tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88312749433480794922024-02-19T11:21:38.539-05:00Inspiration At SpeedInspiration At Speed is a chronicle of stories from the world of Motorsport that amaze, captivate, and inspire. Using the combined talents of Canadian freelance motorsport writer Colene Evans-Allen and photographer Brooke Legacy, the stories take you through the life journeys of people around the world with extraordinary accomplishments and success.Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-14598949406529660742014-09-19T15:01:00.000-04:002014-09-19T15:05:16.100-04:00Borrowing a Bit of Inspiration at Speed
2014 Canadian Formula 1600 Super Series Champion
Chase Pelletier with Caleb Smith
Cambridge, ON - September 19, 2014
Photo via Kayleigh Hilborn
Do the accomplishments of those in motorsport inspire others to reach for more and reach out to others? It's a question very worth exploring.
Has Austin Riley inspired others to try racing as a therapy for their children dealing with Autism? &Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-69510778017283878842014-09-09T22:24:00.003-04:002014-09-09T22:28:57.431-04:00Help Find These Special Helmets!
Cambridge, ON - September 9, 2014
Photos via Jason Cherry & Racing With Autism
There are some posts that just make your insides turn and this is one of them, unfortunately.
Sometime in the last 24 hours, thieves broke into the race hauler for Racing With Autism and stole both of Austin Riley's helmets and the team's laptop with all their race setup and data on it. It's a crippling Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-37994187206977075412014-09-06T19:11:00.000-04:002014-09-06T19:12:41.342-04:00Awareness is the Key to Understanding
Cambridge, ON - September 6, 2014
Photo - Brooke Legacy
If anyone had told me two years ago that someone with Autism could drive a race car, I would have already been formulating the argument against it in my mind by their second sentence. I would have argued that there's no way someone with Autism could focus enough, maintain concentration enough, have the proper fine motor skills, or Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-88646613716425899352014-08-23T09:44:00.000-04:002014-08-23T09:46:29.885-04:00Master of My Fate
Cambridge, ON - August 23, 2014
Photo via Jaguar LandRover
Motorsport has endured its fair share of marketing and public relations ploys over the years. Some have been really outstanding and some have been just disastrous. The reality is that most sponsors are looking for some sort of return on their investment in terms of advertising streams and revenue from sales. Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-74700130507006156872014-08-18T22:02:00.002-04:002014-08-18T22:03:22.383-04:00Anything You Can Do I Can Do Too
Cambridge, ON - August 18, 2014
Photo via NationalSpeedSportNews.com
This past Saturday night at Jefferson Speedway in South Dakota, Isaac Schreurs set a new motorsport record, becoming the first paraplegic driver to win a major 'A' Main Sprint Car race. Schreurs led the 25 lap race flag to flag. Sprint Car racing is a tough and demanding form of racing, so Schreurs has Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-30690464951386438082014-08-13T10:21:00.000-04:002014-08-13T10:21:13.242-04:00Respects to Kevin Ward Jr.Cambridge, ON - August 13, 2014Normally, we celebrate the successes of those in motorsport on this blog. We prefer to do that.
After the sad events of this past weekend, however, we have to take a moment to reflect on the other side of our sport - the side we're not nearly as fond of.Our hearts go out to Kevin Ward Junior's family and friends, the Empire Super Sprints organization, Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-61991936651587662912014-08-09T21:43:00.000-04:002014-08-09T22:02:15.541-04:00The Sweet Taste of Victory
Cambridge, ON - August 9, 2014
Photo via formula1600.com
It would be nearly impossible for a Hollywood script writer to come up with a plot this good for a movie. In fact, it's so stunning that we're still reeling.
In Canada, for 2014, there is a new Formula 1600 (Formula Ford) Championship called the Toyo Tires Formula 1600 Super Series. Essentially, it's a collection of Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-69046473586891705012014-08-06T15:24:00.000-04:002014-08-06T15:24:54.620-04:00Double Video Day - Racing With Autism & Race2RecoveryCambridge, ON - August 6, 2014
A bit of a rushed day for us at Inspiration At Speed today, as both Racing With Autism and Race2Recovery released videos today.Race2Recovery released their August 2014 update video. A couple of notes for this video. First, congrats on the continued good results in the Freelander Challenge to the team. Second, two members of the R2R team are takingColene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-22843484703784978242014-08-05T08:00:00.000-04:002014-08-05T08:00:01.582-04:00From Mid-Ohio to Morocco They Were Inspiring
Chase Pelletier leads the TCB Class at Mid-Ohio.
Cambridge, ON - August 5, 2014
Photo via Motorsport.com
There were a lot of inspiring folks out this past weekend doing a whole bunch of awesome and inspiring things. Here's a quick round-up of some of our favourite moments.
Tony Harris moved mountains for himself and other wounded soldiers when he helped to found Row2Recovery and Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-28909613194615171392014-08-01T16:44:00.000-04:002014-08-01T16:44:06.438-04:00Skip Barber Race School Has A Very Special Graduate
Cambridge, ON - August 1, 2014Photo via Racing With AutismIt's not too often you'll hear an announcement like this one.Austin Riley has become the first graduate of the Skip Barber Race School who is on the Autism spectrum.You read that exactly right. The 15-year-old Canadian from Uxbridge, Ontario already has three Karting Championships on his racing resume, as well as being ranked one Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-4898664269276507752014-07-31T11:09:00.000-04:002014-07-31T11:09:36.642-04:00New Motorsport Record for Race2Recovery
Cambridge, ON - July 31, 2014Photo via Race2Recovery
Race2Recovery, the British Rally-Raid team that holds the only back to back finishes in the world by a disability team in the Dakar Rally-Raid, have set another motorsport record.
Last weekend the team took part in the fourth round of the MSA British Cross Country Championship with driver Olaf Jones and co-driver Yanto Evans. Jones isColene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-25137321758350691932014-07-30T15:50:00.000-04:002014-07-30T15:50:49.271-04:00Inspiring Driver Looks for Repeat Victory at Mid-Ohio this Weekend
Cambridge, ON - July 30, 2014This weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, one of our favourite inspiring drivers will be taking to the track looking to repeat his victory last year in the Verizon IndyCar series race. Charlie Kimball, who drives the Novo Nordisk sponsored 83 car for Chip Ginassi Racing, is a Type 1 Diabetic and has become a hero and role model for many people, both young Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-70276425121375649832014-07-29T10:06:00.001-04:002014-07-29T10:06:38.299-04:00Dreams Do Come TrueCambridge,ON - July 29, 2014
Photo via Racing With Autism
The distance between Goodwood Kartways in Uxbridge, Ontario and Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia is a lot more than just geographical. One is a regional karting track that has a storied past and has seen many a Canadian race car driver through its gates and on its pavement. The other is an internationally recognized road Colene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA 30517, USA34.1435425 -83.81365579999999234.130401 -83.833825799999985 34.156684000000006 -83.7934858tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831274943348079492.post-18188340369852770892014-07-25T20:30:00.000-04:002014-07-27T11:38:06.818-04:00Welcome to Inspiration At SpeedCambridge, ON - July 28, 2014
Many of you will be familiar with this series of articles from In The Pits Media and CBS Sports' In The Pits Racing Radio. For the first year of its life the series lived on In The Pits Media's website. I'm very grateful to ITPM for hosting the series in its first year, but there is so much more that can be done with the series. We've moved it overColene Evans-Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842665678154914740noreply@blogger.com0Cambridge, ON, Canada43.3616211 -80.31442759999998843.1770356 -80.637151099999983 43.5462066 -79.991704099999993