Porsche wants one set of rules for prototypes across IMSA and WEC and in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup you will find out why. I also have details on the hand controls that Robert Wickens uses to race, how Jake Dennis trains for Formula E and more racecraft tips to help you go faster. All this and much more!
Racecraft Tips & Techniques
On-Track
The article “Driving Lessons: Avoiding Myths” by Ross Bentley explores the prevalence of myths in driving and how they can shape our beliefs and practices. Bentley discusses the human tendency to prefer certainty, often leading us to accept unverified information as truth. He emphasizes the importance of questioning widely held beliefs, particularly in the context of performance and race driving, where many common assumptions may not hold true. The article lists several driving myths and encourages readers to critically evaluate these beliefs.
For a deeper understanding and to challenge your own assumptions about driving, read the full post here.
Grassroots Motorsports looks at the technology that allows paralyzed racer Robert Wickens to continue to race, and offer hope for other drivers. “I guess if I’m inspiring,” Wickens reluctantly says, “I really just want to be inspiring because I get results. This tech absolutely gives me a path to doing that. And the path from here to road cars and making people’s lives better is pretty easy to see.” Read the full article here.
With the the Nurburgring 24 Hours recently concluded, Top Gear presents a pro driver’s tips for surviving the Nürburgring 24 Hours. “The track itself is difficult, but you also need to manage traffic and keep the level of risk as low as possible to survive. As for the car, there’s so much elevation change and kerb riding. To complete 24 hours without stopping or having a technical issue, it’s why we do so much preparation with the NLS races. And that’s before we even mention the weather: it’s 25 degrees and sunshine at one end, and it could be a hailstorm at the other.”
The Athletic has an interesting article on how the actors in the upcoming F1: The Movie had to learn to race from real race drivers. “I think a lot of people won’t believe that they got in the cars and did what they did,” Dolby says. “But when you’re on track with them and doing what we did with them, it’s mind-blowing.”
Off-Track
Formula E’s 2023 world champion Jake Dennis has been chasing a second title with Team Andretti, racing on tracks across the globe in locations such as Jeddah, Miami, and Monaco. Now readying for action in Jakarta, the 6’ 2” driver managed to stay still long enough in order to talk training with Muscle & Fitness, revealing some of the challenges that taller racers face as well as how he trains and eats to stay race-ready.
“While Dennis does train his core, he explains that the GEN3 EVO car seats fit around the body snugly, so the core is far more supported than in other types of cars. “I just generally try and always focus on strength,” he tells M&F. “Strength training for me is a big thing.” Still, Dennis needs to keep his body mass in-check, so he doesn’t go too heavy on leg day. “I can’t afford to have massive muscular legs, because it would take me way over the weight limit,” he notes.”
Race Car & Series Developments
Porsche, which has a factory team in the WEC and IMSA’s WeatherTech Championship as well as two privateer teams, is trying to organize a new approach to the LMH regulations and the LMDh as sentiment growing for IMSA and WEC to combine the technical rules for prototypes.
“In the WEC at least, the LMH and LMDh rulebook, it’d make life much easier if those two were joined together to one technical rule set or rulebook,” said Urs Kuratle, the manager of Porsche’s 963 program “Whatever you want to call it. That’s the hope for Porsche. We have talks with other manufacturers as well. I think others are in favor of having one technical rule set.”
TCR Australia organizers have announced they plan to begin the thrice delayed season at The Bend Motorsport Park with the TCR World Tour. “TCR Australia today announces that it will focus on restarting competition at The Bend 500 event on September 12-14, in conjunction with the Australian round of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour,” a statement read.
MoTeC has launched an ergonomically designed, lightweight racing wheel, engineered with a full carbon-fiber body and an integrated C125 display. Each component has been selected with input from professional FIA series drivers.
Rob Krider explains the 5 things that you need to know about SCCA ProSolo. “If you already compete in SCCA’s Solo program, then you already know 98% of what’s needed to compete in a Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Series event. In other words, the point of this article is to fill in as much of the other 2% as possible.” You can read the article here.
The newly-named 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy could attract a record number of rising single seater stars thanks to a streamlining of the calendar to remove clashes with international testing. The new look format – with the championship’s regular 15 races being run over four weekends instead of five – has been signed off by the FIA’s World Council of Motorsport and will be introduced for the 2026 season. Get all the details here.
Apex One, the recently rebranded Apex Driving Events, has partnered with Creventic to unveiled two new, multi-class endurance racing events under its new racing division Apex One Endurance.
The races will launch with the Sebring 10 Hour (Nov. 20-22, 2025), which will feature 10 hours of uninterrupted racing. That will be followed by the Circuit of The Americas 12 Hour (Feb. 6-8, 2026), which will be split into two segments – seven hours on day one, followed by five hours on day two.
RACER has the details here.
From the Sim Racing Roundup
Max Verstappen’s success is driven by the sim and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup Helmut Marko explains why. I also have more sim racing tips and tricks, the latest sim racing tech news and much more!
Track Days
Grassroots Motorsports explains how to turn your Nürburgring fantasies into Nürburgring realities. “Once you get your Nürburgring ticket punched at the C or D level, you’re eligible for any of its time trial series and any of the historic races held there. You can also start climbing the ladder to your B card, giving you access to the VLN enduro series. A successful campaign there can provide your A card, allowing competition in more powerful cars like GT3 machines as well as entry into the 24-hour race.”
Grassroots Motorsports also tests the Ford Mustang Dark Horse on the track to see how well it can perform. “Regardless, the non-Handling Package Dark Horse is a letdown. Despite inherent chassis goodness and a stout engine, the upsides cannot shine through the weak wheel-and-tire package.”
Australia’s newest motorsport facility, Circuit Italia, is now officially open and inviting expressions of interest for its upcoming maiden track day. Located at Port Stephens just outside Newcastle in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Circuit Italia features a 3.1km, 15-turn track layout.
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
