To be successful at anything, motor sport, business or a career you have to apply the same principles. Learn everything you can, pay attention to detail, prepare, execute and never give up.

One other phrase comes to mind also.

If you always do what you’ve always done then you’ll always get what you’ve always got!

In other words, if you want to change your life then you’ve got to change something! You have to take a chance, stick your neck out, take a risk! It doesn’t have to be a big risk but probably involves getting outside your comfort zone.

It can be as abstract as just risking your reputation or self esteem when your friends and family find out you’re trying to build an internet business!

Stay focussed, ignore the negative. Success is getting up one more time than you fall flat on your face. Every failure is one step closer to succeeding. Think about the guy who gave up at 6up!!

You will get negativity and it’s usually from people who are too afraid to try anything themselves. Plus, there’ll be resentment that you are trying to improve yourself and your life when they are content to plod along with the everyday. Ignore them!

My progress you ask. Slow but steady. My series of tutorial graphic videos are coming along and I will probably post an excerpt here next time. Thanks for asking!

Oh, by the way, the race meeting went OK. I didn’t shatter any records but I scored some points and the car and I made it home in once piece, which is always a bonus.

A bit of history. Formula Vee started in the states in the early 1960’s with a Volkswagen dealer. He took a beetle, threw away the chassis and bodywork, built a single seat, open wheel race car, like mine below and started what was to become one of the most popular and widespread racing formulas in the World.

This is fun with a capital F but also serious racing. Many Formula 1 drivers learnt race craft at the wheel of a Formula Vee on their way to the big time. Gilles Villeneuve, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda and Keke Rosberg to name a few. More

Right now our season is just about to start. I’ve just installed a new engine, courtesy of Dean Williams at Ribuck Industries, my major sponsor. The car’s been checked by the scrutineers for safety and all relevant regulations.

I now need to spend a bit of time preparing the car; brake setup, wheel alignment, make sure everything’s charged, fresh batteries in the data logger etc.

All this takes me away from building my Internet Business, although I’m still using the same principles.Planning, preparation, attention to detail and on the track going for it and never give up. The race isn’t over until the flag falls.

Remember Steven Bradbury of Australia won Gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics when he was half a lap behind, the other four, over eager finalists collided and fell leaving Bradbury as the last man standing to cross the line and secure Gold.Never give up!

If you would like to know more about Formula Vee check out the WA Formula Vee website of which I’m the webmaster. Incidentally I created the header with Gimp, my favourite free Photoshop alternative and for which I’m currently producing video tutorials.