SMHS 12th-Grader Alan Tang Describes his Formula IV Race Car Driving Career

Formula IV race cars are open-wheeled, single-seater, racing cars intended for younger (aka junior) drivers all over the world.

They are equipped with the latest safety installations and can travel at speeds up to 180 MPH.

Alan has been racing Formula IV cars since 2012 and in this student-hosted interview, he answers a number of questions asked by SMHS juniors Janette Fu and Madison Ly.

1. How did all this get started?
2. Was this the first sport you tried?
3. Who was your mentor or the person you admire the most when it comes to car racing?
4. Describe in brief your weekly/monthly routine as a race car driver?
5. How much does a typical Formula IV cost?
6. How fast can your race car go?
7. How competitive is Formula IV racing?
8. Do you want to pursue a professional racing career in the future?
9. What kind of mindset do you have to have to race a Formula IV car?
10. Tells us about one of your greatest racing experiences
11. Who is your biggest supporter?
12. What motivates you to race?
13. What advice would you give to any other San Marino Titan wanting to do what you do?
14. Is there anything you want to say in closing?

San Marino High School is a top-rated public high school located in San Marino, California, just twenty minutes northeast of downtown Los Angeles, a few miles southeast from the Pasadena Rose Bowl, and just up the road from the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

This "Home of the Titans" serves grades 9-12, with the SMHS website to be viewed at https://www.sanmarinohs.org.

This Titan Talk was produced using Free Conference Call to record, Audacity to edit, Auphonics to level, and Libsyn to publish AND it was edited by San Marino HIgh School junior Mark MacDermott.