New Zealand motorsport team Track Tec Racing is expanding its line up to include single-seaters by launching their “Accelerate to the Podium” program.
The “Accelerate to the Podium” program is aimed at providing a path for talented local drivers to advance to the internationally renowned Castrol Toyota Racing Series and beyond, as a springboard to their international motorsport careers.
The goal of Cromwell-based Track Tec Racing is to link Kiwi drivers to the international motorsport by taking local motorsport talent to the world or giving international talent an opportunity to come to test their skills in our New Zealand’s tough competitions.
Track Tec Racing was due to be competing in the TCR Australia Series with two cars before COVID-19 travel restrictions curtailed the venture.
Uncertainty around worldwide travel restrictions has presented the perfect opportunity to launch the program and dedicate their attention to supporting drivers on the pathway to take on the world.
Track Tec Racing has formed a close working partnership with the hugely successful M2 Competition team, having worked together for the last 5 years. M2 Competition is a well-established team in New Zealand and abroad with six Toyota Racing Series Drivers Championships. The team has also worked with household names in motorsport such as McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris, Racing Point Formula One driver Lance Stroll, Formula 3 racer Liam Lawson, Formula 2 driver Marcus Armstrong, and SuperGT Champion and Formula E driver Nick Cassidy.
M2 Competition competes in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series during the Kiwi summer and in the Formula Renault Eurocup during the rest of the year, providing a greatly experienced partnership for Track Tec Racing.
Track Tec Racing Team Managers, Matt Waters and Carmen Doran both work with M2 competition, Matt as Chief Mechanic for M2 Competition and Carmen as Team Manager and previously as a Data Engineer.
“I’m really excited to be back racing single seaters again and can’t wait to help young kiwis be prepared for what NZ racing holds and Motorsport around the world,” commented Track Tec Racing Team Principal, Matt Waters,
The “Accelerate to the Podium” program recognises that it takes more than being a good driver to make it to the highest levels of motorsport. As well as testing and racing, the program supports drivers in:
– How to best maximise data analysis to improve performance
– Dedicated simulator training
– Fitness program specific to the demands of motorsport
– Media training
– Promotional and networking training
– Mechanical aptitude and understanding
Track Tec Racing’s “Accelerate to the Podium” program will see them enter two cars in the New Zealand Formula First Championship as the first step for drivers, before advancing to either the North or South Island or national Formula Ford Championships, preparing them to then step up to the international proving ground of the Toyota Racing Series.
The first drivers to join the program are set to be announced in due course.
For more information on the “Accelerate to the Podium” program or Track Tec Racing, please contact Matt Waters matt.tracktecracing@gmail.com.
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