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The top mistakes that amateur race car drivers make was just one of the topics covered last week in News Racers Can Use. In case you missed it or anything else featured last week, here is my weekly update of what was featured for your convenience.

And if anyone is at the Canadian Grand Prix or 6 Hours of the Glen this summer, let me know so we can meet up and I can say hi in person. Enjoy!

Motorsport UK Launches Disabled Drivers Scholarship

Motorsport UK has launched a Disabled Drivers Scholarship bringing access and opportunities to even more people who have an interest in getting involved in motorsport. Last week I had all the details. That was just one of the stories covered in last week's Driver Development Roundup. Click here to read the rest.

The Driver’s Eye is on BMW Factory Driver Dan Harper at Oulton Park

Reigning champion and BMW factory driver Dan Harper was your guide to Oulton ahead of British GT’s season opener last week. Click here to watch his onboard.

Customizing Your Sponsorship Deck

Customizing your sponsorship deck is just one of the actionable tips featured in last week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. I also had two great podcast episodes you should listen to, a service run by a race driver that specializes in micro sponsorships and dealing with setbacks. Click here to for all the details.

Why Oliver Rowland Uses a Sports Psychologist

Why Oliver Rowland uses a sports psychologist is just one of the many racecraft tips and nuggets of advice in last week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also had the top mistakes that amateur race car drivers make, what to do when things go sideways and how to measure for a racing helmet. Click here to read more.

The Next F1 Champion Will Be a Sim Racer

The next F1 world champion will be a sim racer, yes you read that right. You will see what I mean in last week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. Click here to read why.

Sustainable Motorsport Remains Rooted in the Thrill of Racing

At its essence, sustainable motorsport remains rooted in the thrill of racing, and Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, emphasizes this point. Discover his insights on the subject in last week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. Click here to read what he had to say.

Why Formula 1 Is Not As Popular As You Think

Why Formula 1 is not as popular as you think would be a counterintuitive argument that goes against everything you have read since Drive to Survive burst onto the scene. Last week you found out how not everything is at it seems. Click here to read the thought provoking details.

The Week Ahead

This week's News Racers Can Use contains racecraft advice from pro drivers, the top sponsorship trends for 2024, how race drivers will be better with AI and using iRacing to improve your real life racecraft. All this and much more news that race drivers can use.

The Last Lap

Vintage Motorsport has an absolutely fascinating article on Dr. Karl Kempf's work for Tyrell in the early days of data logging in motorsport.

"Cuoghi’s trepidation was somewhat understandable, because even by the standards of the day, the data logging system was a significant addition: aside from the sensors and other bits that were required to make it all work, the data itself was recorded to a standard cassette tape, which meant fitting a tape recorder to the car. One cassette could hold a full race worth of data, although the sample rate had to be reduced compared to qualifying."

Enjoy this week's newsletter!

Mark