Young Racing Driver Academy

The Young Racing Driver Academy (YRDA) was launched in April 2013 by The Business of Sport, (TBOS) a global sports management consultancy - with the aim of providing young drivers with the support required to make it to the highest echelons of motorsport. The YRDA is a motorsport academy that is focused on identifying, mentoring and coaching young racing driver talent and providing a pathway from Karting into single-seater racing. YRDA delivers a specialist programme and provides tailored mentoring, marketing and management support to young racing drivers. YRDA and its programme partners possess wide-ranging expertise and experience across the business of motorsport and are perfectly placed to encourage and assist a young racing driver in maximising his or her on and off track potential. YRDA’s aim is to identify talented young racing drivers and provide opportunities for those individuals to develop the necessary range of skills, knowledge and level of confidence to fully prepare them to compete to the best of their ability in their chosen feeder series and move towards their ultimate goal of racing in F1 or other categories of professional motorsport. Services The YRDA provides a unique set of benefits to each member of the programme. These range from our state of the art YRDA simulator, human performance monitoring, sports science assessments and evaluation. Guidance on the core skill-sets include the following: Simulator Driver Coaching Presentation Skills and Public Speaking Marketing, Branding and Social Media Bespoke Motor Racing Fitness and Nutrition Optimal Mindset Coaching Driver Well-Being and Lifestyle Off-Track Race Preparation As part of our holistic approach to driver development, the YRDA will focus on all of the key areas that a young driver requires in today's evolving motorsport environment. For more information about the YRDA and the services it provides, please contact us via cbraggins@arden-motorsport.com