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Here's your regular weekly update for February 27th, 2024 of what happened on the Motorsport Prospects website last week. Enjoy!

Canadian Motorsport Academy Launches to Develop Canadian Motorsport Talent

In driver development news, the Canadian Motorsport Academy has been launched to develop Canadian motorsport talent and I have all the details.

Additionally, you’ll discover insights into the Class of 2024 at the Motorsport UK Academy, a look at the Accelerate Pride program, and the significance of assembling a team to drive your motorsport aspirations forward. I also reintroduced the Driver Spotlight and featured two drivers whose stories I trust will ignite inspiration within you.

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Onboard a 1996 McLaren F1 at Laguna Seca

The Driver’s Eye rides with BMW factory racer John Edwards in the 1996 McLaren F1 driven at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Nelson Piquet, Danny Sullivan, and Johnny Cecotto, as he competes in the 2022 edition of the ROLEX Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with the glorious sounds of the BMW V12 as the soundtrack.

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How to Get Sponsors to Answer Your Calls

Getting sponsors to answer your calls and emails is always a challenge. As part of last week's Business of Being a Race Driver column, I bring you some tips on how to get those sponsors to answer your calls. You will also learn about the value of building a team, the importance of small sponsors and a new book that will help you tell your racing story.

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Finding the Right Line on Track

Finding the right line on track is just one of the racecraft tips you will find in last week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also bring you details of one of the secrets to Fernando Alonso’s fitness success, a free course on dealing with pressure and what it’s like to race Radicals.

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From Sim Racing to Daytona 500 Victory: William Byron’s Journey

William Byron graduated from sim racing to winning the Daytona 500 and last week's edition of the Sim Racing Roundup explains how. You will also get words of advice from IMSA driver Parker Thompson as he builds his sim racing rig, how a race team uses a sim in their real-world racing and sim racing tips from F1 driver Kevin Magnussen.

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The Greenest Team on the Greenest Grid

The greenest team on the greenest grid. That’s how Envision Racing describes themselves and in last week's Sustainable Motorsport Roundup you will find out why. I also feature an analysis of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in electric motorsport, a technical deep dive of a hydrogen combustion race engine and a test drive of the Porsche GT4 e-Performance.

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More Uncertainty Over Audi F1 Bid

Finally, the Business of Motorsport Roundup looked at yet more uncertainty that is clouding the Audi F1 bid as another top-level executive leaves the manufacturer. I also bring you details on the finances of F1 and the teams that race in it, NASCAR’s new breed of owners and international aspirations and more.

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This Week on Motorsport Prospects

This week you will find out about more race driver scholarship programs you may want to consider, the power of visualization, insights into GT3 racing and sim racing views from Darren Cox, the creator and director of GT Academy, the inspiration behind the recent hit film Gran Turismo.

Coming Soon to Motorsport Prospects

With the launch of this newsletter now in the books, I will be embarking on a revamp of the Motorsport Prospects website with a particular focus on the home page. Over the next few months expect to see a cleaner, more efficient look and feel with a particular emphasis on the Motorsport Prospects Directory.

Of course I will share with you all the details right here on News That Racers Can Use.

The Last Lap

If you watched the recent movie Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz, you would have no doubt remembered the scene when Linda Christian kisses Alfonso de Portago at a brief stop during the 1957 Mille Miglia. The photo of that kiss has become known as the "Kiss of Death" (Il Bacio della Morte) and it is reproduced above. A grim piece of motorsport history indeed.

Looking forward to seeing you at the track. Enjoy the week!

Mark