World Speed Motorsports Celebrates 30 Years
2021 is the 30th consecutive year that World Speed Motorsports has been developing drivers, fielding formula cars that finish, and winning races and championships. The team has been fortunate to work with some great drivers, mechanics, engineers, and support staff....
World Speed Leading F3 and F4 Championships After Two Rounds at Thunderhill Raceway Park
World Speed Motorsports started off the season right by securing enough points in both Formula Pro USA classes to be at the top of the charts. To start the weekend Kyle Loh won overall pole position in his Ligier F3 car, while teammate William Ferguson did the same in...
Pre-Season Testing Is Underway for F4, F3, and Formula Car Challenge Drivers
World Speed has been testing at various facilities on the west coast since the 2020 season ended. Detailed driver announcements for 2021 are expected soon, but here is what we currently know. We expect to see 2020 World Speed F3 Champion Jay Horak back joined by Sean...
SEASON FINALE: World Speed Secures F3 Championship, and 3 of the Top 5 in F4 Championship
The 2020 Formula Pro USA Championships closed out their regular season recently at Thunderhill Raceway Park. Due to current events, and restrictions World Speed was unable to compete in the entire 2020 schedule. Even so, the team secured 3 of the top 5 overall spots...
Ferguson Is Crowned 2020 F4 Western Championship Vice-Champion, And SCCA F4 Regional Champion
The Exclusive Racing F4 Western Championship visited Thunderhill Raceway Park recently for the final race weekend of the 2020 season. WSM/VMB pilot William Ferguson claimed two podiums at the finale, including a win in the first race of the weekend. Even with running...
WSM Continues Winning Ways In F3 and F4 Western Championships
World Speed F4 racers William Ferguson, Cooper Becklin, and Courtney Crone are all in the Top 5 of the Formula Pro USA F4 Western Championships. At the most recent Laguna Seca event these drivers secured every step of the podium. In 10 races they have secured 3 wins,...
VMB Driver Development Launches New Website
VMB Driver Development has an all new website with information on the scholarships, current drivers, program partners, alumni and much more. Check it out here...
Courtney Crone Announces New Plan for 2020 Racing Season
Courtney Crone Racing is excited to announce that she will be racing in the remaining rounds of the 2020 Formula Pro USA Western Championship, piloting the #25 World Speed Motorsports / VMB Driver Development F4 car. The announcement comes after the decision was made...
World Speed Mid-Season Update
We've all been struggling with current events, but even during this difficult time we've been able to get on track a decent amount. (with precautions of course) Here's a quick look at what we've accomplished so far in this truncated racing season. 2020 Racing...
William Ferguson Selected As 2020 VMB Driver Development Scholarship West Coast F4 Driver
For 2020 VMB Driver Development has selected karting champion William Ferguson to compete in the Formula Pro USA F4 Western Championship. Ferguson started racing karts at 10 years old in the spring of 2015. During his rookie year he won 6 out of 11 races and was on...
FormulaSPEED Eligible To Compete in SCCA’s New Formula X Class
This season the SCCA® Club Racing Board created the new Formula X (FX) class intended for winged, open-wheel formula cars of modest power and performance below that of Formula 1000 or Formula Atlantic vehicles. Cars falling within Formula X for 2020 included Formula...
Mazda Motorsports Continues Support For World Speed’s Formula Car Challenge Into 2020
Mazda Motorsports recently announced contingency cash awards would once again be provided to Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear competitors. A few weeks after that announcement, they nominated three of the 2019 FCC champions to participate in the Mazda Road...
World Speed Drivers Gain Ground After Difficult Qualifying At Circuit Of The Americas
World Speed took three contenders to the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda season finale at Circuit of The Americas this past weekend. Nearly 40 racers lined up to take the green for the Formula One style standing start during the United States...
WSM Drivers Purcell and Pettit Secure 2019 Championships And Are Nominated for the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout
John Purcell (Pro Formula Mazda) and Jason Pettit (Formula S) recently secured their 2019 Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear championships. Both drivers were also recently nominated by Mazda Motorsports for the Road to 24 Shootout. Complete details...
VMB FormulaSPEED Scholarship Racer Jason Pettit Buttonwillow Report
Story shared by Jason Pettit. For more info on Jason, visit: http://jasonpettit46.com/ CONTINUING TO LEARN As November starts approaching, so is the last race of the season. A few weeks back I traveled to Buttonwillow Raceway with my family right after I finished my...
World Speed Motorsports Enters Three Drivers in F1 Support Race at Circuit of the Americas
Crone, Cartier, & Loh Set to Compete in the US F4 Championship Season Finale Formula One returns to Circuit of The Americas for a weekend-long celebration of speed and sound featuring electrifying performances from P!nk and Imagine Dragons. The action-packed...
Winning at Buttonwillow Raceway Park
Sixteen cars showed up to compete in the CalClub SCCA Group 1 race this weekend. World Speed brought three cars to the battle. Jason Pettit won two FS class races, and secured second place in Formula Atlantic in both races as well. Cooper Becklin, who competed in a...
World Speed Entering North American FIA F3 and F4 Championships in 2020
In 2017 World Speed Motorsports (WSM) - after 27 years of racing various formula cars - switched gears from their Road To Indy background. Two years later the team’s F4 program has taken off. WSM has been competing and winning in the Ligier F4 in the Formula Pro USA...
World Speed’s Successful 2019 F4 Season At A Glance
World Speed Motorsports provided support to five competitive Formula 4 racers this season in the 2019 Formula Pro USA Western Championships. The season finale took place at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca on September 1st. Below are the highlights from each...
Winning It All On Labor Day Weekend In Monterey
World Speed had an incredible weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and won both races in the Formula Pro USA Western Championships, AND the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear Championships. Check out the official series press releases below: Formula...
Like Father Like Son – O’Neill Makes Transition To Formula Cars
Accomplished kart racer Aiden O’Neill recently visited Thunderhill Raceway Park to test the Exclusive Racing F4 with World Speed Motorsports. Aiden proved a very quick study as he displayed quick pace for his first time in a formula car. Aiden showed continual...
World Speed Motorsports Collects Trophies At Home Track
This past weekend World Speed competed at Sonoma Raceway in the Formula Pro USA, and Formula Car Challenge races. The team brought home the following TEN trophies: SATURDAY'S RACE John Purcell Winner Pro Formula Mazda Jay Horak 2nd place Pro Formula Mazda Kyle Loh –...
VMB FormulaSPEED Scholarship Racer Jason Pettit Mid-Season Report
Story shared by Jason Pettit. For more info on Jason, visit: http://jasonpettit46.com/ MAKING PROGRESS It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway finished with the FormulaSPEED championship. It’s pretty crazy looking back at how much I have learned within only...
Sonoma Raceway Celebrates 50th Anniversary (World Speed has been here since 1992)
Sonoma Raceway is celebrating 50 years of racing during its 2019 race season. The raceway kicked off its anniversary celebrations earlier this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the facility's groundbreaking on Aug. 14, 1968. Paving was completed on the road course...
World Speed Motorsports Wins At Portland in Pro Formula Mazda and F4
This past weekend World Speed headed to Portland International Raceway to compete in the SCCA Super Tour event. WSM competed in the Formula Pro USA, and Formula Car Challenge races. (Group 3) The team brought home the following trophies: SATURDAY RACE Jay Horak Winner...
World Speed Wins 3 Out of 4 Races at Auto Club Speedway Festival
This past weekend the team headed took to Auto Club Speedway for an exclusive double header alongside the historic racing machines of the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association. The SVRA is the largest and one of the oldest vintage racing organizations in the United...
2019 Season Opens and The Trophies Are Already Rolling In
The 2019 season has barely begun, and here are some of the highlight so far: Pro Formula Mazda at Sonoma Raceway: John Purcell and Jay Horak took 1st and 2nd in both races in the opening rounds of the Formula Car Challenge championship. Formula Pro USA F4 at Sonoma...