News Racers Can Use

Porsche & Ford in F1, Reviving Lola and What is Legally Considered an F1 Sea…

Porsche & Ford in F1, Reviving Lola and What is Legally Considered an F1 Seat?

This week in the Business of Motorsport Roundup I look at rumors of Ford and Porsche in F1, the revival of Lola and the legal definition of what is considered an F1 seat in a loan agreement signed by F1 driver Nyck de Vries. I also look at changes coming to this year’s Miami Grand … Read more

How Two Sim Racers Won a National Motorsport Championship

Gordie Mutch and Jimmy Broadbent on Podium

How two sim racers won a national motorsport championship (the UK’s Praga Cup) is just one of three stories in my regular section From Sim Racing to the Real Thing that again demonstrates how sim racers are making the move to real world racing or using sim racing to fine tune their real world racecraft. … Read more

Formula Vee Highlight the Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketp…

RALT RT5 Formula Super Vee

Two Formula Vee race cars highlight the race cars for sale in this week’s selection of Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring the following two single-seaters, one sports car, two rally cars and a full USF4 race team for sale: RALT RT5 … Read more

Racing Pragas, Radicals and More Motorsport Series News

Praga R1

From racing Pragas and Radicals to ice racing in Andorra, this week’s Motorsport Series News Roundup is packed with all types of motorsport series news. I have news on Radical North America test days, where to find pre-owned Praga race cars, ice racing, a new Rally 3 car from Renault, and the growing TCR World … Read more

Identifying Your Target Audience, Marketing Impressions and Racing on a Budget

Mini Cooper Racing Car

This week, the Business of Being a Race Driver covers topics as diverse as identifying your target audience, marketing impressions and racing on a budget. I also look at the reality facing women drivers and the teams that want to run them when it comes to finding sponsorship, some words of advice for sponsors on … Read more

Race Driver Development Programs and Racecraft Tips You Can Use

F1600 Caras at Canadian Grand Prix

This week I feature my usual assortment of race driver development programs and racecraft tips that you can use as you work to achieve your motorsport goals. From passing tips on track to retaining focus in an endurance race, there is something for all racers in this week’s racecraft tips. In race driver development news, … Read more

Sustainable Racing for the Next Generation

NXT Gen Cup on Track

The NXT Gen Cup is working hard to bill itself as sustainable racing for the next generation and they have made their first step towards this by announcing their 2023 calendar, details of which you can find in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. In addition to this, I have details on the world’s first two-seater … Read more

F1 Teams Bicker over Andretti as Saudi Arabia Looks to Attract Teams to the King…

Andretti Cadillac F1 Car

While F1 teams continue to bicker over the possible addition of Andretti-Cadillac to the grid, Saudi Arabia is looking to poach teams from Motorsport Valley in this week’s Business of Motorsport roundup. It is not just Andretti that wants to join the F1 circus either as two teams from Asia are also looking to join … Read more

Using iRacing to Prepare for a Career in Real World Motorsport

Max Esterson

If you think using iRacing to prepare for a career in real world motorsport is far-fetched, just ask GB4 and Formula Ford Festival winner Max Esterson. In this week’s From Sim Racing to the Real Thing, I link to a story where the young American explains how using iRacing benefits him both in terms of … Read more

The Mazda MX-5 Cup Is a “Crazy-Competitive Hidden Gem”

Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Cars on Track

The Mazda MX-5 Cup has been described as a “Crazy-Competitive Hidden Gem” and in this week’s Motorsport Series & Track Day News Roundup I bring you the reasons why and the economics of racing in this ultra-competitive series. In addition to the spec racing of the MX-5 Cup I look at the increasing popularity of … Read more