Mark Boudreau
As part of my way of contributing back to the motorsport community I will have a monthly spotlight on a motorsport charity that will be highlighted on the blog and all of my social media. Motorsport-related charities will have a free listing in the Motorsport Prospects Directory and their events will be featured for free … Read more
UPDATE (June 11, 2021): This car has now been sold. As I announced last week, Motorsport Prospects has a new service called the Marketplace where you can buy and sell race cars and high end road vehicles. As part of this new initiative I will be featuring race cars from the Marketplace on the blog … Read more
The mission of Motorsport Prospects is to become the preeminent source of motorsport resources for race drivers. Whether that involves researching teams, racing series or motorsport-related services in the directory, reading up on the various motorsport-related features on the Motorsport Prospects blog or keeping track of developments through my social media posts, Motorsport Prospects really … Read more
The Asian F3 series took a huge jump in competitiveness in 2021 and Evans GP, a new team formed in 2020 was at the front end of the action on track. Recently I spoke to Team Principal Josh Evans about the series, running a racing team during Covid and his advice for young drivers. Motorsport … Read more
I have always been impressed with people who walk the proverbial walk, especially on issues that are supposedly contentious in society like diversity and sustainability. Carol Glenn is one of those people that walk the walk. She understood that diversity is an issue and that it affects a sport and community that she is passionate … Read more
Every year I attend the Canadian Grand Prix. It is the official start of summer for me and my friends that I attend with and we are there for the whole weekend. While I do conduct Motorsport Prospects-related business on the Friday, we make sure to watch all the support series racing from the earliest … Read more
Joining with the similarly styled scholarships of Team USA and Team Canada, a new Team Brazil scholarship has been announced for 2021. To get more details I talked to Luke Cooper of Swift Cooper racing to get some details on the program. What are the eligibility requirements? The driver must be of Brazilian nationality, aged … Read more
There are numerous racing series available around the world to interest the racing driver whether they are just out of karting, a club racer or a gentleman driver. One racing series that is growing from strength to strength are the various Radical Cups that use race cars from Radical Sportscars. I spoke with Jonathan Scarallo, … Read more
Like many, I will be looking forward to turning the page on 2020. It has affected me both personally and professionally and has certainly put a hold on some of the plans I had for Motorsport Prospects. With a new year around the corner and new hope in the air I just wanted to update … Read more
I am once again proud and humbled to be featured on yet another podcast, this one Ross Bentley’s highly regarded Speed Secrets Podcast. I interviewed Ross this year in a two-part extensive interview on the Motorsport Prospects blog (part 1 and part 2) and it was a real honor to be interviewed for a podcast … Read more
I am happy and humbled to have been featured on Mark Greene’s great car oriented podcast Cars Yeah. You can listen in to the podcast on Cars Yeah, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Alexa TuneIn, Stitcher and over a dozen other major mobile podcast apps. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed talking about my plans and goals for … Read more
Motorsport is expensive. It might seem like an obvious statement if you are even remotely involved in the sport but how those expenses are generated is sometimes a bit of a mystery to those new to the sport. There is a vague understanding that there is the cost of series registration, payments to the team … Read more
Canada is geographically a large country with a relatively small population, yet it has still managed to produce its fair share of great race car drivers. From the legendary Gilles Villeneuve and his son Jacques to Paul Tracy, James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens, Bruno Spengler, Patrick Carpentier, Alex Tagliani, Scott Goodyear and Greg Moore (trust me … Read more
To say that 2020 has been a challenge is an understatement. Tragic, confusing, frustrating and solemn are just some of the words that can be used to describe the weirdest year in memory but that does not mean that it has been without some triumphs and progress. Society as a whole and racing in particular … Read more
Podcasts are all the rage and for good reason. You can subscribe to those that speak to your interests whether that be culture, sports, news or entertainment and you can listen to them at a time that is convenient to you whether that be in the car, at the gym or at work. For racing … Read more
In conversation with Jim Tramontano of No Money Motorsports Racing is expensive, on that topic everyone can agree. But what if you want to race as a hobby? Merely for fun with no interest in going pro or racing in the more professional echelons of the sport? I put that very question to Jim Tramontano, … Read more
I just finished watching “And We Go Green,” the documentary about Season 4 of the Formula E championship and I thought I would post a few words. I don’t normally write film reviews on Motorsport Prospects but as the film deals with sustainability in motorsport, a topic that will be covered on the blog in … Read more
I was recently a guest on the extremely informative Motorsport Coaching podcast presented by MotiV8 Training. In the podcast I talk about the mission of Motorsport Prospects, why I am doing it and why drivers should check it out. You can download the podcast on all the popular podcasting services including Apple Podcasts here. Enjoy … Read more
As we enter into an extended period of lock-down due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, its impact is being felt not only on our health but in our economy and businesses large and small are feeling the effects. In motorsport, racing teams large and small are not immune. When there is no racing there is … Read more
I have just launched an Events page on Motorsport Prospects. With the current enforced shutdown of racing there are a lot of great driver-development and business of motorsport webinars available that would be of interest to a lot of drivers worldwide. With Motorsport Prospects growing its page views month over month, I thought it would … Read more