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John, if you were as useless with spanners and engineering as me, then you would be excluded from racing altogether if you couldn't use a preparer at some level!
I sent my car to the one-man-band down the road to lower the rear suspension and he charged me fifty quid. Is that cheque book racing? I physically couldn't do the job on my own, and I have no friends so can't call on any to help.
Back to the OP, I suggest he researches "Best Practice" and "Best Tweaks" for his car before entrusting it to a preparer, so he knows what needs to be done and checks it is done. Also learn the shortcuts, and learn what breaks otherwise he'll pay handsomely for the preparer's mistakes. And finally, a healthy dose of scepticism, there's an awful lot of bull**** around race car preparation! But be as clued up as they are, and it's just an extension of yourself but with talent.
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