don't dis on me, ill beat all of you in my mothers jeep 
What you do with guys in your mother's jeep is your business, but it will not involve me.
Seriously, if you're interested in racing, look into the SCCA and start autocrossing in SOLO II. You'll learn a ton about car control and handling, then as experience and $$$ (mostly $$$) allow, work your way into track days, driving schools, and time trials. If you want to go wheel-to-wheel racing, SCCA and NASA offer low-budget racing in various classes. I raced in the NASA East Coast Honda Challenge Series, and SCCA in Improved Touring and the Atlanta Region Pro-IT series, first in an Acura Integra, then later in a Honda CRX Si, and my race car, trailer, and all my spares didn't even run $5K. Getting to and from the track, hotels, food, consumables (tires, brake pads, fuel, etc) were the major expense, but still, relative to other hobbies (I have friends who spent more playing golf or fishing than I spent on racing) it's pretty affordable. I always went the cheap route and camped at the track, and took all my food with me and grilled. I miss the Friday and Saturday night infield "activities" as much as I miss the actual racing. Usually involved beer, fire, and plenty of craziness.
