Month: February 2023

Social Media Marketing Tips for Race Drivers

Social Media Icons on a Keyboard

There are some great social media marketing tips for race drivers in this week’s The Business of Being a Race Driver. Yes, I know, you would much rather be out on the track honing your racecraft and winning races but that costs money and social media marketing is one way to help you with that. … Read more

If You Can Dream It You Can Do It

Micra Cup Podium

If you can dream it, you can do it. This is what Enzo Ferrari apparently said (“se lo puoi sognare lo puoi fare”) and if that dream is to become a race driver, this week’s edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup is for you. I feature two race drivers … Read more

The Only Thing Constant is Change in Sustainable Motorsport

Indycar with Guayule Tires

They say the only thing constant is change and none more so than in sustainable motorsport developments. In this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup I bring you sustainable motorsport developments in series from across the globe, how you can participate in an all-electric rally from London to Paris, sustainable motorsport tech developments, sustainable logistics in Formula … Read more

Why Won’t IMSA Let Glickenhaus Race?

Glickenhaus 007 LMH

Why won’t IMSA let Glickenhaus race is a question that team owner Jim Glickenhaus is asking himself, hinting that it could be a potential legal issue. This is just one of the stories in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also bring you the latest business news from Formula 1, NASCAR, Supercars and Formula … Read more

Sim Racing is Breaking Down Barriers in Motorsport

Team Fordzilla Adaptive Simulator

Every week I see examples of how sim racing is breaking down barriers in motorsport and in this week’s Sim Racing and Esports News Roundup I give you two more examples. In addition to breaking down barriers, sim racing is also opening up participation in real world motorsport as demonstrated by the Toyota Gazoo Racing … Read more

A Lotus 49 Made for Man From U.N.C.L.E. Highlights This Week’s Race Cars for Sale

1967 Lotus 49 Evocation

Here are this week’s selections of Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring a stunning recreation of a Lotus 49 that was used in the filming of The Man from U.N.C.L.E in 2015. In addition to this I am featuring 3 gorgeous vintage … Read more

The New McLaren 720S GT3 EVO Headlines the Series News Roundup

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

The new McLaren 720S GT3 EVO headlines the Motorsport Series News Roundup this week as details and photos have been released by McLaren Motorsport. In addition to the McLaren GT3 race car, Mercedes have been out testing their new AMG GT2, Renault is considering going back to Dakar and more details of the TCR World … Read more

Good Advice on Getting Racing Sponsors

Business people working on an agreement

Good advice on getting racing sponsors can be the difference between winning on the track and not even getting to race on it. It is incredibly difficult all advice from reputable sources should be welcomed by any race driver. This week on The Business of Being a Race Driver, I bring you a number of … Read more

Motorsport UK Academy Members for 2023 and More Driver Development News

2023 Motorsport UK Academy

The Motorsport UK Academy members for 2023 have been announced providing these young drivers with expert guidance and training, and this is just some of the driver development news this week. In addition to the Motorsport UK Academy, additional driver development news includes announcements from a pair of F1 Academy programs, the IMSA Diverse Driver … Read more

The ACE Championship Aims to Grow Electric Racing Globally

Ace Championship Race Car

Dilbagh Gill has big plans that his new ACE Championship will grow electric racing globally and he may be just the person to do it. In addition to the launch of the ACE Championship, I have news on hydrogen powered Toyotas, Porsche’s new eFuels initiative, the challenge of developing sustainable fuel for Formula 1 and … Read more

Boom Times for Formula 1 Sponsorship

McLaren MCL60

It’s boom times for Formula 1 sponsorship according to an article I link to by Grand Prix 247 in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport. They do a deep dive into the width and breadth of Formula 1 sponsorship and explain how F1’s global boom is making teams richer. In addition to F1 … Read more

How Sim Racing Can Lead You to Race in British F4

British F4 Driver

This week I show you how sim racing can lead you to race in the British F4 Championship in my latest From Sim Racing to the Real Thing segment. In addition to racing in British F4, DTM race driver Bruno Spengler explains why he sim races, a new sim racing competition from SRO Motorsport and … Read more

New Toyota-Lexus GT3 is Coming and More Motorsport Series News

Toyota/Lexus GT3

The new Toyota-Lexus GT3 is coming soon which is just one of the highlights on this week’s Motorsport Series News Roundup. The Porsche Carrera Cup North America kicks of their 2023 schedule with a new title sponsor and new race venues, the GRIDLIFE Touring Cup will support NASCAR and TCR UK introduces a new prize … Read more

Motorsport Sponsorship Advice for the Race Driver

F1 Sponsors

Motorsport Sponsorship advice for the race driver is the focus and this week I bring you helpful, actionable advice that will assist you in getting it. From a two-hour video of a Zoom call discussing motorsport sponsorship amongst a few young drivers and some motorsport sponsorship advisers to an article describing the various types of … Read more

Not All Race Driver Development Paths are the Same

Skip Barber Race Series Masters class

Not all race driver development paths are the same and this week I give just a few examples. Whether you are 35 years old or older or whether you start off in one racing discipline and graduate to another, there is no one way to become a race driver. For sure there are tried and … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport is Charging Forward

hofer powertrain

Sustainable motorsport is charging forward with an ever increasing array of technologies intended to reduce the carbon footprint of motorsport and in this edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup I bring you a few. This week I look at everything from new charging technology that could make electric endurance racing a reality to the very … Read more

Who Will Be Powering F1 in 2026 and More Business of Motorsport News

Audi F1 Airbox

Who will be powering F1 in 2026 is becoming clearer as the FIA have released the list of registered power unit manufacturers for the 2026-2030 period. Two questions have been raised namely, where is Porsche and what is Honda up to? In addition to these F1 developments, I bring you the costs that Grand Prix … Read more

Fundamentally, Sim Racing is the Cheapest Form of Motorsport

Immersive Esports

Fundamentally, sim racing is the cheapest form of motorsport according to Pole Position Founder and CEO Ryan Trutch in discussing the initiative to use sim racing to develop real world race drivers in the United Arab Emirates. This initiative is just one that I cover in this week’s Sim Racing and Esports News Roundup. I … Read more

Radicals, Porsches, and Prototypes for Sale in the Marketplace This Week

2020 Radical SR3 RSX

Here are the latest selections of Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring the following very capable and very fast race cars for sale covering Radical Motorsport, Porsche Cup and Prototype racing. 2020 Radical SR3 RSX This 2020 Radical SR3 RSX (Chassis Number … Read more

Mustang GT3 Starts Testing, New Radical SR10 XXR and More Motorsport Series News

Ford Mustang GT3

The new Mustang GT3 starts testing this month while Radical has introduced their new for 2023 SR10 XX3. It’s all part of this week’s Motorsport Series News Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. In addition to these new race cars, I have details on European and Asian prototype racing, a look at some new national racing series … Read more