A 32 year racing career is no mean feat. Even more impressive is the fact that Scotsman Allan McNish won the World Endurance Championship in his final season before bowing out of competition for good.

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The second Kiwi on the show is Formula E race winner Mitch Evans. After winning the GP3 Series in 2012 aged just 18 Mitch had his sights set on F1 but motorsport can be a cruel mistress. 

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Australian Mick Doohan needs no introduction. From 1994 to 1998 Mick won five consecutive 500cc Grand Prix world titles. Moreover, he's a top man.

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The Laverty brothers are the epitome of the accidental professionals. Growing up in Toomebridge riding bikes for fun they soon found themselves on British and World championship podiums.

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A fourteen year pro, Irishman Phil Deignan has lived through both the best and worst eras of cycling. Phil talks through his career with typical modesty and good humour in a way that only a Donegal man can.

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Belgium isn't historically a country known for racing car drivers but Stoffel Vandoorne took to four wheels like a duck to water winning title after title on his way to Formula 1.

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Jeremy McWilliams is one of the grittiest riders ever to put his leg over a motorbike. Already 29 before he entered Grand Prix racing, Jeremy fought hard to become a factory rider and a GP winner at 37 years of age.

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Being the son of a cycling legend can have its advantages but there's always a flip-side. Nico Roche tells Eugene about his journey to becoming a professional cyclist.

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The first racing car driver to be summoned by Eugene Laverty is Kiwi Brendon Hartley. Not one to give up easily, Brendon fought for a decade to break through to the pro ranks.

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In the first episode of PrePro Eugene speaks with MotoGP rider Bradley Smith about his path to becoming a Grand Prix rider at just 15 years of age.