This week on the Racecraft and Race Cars Roundup I bring you advice on how exposing your mental limitations will help you improve as a driver. I also have advice on quantifying trail braking with data, fostering a productive driver-race engineer relationship and the future of Audi GT customer racing. All this and more in … Read more
Motorsport Australia has announced that applications are now open for the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) for Asia Pacific and Oceania. In addition to this, I have updates on various race driver development programs from around the world including the IMSA Diverse Driver Development Program, the Porsche Junior Program North America and Road to Racing Canada. … Read more
What do brands get out of Formula 1? This week in the Business of Motorsport Roundup I will give you an example so you will understand better. I also have for you the latest on a mysterious new Asian-based team looking to enter F1, how Audi may be ending their customer racing program, the data … Read more
(Editor’s note: Andrew Marangoni, Technical Director & Lead Motorsport Engineer at Pfaff Motorsports was gracious enough to take some time from his busy schedule to discuss the importance of the driver and engineer relationship.) The relationship between driver and engineer extends far beyond tire pressures and lap charts; at least, it should. The ‘work’ (technical faculties … Read more
Sustainable fuels are now powering historic race cars as Sebastien Vettel will demonstrate at Goodwood this summer, a development that will only accelerate in the coming years. It is interesting to note that this year, it is estimated that 20% of the cars in action at this year’s Festival of Speed, the 30th edition of … Read more
Here are this week’s selections of Race & Road Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring four awesome Ligier Prototype race cars from our good friends at P1 Groupe. 2022 Ligier JS P320 LMP3 This 2022 Ligier JS P320 LMP3, chassis #290 is an … Read more
Will the Gran Turismo movie put sim racing in the spotlight? The trailer has been released and we will know in August, but I hope so. In addition to the Gran Turismo trailer and my interview with Jann Mardenborough whom the film is based on, I bring you the details on how Cooper Webster is … Read more
The Driver’s Eye goes onboard with James Baldwin as drives a lap at Spa Francorchamps aboard a McLaren 720S GT3. At night.
This week in The Business of Being a Race Driver I bring you more motorsport marketing tips that you can use. This week covers planning your social media posting, maximizing ROI in communication with motor racing sponsorship packages, the difference between sponsorship decks, proposals, and proof of performance reports and more. All this in this … Read more
The new Radical SR1 XXR highlights this week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. I also feature some valuable racecraft advice on how the driver inputs influence car balance, as well as tips for racing at Watkins Glenn and the Circuit Se La Sarthe, using the Garmin Catalyst to improve … Read more
