Yesterday I read Justin St. Louis’s article over on Vermont Motorsports Magazine’s website about the possibility of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) running a race in Florida during Speedweeks this February and it got me thinking. Click here to read the article from VMM: http://www.vtmotormag.com/touring/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1288101503&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1,6&.
As some of you may know, I spent most of this summer working on an ACT Late Model team that fielded a young driver. Besides my official role as a tire specialist I also helped promote the driver. I spent many hours brainstorming new and interesting ways to get his name out into the industry. Yet, anyone who has worked in Motorsports or has tried to enter the industry knows it is not always about how good you are it is about who you know. Being in the northeast there are few opportunities to meet the decision makers who can advance a young driver’s career. So what does this have to do with Florida?
