May 2010

Interview with Yvan Muller – WTCC World Champion

Yvan is a veteran when it comes to racing. Spending time as a Formula 3 driver in the early stages of his career, he has found more success after the switch to touring car racing. The World Touring Car Champion took some time out for an interview with Global Racing Schools. We wanted to know everything about how he got to where he is and here was what he had to say.

Question: Yvan, you have achieved almost everything there is to achieve in Touring car racing. Being the BTCC, WTCC Champion and several 2nd places. What are your future goals?

WTCC is widely considered the pinnacle of Touring car racing. And I am just glad that at this point, I’m able to maintain my level of racing. The important part for me is that I’m still competitive enough to be fighting for the championship this season. So my future goal is to stay at this level as long as possible. The longer the better.

How can I get started in Racing?

To get started in racing, the first and most important requirement is to obtain a race license. It does not matter which country you are from or where you decide to race in, the bottom-line is – you will need a license.

So, how do you get a race license?

Good news for aspiring racers living in countries with well established motorsport organizations, it is relatively easy to get your race license. For information on how to get the license, you can simply approach your country’s Motorsport association, usually called an ASN in short.

Here are the things that they will require you to do:

1)   Sign up as a member.

2)   Take a driving course to certify that you have the basic knowledge for racing.

3)   Take up a medical examination appointed by the ASN.

4)   Once you pass the driving course and medical examination, you will obtain your C-grade national racing license.

5) The C grade national license allows you to race in national events. Once you have completed a certain number of races as required by your country’s ASN, you would be able to upgrade to an International C grade license that would allow you to race in international events.

Team Velocità Xtreme – Professional Race Coaching

Introduction

Team Velocità Xtreme was created to offer the highest level of race training to you. This team comprises of the best drivers in the motorsport industry. They are able to translate their experience and knowledge to you.

Team Velocità Xtreme was set up to help competitive racers that are looking to find the critical few milliseconds in their lap times, to bring them from a mid pack runner to a race winner. Racing is not a cheap sport and the more seasons you join with average results, the lesser chance you’ll get to impress your sponsors and the less funding you’ll be receiving to carry on your career.

Many drivers seem to forget that once you acquire good results, sponsors come to you. No more grueling searches for funding, if you’re already a race champion that shows potential. The way to do it is to accelerate your learning curve by ensuring that the best trainers in the industry are under your training agenda to support you.

To maximize your budget and also to ensure that you get the most of  your training, we recommend that you know about the following before your training session.

Formula 1 2010 Spanish GP Preview

After a three-week break F1 heads to Spain for the fifth round of the 2010 championship.

At this race we will learn a lot about how the rest of the season is likely to pan out for two main reasons:

Firstly the Catalunya circuit is the ultimate test of a Formula 1 car. It’s for this reason this track has been the most popular venue for testing for a long time now. Hence why most drivers could probably drive the track with their eyes closed.

The car needs to have very good aerodynamic efficiency to cope with the track’s high speed and long corners.  Also Catalunya is one of the most punishing tracks on tyres. The tyres have to withstand heavy load in those long corners. Therefore having a car that is kind to its tyres is critical here.