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Neil Smith, like many kids, got his love of motorsport from his father. His passion for the sport was fueled by weekends spectating at English race tracks and watching the Formula 1 on TV. However, it was sports car racing that really caught his imagination, initially with Group C and later, after a move to the USA, with IMSA. Trips to the Le Mans 24 Hours added to the experience, and in the 2000s his hobby of writing a blog about racing turned into actual reporting on the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am for the predecessor of SportsCar365.com. After building a career in the tech industry, Neil returned to writing in 2018, beginning work on his debut book titled On The Prowl: The Definitive History of the Walkinshaw Jaguar Sports Car Team, uncovering the fascinating stories, anecdotes, and intrigue from those who were there. His book is published by our friends at David Bull Publishing.
SHOW SPONSORS
CAPitalize Your Finances Online Course • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation • Cars Yeah TV
INSPIRATION
Tom Walkinshaw was a master at building top tier talent. It was his key to success even though he was also fast and loose with the rules and could be difficult to work with. Past Cars Yeah guests John Nikas a John Saltinstall are two mentors for Neil as well.
CHALLENGES
The matter of time and prioritization to get the book done was a challenge.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
Chassis 488, Le Mans winner in 1988, and Chassis 288, a Le Mans winner in 1990.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
On The Prowl: The Definitive History of the Walkinshaw Jaguar Sports Car Team by Neil Smith*
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
The difference between what you would consider to be an amature and an expert isn’t talent, it is time.
Indulge your passion and spend the time to do it right.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
WHERE TO FIND NEIL.
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.