Madbag Motorsport: Get into motorsport!

Martyn Walsh is the team manager of PMF racing. He was the winner of the production. GTi, championship in 2020.

He is now managing a team in the Citroen C1 Endurance Championship and talks about racing, mid-life crisis, his son’s racing and picking up friends along the journey.

Today I am talking to John Hobbs who is here at Silverstone, competing in the Mini 7 classic race series. He talks to us about how he got involved in the sport, crashing and rolling, how to get your race licence and what things you have to consider if you want to compete.

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Erin Wetherall is a GT3 Race Mechanic with east Surrey College and a Tyre Technician with Barwell Motorsport.

Erin is a great example of someone who is not about to let opportunities slip by and is ready to give it all a go.

Kerry Neary, founder of Girlsinsports.co.uk tells us about her platform aimed at girls and women wanting to find sports clubs near them, for access into all types of sport, not just motorsport.

Today we are talking to Neil Hunt who is competing in a Formula Ford at Brands Hatch Race Circuit. He went to the Jim Russell racing school in his thirties and tells how he was the first person to drive the BRDC Dulara Formula 3 in the Walter Hayes Trophy race meeting. Also about Lanan Racing and George Russell before he got into Formula One.

We are talking to Sikiru Kasali from Waltham Forest College London, who shares how he got involved in motorsport and is the background driving force, ensuring that the Waltham Forest Student Race Team have everything in order to be able to compete in their first race at Brands Hatch.

Today we are talking to Andrew Lloyd from studentmotorsport.com. Andrews love of cars and the written word led into motorsport journalism. He tells us about how more and more colleges and universities are offering courses in motorsport and also putting together their own race teams to compete in real races at race circuits around the country.

Millie Reeder, like many teenagers, was not sure what she wanted to do when she left school, but she was inspired when she found out about the Motorsport course at East Surrey College. She tells us about whats involved and how it led to her being part of a race team and how she is alot clearer on what she would like to do in the future.

Rob Stanger is a tutor at East Surrey College that has put together a student racing team as part of the Level 3 Motorsport course. He tells us about how that all works and how he grew up with motorsport, Minis, muscle cars and living with ADHD.

Paul Barrett has been involved in motorsport since the age of 12. He has been involved as a driver, co-driver and organiser, all over the country and in Europe.

He explains how 12 cars are a great fun budget form of motorsport in a standard road car.

Has competed in road rallies all over the country. Also single-venue stage rallies, multi venue stage rallies and European events.

And not forgetting… the one and only Preston.