2167
    @earlklinestub2167 Před 4 lety

    Cool video. Thanks for sharing

  • @pauldriver1359
    @pauldriver1359 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @Alexandervu97
    @Alexandervu97 Před 4 lety +1

    Congratulations for becoming a racing driver David.

  • @TooSmooth
    @TooSmooth Před rokem

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

  • @jacksonschroeder8022
    @jacksonschroeder8022 Před 3 lety

    Congrats man!!

  • @JamesDylanDesign
    @JamesDylanDesign Před 4 lety

    Congrats David!

  • @Dangoldmedia
    @Dangoldmedia Před 4 lety

    Congrats! Great job.

  • @4pevans
    @4pevans Před 4 lety

    That was your best video yet!

  • @jrs9144
    @jrs9144 Před 4 lety

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

  • @thorclayton
    @thorclayton Před 4 lety

    Congratulations David

  • @sims2sirius536
    @sims2sirius536 Před 4 lety

    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

  • @davidmasterson4329
    @davidmasterson4329 Před 2 lety

    Great story thank you.

  • @ianfrench1577
    @ianfrench1577 Před 4 lety

    That was a fantastic watch

  • @andenwest4871
    @andenwest4871 Před 4 lety

    Congrats David

  • @Zeeem99
    @Zeeem99 Před 4 lety

    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?

  • @RacingNationTV
    @RacingNationTV Před 4 lety

    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!

  • @peterbeard5440
    @peterbeard5440 Před 4 lety

    Well done, David.#

  • @jryan0
    @jryan0 Před 4 lety

    That's awesome good for you dude.

  • @Diecastbuffet
    @Diecastbuffet Před 4 lety

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

  • @MonacoMcLaren
    @MonacoMcLaren Před 4 lety

    Good for you. You will make it soon.

  • @MrLarsson92
    @MrLarsson92 Před 4 lety

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

  • @TheThumbsUpChannel
    @TheThumbsUpChannel Před 4 lety

    God speed man. Fulfill our dreams for us.

  • @fubbaquestor
    @fubbaquestor Před 4 lety

    Wow! Way to go bud!

  • @rudyspring2528
    @rudyspring2528 Před 4 lety

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

  • @americanpride9733
    @americanpride9733 Před 3 lety

    Idk how this doesnt have more views

  • @Richard.Hybels
    @Richard.Hybels Před rokem

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

  • @yannik4888
    @yannik4888 Před 4 lety

    Congrats 🙏

  • @Jeffrey8792
    @Jeffrey8792 Před rokem

    Glad you did not give up early on.

  • @PatentDude
    @PatentDude Před 4 lety

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

  • @KrolKaz
    @KrolKaz Před 4 lety

    Nice job bro

  • @Nickearl1
    @Nickearl1 Před 4 lety

    Congratulations!

  • @th3forgott3n
    @th3forgott3n Před 8 měsíci

    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!

  • @search4orlife
    @search4orlife Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @marksenter6486
    @marksenter6486 Před 4 lety

    Good to see those awesome Hoosier Tires on your car, David!

    • @DavidLand91
      @DavidLand91  Před 4 lety

      The guy in the F2000 was on a different brand, that must have been the difference!

    • @marksenter6486
      @marksenter6486 Před 4 lety

      @@DavidLand91 I won't put a thumbz down on that! That was awesome...thanks for sharing!

  • @reginaldlawrence412
    @reginaldlawrence412 Před 4 lety

    Way to go David.

  • @DapperGapper
    @DapperGapper Před 3 lety

    You're too hard on yourself bro 😂😂 nice video