THE FIRST STEPS IN MOTOR RACING

I want to be a racing driver”. It’s a common childhood aspiration. And for many motorsport enthusiasts the aspiration never quite goes away. For most of us though, by the point of adulthood, various things get in the way of making it reality. Not least that simple, but complicated, question of where to begin? It’s not obvious to the uninitiated, plus motorsport often gives a good outward impression of being a rather rarefied place… Agood man to start with in answering the question is Calum Lockie, a multiple champion in British GT and elsewhere.

He’s been competing since the 1980s and coaching for almost as long, working with complete novices right through to those at the top. His recommendation is clear: get a coach.

“Because you’re condensing your learning process,” he tells Motorsport News. “Time on track is expensive, so if we can