The McLaren 720S GT3 is set to continue for another two years as the manufacturer plans for its next GT3 challenger. I have full details in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup along racecraft tips and more.
Racecraft Tips & Techniques
A Trail Braking Coaching Session
Ross Bentley of Speed Secrets gives a trail braking coaching session as h recounts a conversation between himself and a driver. “Note that this is not a transcript of any one coaching session, or with any one driver. Because I’ve coached this specific topic with so many drivers (hundreds!), this is a composite of all of them.” You can read the conversation here.
Remote Coaching Can Make You Faster–Here’s How
Ross Bentley also explains how remote coaching can benefit race drivers. “With technology now, I can see as much remotely as I could be in the car with you,” Ross explains. “It can be as effective–and sometimes more effective–because I get more views, more angles, more inputs of information than I could if I was in the car with you. I can also focus on one thing; I can’t help you go faster when I’m hoping just to survive [as a passenger]. And there’s less cost, generally, because there are no travel costs.”
Read the details of why at Grassroots Motorsports here.
What It Takes to Set a Nurburgring Lap Record In a VW Golf
VW’s mission was to make the Golf GTI Edition 50 its fastest car ever around the Nordschleife, no matter what it took. Richard Ingram of Auto Express talks to Volkswagen test driver and touring-car racer Benny Leuchter about how he did it.
Race Car & Series Developments
McLaren Set to Continue With 720S GT3 For Next Two Years
McLaren is set to continue with its 720S GT3 Evo in customer racing competition for at least the next two seasons according to McLaren Automotive motorsport boss Giorgio Sanna, who suggested not to expect an all-new car until 2028 at the earliest.
“We are already working on the future,” Sanna told selected reporters during last month’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. “For me it’s good because I’m arriving now in a moment where we can write down our future properly. It’s early to talk about the future of GT3 but there will for sure be news coming along the season about the timeline and everything.”
MLMC Reveals Largest Ever Full Season Grid for Season 11
The grid for the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup is the largest ever, with 45 cars across the three classes for the six round series that takes in six of Europe’s most iconic circuits and is firmly established as the proving ground for the Endurance stars of tomorrow.
There are 24 LMP3, 11 LMP3 Pro/Am and 10 GT3 entries, with the three championship winning teams and five of the six driver champions returning to defend their titles. The international grid will see 30 different teams running the 45 entries, with the teams and drivers representing 24 different nations from all around the world.
SCCA Road Racing Program Undergoes Strategic Shift, Setting Up for Future Success
To ensure success in the long term, SCCA will be reorganizing its Road Racing leadership committee structure in 2026, allowing for strategic oversight of the program in an ever-changing market.
“The SCCA has long-been the gold standard in amateur racing,” explained SCCA Board of Directors chair Bob Crawford. “This change will allow us to build on that history and continue forward with a renewed vigor.”
In its current form, SCCA’s Road Racing program has three loosely connected entities leading it, with one entity creating rules and classes upon member requests, a second entity conducting events and experiences for members racing cars in those classes, and a third entity responsible for building a business around and marketing what the other two groups are doing. Collaboration between the three occurs, but not in a strategic enough way that is conducive to keeping pace with market competition.
Read what the SCCA plans to change here.
Lime Rock Park Completes Radical Cup Schedule
A three-day standalone spectator event at Lime Rock Park, Aug. 6-8, completes the 2026 Radical Cup North America schedule. The trip to the Berkshires – the scenic region renowned for weekend retreats, outdoor recreation, wineries and small-town charm – adds another destination event to the calendar, which already features a mix of renowned tracks and high-profile events.
RACER has all the details.
NZ ClubSport Championship
Entries are now open for the 2026 MotorSport New Zealand ClubSport Championships, proudly hosted by Ashburton Car Club. This flagship ClubSport Championship brings together grassroots competitors from across the country for an action-packed weekend celebrating accessible, competitive motorsport.
Full details can be found here:
From the Sim Racing Roundup
Jenson Button: Sim Racing Is a Compliment to Karting
Jenson Button shares his view on how sim racing enhances racecraft in last week’s Sim Racing Roundup, along with insights into sim racing’s cognitive benefits and more.