10/04/2025
Wrapping up a really, really cool race weekend, cannot thank Open Throttle Racing and World Racing League enough. Wrote up a review on the personal page but want to make a pitch to any racers, young and old looking to develop. Not trying to sell anything, sharing and giving perspective on our own development.
The path:
2021: moved from karting to Spec Miata (no regrets—the foundation is unmatched).
2023–2025: tried endurance…then went all-in. By year’s end we’ll have 15 WRL races since 2024.
Seat-time math (why this matters):
SCCA sprint weekend: ~2.25 hours in the seat
WRL endurance weekend: ~5.33 hours in the seat
15 WRL races ≈ ~80 hours driving → about 35–36 SCCA weekends, roughly three full sprint seasons of seat time packed into two years.
What we’ve gained:
Longer stints = deeper racecraft (tire/fuel management, traffic, consistency)
Historic tracks + stacked fields (often with drivers you watch on TV)
A paddock full of good people with nonstop learning
and amazing photos to document it all
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What’s next:
Open Throttle Racing is doubling down on driver development in 2026 with a clear ladder to the top tier of WRL. It's something I highly, highly recommend if you're looking to develop in 2026, I am pretty sure the seats are filling up fast though.
Join us:
Reach out to Gorman: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gorman.927
Learn more: https://www.raceopenthrottle.com
Come be a teammate.
