The Porsche 911 Cup is set to debut in 2026 in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in selected Carrera Cup series and I have the details in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have some great racecraft tips, 2026 calendar news and much more!
Racecraft Tips & Techniques
Most races drivers blame the setup, but the best drivers adapt and deliver anyway. In the video above, Enzo Mucci will show you sim footage of him driving two completely different setups (one with extreme understeer, the other with nasty oversteer) and how he adjusted his inputs and technique to stay fast. “Adaptability is a skill you can train so please spend time on this. It could be the very thing that seperates you from the others.”
Grassroots Motorsports always has great racecraft tips and these two articles are no exception.
- 3 driving habits this seasoned driver will work on
- Autocross success starts with a successful course walk
Ross Bentley of Speed Secrets explains how race tracks have a musical rhythm to them. “Race tracks make us move. They have rhythm. They flow. Sometimes they rock, sometimes they roll. They twist, they turn, they twirl.”
Samir Abid from Your Data Driven explains how to be taken seriously as a driver coach. “Take a minute to think this through. Why does your performance ability really matter? Yes of course the driving and engineering help. But does being better at these things automatically mean you’ll be a better coach? Maybe. Maybe not.”
Race Car & Series Developments
The new Porsche 911 Cup will make its world debut this summer. The comprehensively optimized one-make cup race car based on the current 992.2 generation of the 911 has already largely completed its development phase. The 911 Cup will be used in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in selected Carrera Cup series including Porsche Carrera Cup North America from the start of the 2026 season.
Work on the new competition vehicle began at Porsche Motorsport in Weissach in January 2024. Like its predecessors, the 911 Cup once again combines series production technology with high-calibre motorsport attributes, transforming it more than ever into a thoroughbred racing car. Among other things, development focused on improving the aerodynamics of the front end, which has a positive effect on drivability. In addition, there are numerous improvements in areas such as safety and electronics, brakes, power transmission and the six-cylinder boxer engine, as well as vehicle handling. Michelin is once again the tyre partner.
FEL Motorsports is excited to unveil a revamped prize structure for the 2026 Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin season, featuring a total cash prize pool of $100,000 — reaffirming its commitment to supporting driver development and elevating motorsport across the country.
Beginning in 2026, $20,000 will be awarded at each of the five Emzone RCC presented by Michelin race weekends, split between Overall and Masters class competitors. The move brings real financial reward to on-track performance while preserving the series’ accessible, competitive nature.
“Our goal with the Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin has always been to create a national platform where talent is recognized and rewarded,” said Chris Bye, President of FEL Motorsports. “With this new $100,000 prize structure, we’re raising the stakes for competitors and continuing to invest in the growth of Canadian motorsport from the ground up.”
TCR rights holder WSC Ltd and the FIA eye a minimum of 30-35 entries for the inaugural TCR World Ranking Final at Vallelunga on November 21-23 this year. “Our target is to exceed 35 cars,” FIA Circuit Sport Deputy Director Stuart Murray said to TouringCarTimes.
The fourth season of the Indian Racing League (IRL) is set to begin with the Kari Motor Speedway hosting the opening round from August 15-17 in Coimbatore. Six teams will feature in Season 4 with each side consisting of an experienced international driver, an emerging international or Indian-origin talent, a domestic Indian driver, and a female driver, making it a total of 24 drivers.
The ARA continues to work to boost the sport of stage rally. Case in point: the organization’s recently announced National Rally Training Center in Owsley County, Kentucky. However, with 200-plus acres, a 1.4-mile off-road course and a 60,000-square-foot facility, there’s room for more. Much more, Backroads of Appalachia’s Erik Hubbard says.
“ARA’s mission is to advance the sport of stage rally in the U.S.,” ARA promoter Lance Smith says. “A big part of doing that is assisting our event organizers in recruiting, training and retaining the people who make it all possible. The ARA National Rally Training Center will give us a base of operations to share knowledge, safely practice skills and ensure we have a world-class rally workforce ready to execute events as the sport scales up.”
Italian F4’s sister series returns for its third edition with a brand new name, E4. Last year as Euro 4, the European Formula 4 series crowned Akshay Bohra as its champion, and now 29 drivers are set to hit the track to try to follow in his footsteps. Feeder Series tells you all you need to know about E4’s 2025 season.
GT Sport has published the 2026 provisional calendar for Euroformula Open. Euroformula Open sees the introduction of a new track, the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico (Italy), which will be visited, for the first time by the three series, on the weekend of 5-7 June.
From the Sim Racing Roundup
The Skip Barber Simulator Center is now open and in last week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find all the details. I also have thoughts from F1 rookie Gabriel Bortoleto, racecraft tips, tech news and more!
Track Days
Brands Hatch has launched its all-new F4 Racecar Experience, offering petrolheads the chance to sample the most sophisticated open-wheel driving experience available to the UK public at a recognized racing circuit.
Participants can fulfil their motorsport fantasies at the wheel of a bona fide Tatuus F4 car, designed for competition in the hands of future Grand Prix stars. This isn’t an imitation – it’s the real deal, raced as recently as 2024 in the GB4 Championship and previously in FIA Formula 4 series across the globe.
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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.
