11. John Iley: It's never too late to become a race driver

Sue Stockdale talks to John Iley about his debut season in the Duratec category of Sports 2000. She finds out how he plans to improve his driving skills, and discovers that the car also provides an opportunity for motorsport engineering students from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) to learn trackside.

John Iley always wanted to drive racing cars but took 48 years to fulfil that dream. His career instead took a different direction where he focused on the technical side of motorsport which became all-consuming. Iley's notable career highlights include working at Jordan Grand Prix as a senior aerodynamicist, before becoming Head of Aero in 1998. He continued working in that role at Renault F1, Ferrari F1, and McLaren F1 evolving to Performance Director.

Now running his own business since 2015, John is a consultant helping performance vehicles go faster as well as supporting international and national motorsport governing bodies technically. Iley gained his ARDS racing licence at 50 years old and made his Sports 2000 debut in 2021 with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) team where he lectures, mentors and is Professor of Practice.

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Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)
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