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Brad Philpot is a professional racing instructor, automotive industry trainer, go-kart racer, coach and YouTube content creator. He is also a former Toyota MR2 champion, Red Bull Kart Fight champion, 'Works’ Peugeot racing driver, Nurburgring 24 hour race winner, Race Of Champions Celebrity Skills Challenge winner (narrowly beating Ferrari Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel) and a British Touring Car Championship BTCC driver.

Brad can be found at:

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@BradPhilpot

Website

https://bradphilpot.com

Facebook

https://facebook.com/bradley.philpot

Twitter/X

https://twitter.com/BradleyPhilpot

Instagram

https://instagram.com/bradley_philpot

Twitch

https://twitch.tv/bradphilpot

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Philpot

Sim Coaching

https://theracecoach.com

My thanks to Caffeine & Machine for use of their great facility. They can be found at:

Website

https://caffeineandmachine.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/caffeineandmachine/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/caffeineandmachine/

Chapters

00:00:00 - Car park

00:01:16 - Nürburgring Nordschleife corner names...

00:03:24 - Ok, let's do an intro...

00:04:26 - Starting in Cadet karting

00:09:05 - The challenges of being coached by family

00:14:21 - An uncomfortable incident

00:17:01 - Getting back into karting on a shoestring budget

00:20:47 - First attempt at a car racing scholarship

00:23:08 - Becoming a Palmersport Instructor

00:32:59 - A full time professional instructor

00:37:10 - Toyota MR2 challenge - first championship win

00:45:16 - Entering the first competition - Red Bull Kart Fight

00:56:12 - Peugeot Works driver competition

01:11:56 - Beating Sebastian Vettel at the Race Of Champions

01:20:23 - Formula 4 (F4) / Formule 3 (F3) test driver

01:24:19 - A British Touring Car Championship opportunity

01:35:23 - Tyre testing with Cooper/Avon

01:36:26 - In summary...a hard grafter