I Think Everyone Should Try This

if you want to gain some usefull experience and some confidence try Autocrossing
they set up a course in a parking lot with cones and you run through as fat as you can
there is nothing to hit but orange safety cones
and you're only racing against the clock
take a look at the links below to find local events
https://www.nasaproracing.com/
or
http://www.scca.com/