EDUCATOR
As a young boy with the desire and ambition to become a racing driver – but zero family money – (or, indeed, family!) - I had to think fast, as well as drive fast. Completely obsessed with all things motorsport, I needed to develop a unique skill set that would help underwrite these sporting ambitions. Communication: I could easily articulate my passion and knowledge of the sport. I read, and researched exhaustively. And traded those self-taught skills for ‘seat time’. It’s how it all started for me. Gratitude to Mike Jordan.
I've been teaching on the racetrack since '84 - initially to pay for my first tentative laps in a Formula Ford 1600 - first at Mallory Park for Mike Jordan's 'Apex Racing School' - then, in '85 - I added the 'Ian Taylor Racing School' - finally in '86, the invitation came to join Silverstone.
Silverstone has been 'home' for nearly forty years - and continues to be so. Despite a remit that includes 'Director of Race School Development', Bushy Park Barbados, 'Live Show Presenter', Whilton Mill, 'Board Member - Race Committee' MSUK, - my main residency is Silverstone. I am 'Chief Training Instructor' for the circuit, 'Head of Race Training' - and 'Deputy Chief Instructor'. It's ever evolving.
2025 sees the release of my most recent training video 'Welcome to Racing' for MSUK, detailed here. I 've made three of these documents now, the first back in the early nineties. Every person applying for a race licence watches this film, the same as every person who drives on a retail experience at Silverstone -- sees one of my bespoke briefing films, every retail kart racer at Whilton Mill - or Bushy Park Barbados learns from a briefing video I presented. The list goes on - I actually can no longer remember all of the motorsport training videos I've made ... thankfully.
Add in my TV presenting work 'The Race' for 'SKY ONE', 'GT Academy' for 'Dave', all of the cameos and guest appearances for shows such as 'Richard Hammond's Workshop', 'BBC Breakfast', etc. - it's quite a body of work.
Then there's 'automotive'. My training films here include content for clients such as Nissan, Fiat, Opel, Citreon, Triumph Motorcycles - and 'live' shows for almost everybody in the industry, as my CV and references will attest. Click here for an insight
If you have a message that you - or your business - need to deliver and land, we should talk. Communication, education, inspiration plus motivation are key deliverables - regardless of the medium of delivery. It's an arena in which I excel, and an area in which I love to work. The more creative the concept, the more excited I am to bring it to life.
In a world numbed off by the blandness of AI, this is clearly the antidote. Passion. Power. And authenticity. A race winning driver with a race winning approach - and a track record of delivering results.
At your service.
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"Steve was my coach and mentor for a Rotax Max test day at Whilton Mill. I'm an experienced kart and car racer, and from start to finish Steve was able to pitch his advice and guidance for me at the perfect level. He immediately knew how much detail to delve into during our track walk, and his post session debriefs were exactly as focused and useful as you would expect from someone of his experience. It's sometimes tough to give driving advice to an already experienced driver, without coming across as patronising - yet Steve had the approach finely honed. Everything he suggested to me had a genuine on-track benefit, and he was able to talk both authoritatively and as a supportive friend. It's hard to think of a day that I've spent in a car or kart that was as productive and fun as my test day with Steve, and I'd wholeheartedly recommend him as a coach for anyone of any experience level."
BRADLEY PHILPOT
BRITISH TOURING CAR RACER
RACE OF CHAMPIONS WINNER
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"Learning from Steve has brought me years of experience to add to my young ambition. From learning to present myself in person and on camera, to the mental approach needed to achieve anything I set out to do. We will run a half marathon together. He's a racer; it makes all the difference."
BRENDON LEIGH
TWO TIMES WORLD ESPORTS F1 CHAMPION
FERRARI FDA F1 ESPORTS DRIVER
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"You can tell Steve has a passion for coaching and helping to take people to the next level in racing. I spent a day with him at Whilton Mill learning the fundamentals of racing a kart and I progressed more that day than I ever have. It was not only a huge amount of fun, but the skills Steve taught me were invaluable and something I'd never have picked up alone. He's a pleasure to work with and a first-class coach."
ROBERT ABUAITA
Novice Karter
