Shift Up Now Athlete Alana Carter announced today that she will be part of a two-car, all-female lineup for the 2026 season with Radical Academy Canada for the 2026 FEL Motorsports Emzone Radical Cup Canada season.
The team will field two Radical SR3 entries driven by Alana Carter and Sydney Cassels. The 2026 season represents another step forward in the Academy’s mission to develop drivers while expanding female representation in Canadian motorsport.
Returning for the full season, Carter continues her progression as one of Canada’s most versatile drivers. In 2024, she became the first woman to compete with Radical Academy in the Radical Cup Canada, and went on to secure a class podium in her TC America debut at Barber Motorsports Park. Her career includes success in competitive driver shootouts, participation in historic all-female podiums and an overall win in World Racing League GTO competition with AE Victory Racing. Carter returns not only as a contender, but as a mentor within the program.
“I’m incredibly excited to be back racing with Radical Academy in the Emzone Radical Cup Canada this year,” said Carter. “Radical Academy played a huge role in the development of my career back in 2024 and it’s super exciting to return to a team and series I know and love. Being involved as a mentor for Sydney and the other girls this year gives me purpose beyond my own racing program, and I’m thrilled to help the next generation of racers.”
Carter will be joined by seventeen-year-old Cassels of Coldstream, British Columbia, who will make her first full-season car racing debut in 2026. Currently completing her senior year of high school, Cassels transitioned into a Radical SR3 in 2025 and now steps into her first complete championship campaign in national-level competition.
Team Principal April Burgess believes the two-car lineup reflects the Academy’s broader purpose, “We’re proud to field Alana and Sydney in our Radical sister cars this season,” said Burgess. “Alana brings leadership and experience, while Sydney represents the future.
Radical Academy Canada is about more than results. It’s about creating real opportunity for women in motorsport.”
As the only all-female team on the Emzone Radical Cup Canada grid, Radical Academy Canada continues to combine competition with community, building meaningful pathways for young women in racing.
