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Meet the Athlete: Sabré Cook

Meet the Athlete: Sabré Cook

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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My Experience Pursuing the NASCAR Pathway


My Experience Pursuing the NASCAR Pathway


Written by Sally Mott The 2026 season has been unlike any other in my racing career. I grew up racing...
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Brenna Schubert's Journey from $0.99 in the Bank to the Podium

Brenna Schubert's Journey from $0.99 in the Bank to the Podium

Written by Shift Up Now Athlete Brenna Schubert At age 20, I was fed up. I had made virtually no...
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Meet the Athlete: Melanie Johnson

Meet the Athlete: Melanie Johnson

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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Pressure is a Privilege: My Road to GT3

Pressure is a Privilege: My Road to GT3

Written by Therese Lahlouh I was 32 years old the first time I took a green flag. I had always...
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Meet the Athlete: Charlotte Traynor

Meet the Athlete: Charlotte Traynor

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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Meet the Athlete: Loni Unser

Meet the Athlete: Loni Unser

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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Meet the Athlete: Michele Abbate

Meet the Athlete: Michele Abbate

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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Meet the Athlete: Sarah Montgomery

Meet the Athlete: Sarah Montgomery

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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Meet the Athlete: Hannah Grisham

Meet the Athlete: Hannah Grisham

Shift Up Now fans and supporters, it's time for another round of our “Meet the Athlete” series! Our goal is...
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The Best View Comes After the Hardest Climb (Part II)

July 21, 2022
By Laura Hayes ICYMI: CLICK HERE for Part I In a matter of hours, I was walking through the IMSA paddock at Watkins Glen to jump into my MX-5 car. It was a busy Thursday with two practice sessions to get reacquainted with an entirely different platform and a track I hadn’t driven in years. […]
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The Best View Comes After the Hardest Climb

July 14, 2022
Laura Hayes takes on Pikes Peak It’s a special feeling to know that my team - Thunder Bunny Racing - is now part of motorsports history and I have memories that will last a lifetime. As I write this, I’ve just concluded a week in Colorado Springs, where I competed in the 100th running of […]
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Five Keys to Improving Your Mental Performance for Success In Racing

June 22, 2022
By Amber Balcaen As racing drivers, physical training is a big part of our weekly preparation to make sure we are in the best possible shape for race day. But the secret to getting the results you want requires just as much time spent on mental preparation as physical. Combining the two creates a recipe […]
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"Racing is Like a Drug"

April 5, 2022
By Sarah Montgomery “Racing is like a drug.”  It’s the very first line I used in our recent episode of ‘The Drive Within’ on MotorTrend TV. My racing season started at Barber Motorsports Park on March 4-6, 2022, driving a brand new BMW GT4 M4 for Round 3 Racing in the World Racing League. I […]
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Shift Up Now: One Year On

November 30, 2021
By Pippa Mann One year ago, a big group of people took a leap of faith. It started with the Shift Up Now founder, Lynn Kehoe. Lynn was the first person to decide it was time to make a change. In doing so, she allowed Shea Holbrook and I to take the organization she had […]
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