{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6563fa89bc60320012da904f/65c1952b3a88cd00160c5c4f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"MOTA Shifts Gears with Ian Lacy Racing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6563fa89bc60320012da904f/1707174401260-6b9c74e4bb240ec35f22ff6c9732eed5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We’re joined this week by Ian Lacy from Ian lacy Racing out in Utah. Ian has a long and wide range of experience in racing going back to his start working as a mechanic and finding a legal outlet for his driving passion by taking on the challenge of autocross. Ian had success as an open wheel driver for many years and now runs a team that’s garnered a big haul of trophies in SRO. Hear about all that and his hope for 2024!</p><p><br></p><p>News</p><p>The world of Formula 1 was stunned last week by Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari but just before that, the biggest development in F1 was the news that Andretti Global was <a href=\"https://www.planetf1.com/news/andretti-v-f1-latest-statement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">denied a spot on the grid</a> by Formula One Management. Thomas talks about his disappointment that the Andrettis have been denied a return to F1.</p><p><br></p><p>And that means Haas will continue on as the only Americanish based F1 team as they possibly set the record for the <a href=\"https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/haas-reveals-first-2024-formula-1-car/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fastest deflation of preseason optimism</a> in the history of sports with some quotes from their new team principal.</p><p><br></p><p>No show next week, in the meantime, catch up on any of our episodes you missed so far, check out <a href=\"https://ianlacyracing.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Lacy Racing’s site and socials</a> and be sure to subscribe to the pod and join <a href=\"https://motorsportoftheamericas.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our Substack</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>We’d love to hear your feedback in our Substack chat, so give us a follow and let us know what you think so far.</p><p><br></p><p>When we come back we’ll have a new round of interviews to roll out, starting off with Stu from <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@offintheesses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Off in the Esses</a>, the go to Youtube channel for anyone interested in IMSA.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Thomas Pinzone"}