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There was a lot of great content on News Racers Can Use last week and as usual, this newsletter will bring you up to date in case you missed anything.

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Without further ado, here's my weekly update for May 14th, 2024.

Prodigy Week is Back!

Prodigy Week is back and the revolutionary driver development program that looks to develop sim racers into real-world racers is getting ready for Part 2 of their program to kick off at Atlanta Motorsports Park. You can watch the competition this week on Racing Prodigy's YouTube page here.

Click here to read all of last week's Driver Development news.

The Driver’s Eye is On-Board a Ligier JS P320 LMP3 at Sebring at Night

Go on-board with Guy Cosmo as he races a Ligier JS P320 LMP3 at Sebring at night in a recent HSR Prototype Challenge Presented by IMSA race. Click here to watch his on-board.

You Are a Product So Sell Yourself!

You are a product so you need to sell yourself and last week I explained how and why. I also have some great tips on social media marketing, leveraging the media to boost your racing career and advice on why you need to customize your sponsorship deck. Click here to read last week's Business of Being a Race Driver column.

Training Like an Indy 500 Champion

Last week's Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup featured a video on how to train like an Indy 500 champion as well as tips on using iRacing to help with your real-world racecraft, the incredible growth of Formula 4 and a chance for you to have a say on the future direction of SCCA Autocross. Click here to read all of last week's racecraft tips and advice.

Racing Prodigy’s Prodigy Week Returns for Part 2

Last week's Sim Racing Roundup also covered Racing Prodigy’s Prodigy Week as well as a sim racer who went from a computer game to Formula 3, the latest tech reviews and sim racing news and a shout-out to sim racer turned Grand Prix winner Lando Norris. Click here to read all of the Sim Racing Roundup from last week

Breaking Records with the Electric ReVolt

The Sustainable Motorsport Roundup looked at how the electric ReVolt motorcycle is aiming to break a significant world land speed record. I also had news on Skoda’s battery electric concept race car, an awesome video of a McMurtry Speirling on the racetrack and details on the development of the new Extreme H race car. Click here for all of last week's high performance sustainable motorsport news.

Andretti F1 Bid Gets Political

Finally, in the Business of Motorsport, the Andretti F1 bid has gotten political as American politicians have begun questioning why Andretti Global was not granted an F1 grid slot. I had all the details last week. I also had Roger Penske’s reaction to the Team Penske P2P scandal, Formula E’s growth plans and possible new manufacturers in MotoGP. Click here to read all the details.

The Week Ahead

This week on News Racers Can Use features a number of great articles and videos including how to support race drivers on the driver development ladder, a global driver development shootout and more tips on learning a new race track. All this and much more this week!

The Last Lap

Is the $3 million De Tomaso P900 possibly the most gorgeous track car that you have ever seen? Performance figures have not yet been released for the V12 that will be powered by synthetic fuel, but the company says the P900 will provide drivers with a LMP-style driving experience that is aimed at blasting around racetracks all over the world. Stunning.

Until next week,

Mark