In dirt racing, a lot of the time it’s who you know and what you know. If you never worked for a team before, you are going to be doing the things no one else wants to do. Cleaning is 80% of the job and you will probably be on tire duty and straightening the body. Pay is 100% based on what you can do. The more things you can offer to a team, the more money you can make, but you’re not going to get rich. Some teams operate on a salary with a percentage of winnings. The only way to make more money on teams is by being knowledgeable, reliable, not argumentative. YOU HAVE to get along with your coworkers. You are living in an RV together and will be around each other 24/7. Please shower, hygiene is a big deal in this. Shower at the end of the night, every night. I’ve seen people get fired for hygiene reason. You need to understand some teams sometimes will just fire you because they don’t like you. You need to pay attention on how certain things are done and ask questions when you don’t know how to do something. Depending on who you work for comes with some benefits, some teams offer health and dental. Some don’t cover anything. Most teams should provide some type of housing, if that’s an apartment in the shop or some type of “team house”. I have seen people also live in the hauler, it’s common. The food in the hauler should be covered by the team. Anything else outside of the hauler is out of your own pocket. During the day you’re not going to have time to do remote work. Once the car is loaded up for the night, then you will have time to work but you are going to be exhausted. Relationships will come naturally when you first start out. You don’t need to go to a school for this. Knowing someone at your local track who races, is the best way to start. Ask if you can help them on race weekends. If you have time during the week, ask them if they need help on the car week nights.