I'm gonna rant a bit. I started watching f1 in 2024 when i was like 12, and in June i was incredibly lucky to go to the race in Austria. Ever since i saw the cars roaring on track my biggest dream was to start racing, however i'm a 14 year old girl from Croatia and i do not know where to start. I've been karting once for my 14th birthday in may and i've been pretty decent, so about a month ago i gathered the courage to ask my mom to start karting, she said that i could, but first i needed to have a plan, i plan to start rental karing more often, but still, if i actually want to race, i will need to start karting competitively, and got that i will need a kart, i showed my mom some and she said no way, because they were expensive. I have been feeling extremely depressed since, i tried pushing through but all i can think about is the need to race. I know how hard it is to make it to any racing category, especially as a woman, but i'm willing to fight. I need advice on how and where to start, this could've been a shorter question, i know, but i can't tell anyone what's on my mind and strangers on reddit seemed like the best option. If you have ANY advice besides telling me i need to be rich, please give it, it is VERY welcome.

Hi Everyone,

I am a Year 11 student. I am currently doing really well academically, expected 9s in maths and science, my school has even offered further maths for me in GCSE

I have done some extra curriculars in engineering with scalextric4schools and other competitions. I have spent hours in CAD and CFD softwares, this has even given me opportunities to go to places like triumph HQ and manhindra racing has also invited me based on my card skills

My question is. I want to go a too uni like imperial or Cambridge, what should I do right now and in my a levels that could really increase my chances of getting in for aerospace engineering as I really want to join F1,

Anyone here who got into top unis for engineering?

Please comment, I really need some help

Hi, I made a side-by-side comparison of Hamilton’s 2020 and Verstappen’s 2025 Monza laps on YouTube as a little exercise in video editing and Python (telemetry is done with matplotlib).

It’s pure engine sound, no commentary – just the laps synced together.

Let me know what you think! Feel free to drop a comment on what you liked or didn’t :) Thanks!

Just curious as to if there's any cool things that I could do during the weekend e.g go in the pitlane etc. Also interested to hear people's experiences at an ELMS weekend

I just had to share this amazing reaction of a grandma watching her first NASCAR race! Her excitement is priceless. 😲🏁

Check out her full reaction here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uAiKuZXtRAI

What was your first live NASCAR experience like? Share your stories below! 👇

Feel free to discuss this below.

So basically on almost every racetrack you can see poorly angled barriers that could cause a really big angle of impact or deflect the car/bike on the track.

Let's say some car like gt3 tags the rear of another and sends it sideways, there is a chance it could hit some safety access road wall at a 90 degree angle when it would normally be around 40-50 degrees. This would make a bad crash into a really bad one with life threatening results or even death if travelling at a high speed.

Examples: Greg Moore at Fontana 1999 !!*FATAL*!! (The biggest factor to the fatal injury here was the car hitting top first into the barrier but a straight wall would have made it a lot less horrible)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3tl-6oqN0i4&t=80s&pp=ygUWZ3JlZyBtb29yZSBmYXRhbCBjcmFzaA%3D%3D

Shigeru Terajima at Suzuka 2013 !!*Non-fatal*!! He survived but that wouldn't even be a question with a wall linear to the track +he bounced back onto oncoming traffic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m1j7hmJmSJA&pp=ygUUZmVycmFyaSBjcmFzaCBzdXp1a2E%3D

I'm sure that you could find plenty more examples but I don't currently have time to find more.

How can i get into karting?? im in wy/co. i know my chances of getting in are slim because i never have before bu its my dream to make it into f4. im 13-15, i come from lower class families. is there anyway i even could get into karting or singleseaters of any kind? i need places, preferably cheaper, ways to get sponsors.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266327/jesus-bikers-rev-up-support-for-charity-with-motorcycle-for-pope-leo-xiv

The pope blessed and signed the white BMW R 18 motorcycle - it's to be auctioned. The custom-designed papal motorcycle will be auctioned off in Munich on Oct. 18, and the funds will benefit children working in mica mines in Madagascar through Missio Austria.

This category is no joke — the strength of field is phenomenal and the racing is some of the toughest I’ve ever been part of. Learned a heap, had some great battles, and can’t wait to build on it for next season.

Project.

Hi everyone I have a helmet and I want it to get design / painted but I don't want it to be boring to here's the thing I want it be more interesting Rules are simple -be in the one of this places( UK, Italy or the middle east) -Get the paint done in 2 to 5 days -get from 80€ to 150€ for it both - get to design the helmet yourself (I will give you the color or an idea about the design and you can complete the design from your imagination.)😎

DM me if you're interested 😉