Sim Training for Real-World Track Drivers

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Big things are happening at Motorsport Prospects-and I want you to be part of them.

I'm excited to announce that I'm beginning to release the first members of the new Verified by Motorsport Prospects (VMP) program. The initial group includes 26 experienced motorsport professionals who have been selected for their expertise and are available to help you take the next step in your motorsport journey.

Need help with sponsorship, media relations, driver coaching, physical or mental conditioning, management or other aspects of your career? The VMP program is designed to make finding the right professional easier-and give you greater confidence that you're getting advice from someone who understands motorsport.

And this is only the beginning.

I'm now developing the Motorsport Prospects Driver Network (MPDN) as a companion to VMP. The vision is to build a network specifically for committed, career-focused drivers who are serious about developing their careers and connecting with the people who can help them succeed.

What would you want from a network like MPDN? This is your opportunity to help shape it. Reply to this email and tell me what you would find most valuable-from access to professionals and advice to networking, opportunities and resources.

And, of course, there's plenty of News Racers Can Use this week. One of my favourite pieces of advice from last week came from Motorsport Prospects podcast guest Lewis Paris, who explains why fitness is just as important for sim racers as it is for drivers competing on track. The interview also dovetails neatly into tips on sim training for real-world track drivers.

Read on for this, the latest driver-related motorsport news, and more resources to help you move your racing career forward.

Championship Standings Don't Always Show Driver Development

Driver development is about far more than where a driver finishes in the championship standings. A driver's progression can be better understood by looking at factors such as consistency, racecraft, adaptability and improvement over the course of a season-especially when drivers have had very different levels of experience, equipment and opportunity. Click here to read more in last week's Driver Development Roundup.

A Journey From Science to Motorsport: Part 2 - Where Racing and Science Meet

Last week I published Part 2 of Alex Diodati's journey from science to motorsport where he explains how he wants racing to help communicate science. Click here to read he conclusion of Alex's article and to see what he is up to today.

Make Your Racing Program Financially Viable

Learn how to make your racing program financially viable by managing costs, planning your budget and maximizing your motorsport investment in last week's Business of Being a Race Driver. I also have more sponsorship tips and why you need to be always asking questions! Click here to read all the details.

The Art of Overtaking

The art of overtaking is just a part of the racecraft tips highlighted in last week's Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have details on the new Corvette GT3 Evo package and much more.Click here to read about overtaking and more.

Why Sim Racers Need to be Fit with Lewis Paris

As mentioned in the intro, last week on the Motorsport Prospects Podcast I chatted with performance coach Lewis Paris who explained why sim racers need to be fit to maximize their performance on track. It will be an eye opener for those of you who spend hours in a sim but never think about the physical toll it takes on your body. Click here to listen to the episode.

Mission H24 and Toyota Collaborate on Hydrogen Motorsport

Mission H24 and Toyota are collaborating on hydrogen motorsport, and I have the details in last week's Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have details on the Puma Gen-E electric rally car, new teams in Formula E and more. Click here to read all the latest sustainable motorsport developments.

Sim training for real-world track drivers is just one of the topics covered in last week's edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on another sim to real-world racing transition, why you need to be fit for sim racing and more! Click here to read how you can use sim racing as a training tool and more.

ACO, FIA Announce Ten-Year WEC Partnership Deal

The ACO and FIA have announced a ten-year WEC partnership deal and I had the details in last Friday’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also had details on the future of Malaysia in F1, Turkey’s preparations to welcome back F1 and much more. Click here to read all this and more.

The Week Ahead

This week on the Motorsport Prospects Podcast, I'm joined by race driver Mac Clark. Mac pulls no punches when it comes to the realities of raising sponsorship in today's motorsport landscape-and his advice carries even more weight because he's living that challenge himself. As he works to secure the funding needed to race next year, Mac offers a candid look at what it really takes to build a sponsorship program and get companies to invest in your racing.

The episode drops Wednesday. Listen here and hear Mac's advice for yourself.

Quote of the Week

“You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Ernhardt Sr.

The Last Lap

The pursuit of speed has always been one of motorsport's great drivers of innovation. In 1935, Auto Union pushed that pursuit to the extreme when Hans Stuck took its streamlined Rennlimousine to a measured 326.975 km/h on an Italian autostrada near Lucca. More than 90 years later, Audi Tradition has recreated the remarkable car from historical records and brought it back into the Silver Arrow family.

This fascinating story offers a glimpse into the engineering, competition and relentless development behind one of motorsport's earliest battles for outright speed-and shows how lessons in aerodynamics and lightweight construction were already shaping racing technology in the 1930s.

To your success on track and off!

Mark Boudreau