Fuel, spare tires, new parts, pit staff, safety officers, coaches, and permission from a governing body. These are all of the components that need to be present when a professional racing car is practicing on a track, and it’s no small amount. Racing teams need resources, energy, and lots of funding to remain operational, and although practice is important, doing it too often can make all of the above components disappear in a flash. That’s one of the biggest reasons why using racing simulators ...

How Simulators Have Changed the Racing World Forever

Many racing drivers strive to have their name remembered for years down the line. They chase victories, records, and titles so that they can prove their skill to their fellow competitors and to the world. However, it’s rare that these individuals continue to give the energy they don’t expend on the racetrack back into the sport; to work consistently and passionately to better racing for all drivers and to ensure their wellbeing when one could be resting or enjoying the spoils of their victories ...

Jackie Stewart: A Legacy of Speed and Safety

Racing is and always has been a dangerous sport. High speed necessarily means higher risks, so it’s good to have a countermeasure for most anticipatable accidents. Inventions such as harnesses and roll cages are good examples of these countermeasures and are designed to keep drivers secure and unharmed when a vehicle goes off the road. However, there is only so much that can be added to a car before its ability to move quickly is compromised. That’s where the helmet–protective equipment that is ...

The Evolution of Racing Helmets

Do you ever wish there was a motorsport that was a more accessible NASCAR? A racing competition series that combined less modified stock cars, more varied track layouts, and an emphasis on nudging and bumping opponents’ vehicles out of the way? If your answer to these questions is a “yes,” you may not be from England! British Touring Car racing has been around since the late 1950s and has become one of the most popular motorsports on the isle. It combines all of these aforementioned components t...

The History of the British Touring Car Championship

The heroes and hall-of-famers of the racing world are most often drivers or team sponsors. These two roles–the one who takes a car to glory on the track and the one who hired the drivers and designers that made that car–constitute the personality and skill that make a team unique. However, there is another role on a racing team that, although often overlooked by or invisible to the public eye, is of perhaps the most vital importance to team success: the mechanic. Among this group of automotive e...

Phil Remington: Remembering the Mechanical Maestro

Race tracks in all avenues of motorsport have their unique challenges. Some make use of steep curves, others are known for difficult terrain, and many are just plain long. Tracks without a large amount of risks like these may seem uncomplicated by comparison, but they are designed to test an entirely different aspect of how a racing driver controls their car: how much speed they use. These tracks, known as “fast tracks,” are battlegrounds for the highest-speed racing in the world, and as such th...

The Fastest Tracks in the World: Where Speed Reigns Supreme

Two proud organizations ready to make names for themselves. A cutthroat competition with everything on the line. Names that go down in the hall of fame as being responsible for monumental victories. This combative imagery is no doubt familiar for anyone who has followed professional motorsport. Over the past century, rivalries have been the propellant behind many of the world’s greatest races, amplifying tensions and adding stakes to championship bouts that were stressful enough beforehand. Howe...

Firestone vs Goodyear: The 20-year Tire War

Many of motorsport’s biggest names have remained humble in spite of the fame. For every bombastic personality who is flagrant about their skill, there is a driver who loves racing and wants to represent it to the best of their ability without drawing undue attention. Unfortunately for people interested in automotive history, a lot of the fascinating details of these drivers’ lives remains a mystery because it’s not breaking-news level action. When it comes to the life of late racing legend Ken M...

Ken Miles: One of Motorsport's Brightest Lights

Pit stops are a way for racing drivers to quickly get new tires, fuel, or parts for their car so that they can keep going without a breakdown. That’s, at least, the textbook definition, but if you asked an actual driver what they thought about pit stops, they would probably tell you that they are of incredible importance. As racing has progressed over the past century, pit stops have evolved from time-consuming necessary evils to choreographed dances that can make the difference between last pla...