In the flurry of conversations and commentary on the growth of popularity of sportscar racing much credit is given to the arrival of many truly world-renowned brands in Hypercar, GTP and GT3 and its derivative classes.
Perhaps somewhat less is said about the emerging personalities that feed the public interest in the sport – Jordan Taylor and his unique social media presence should stand up proudly and be counted in that regard, and so too should Belgian racing brothers Laurens and Dries Vanthoor.
They already had personality and brotherly chemistry by the bucketload, and two additional factors just make the storylines so much better:
The fact that as brothers they are racing head to head in the FIA WEC Hypercar class; Laurens for Porsche Penske Motorsport, Dries for BMW Team WRT; and
Their launch of the excellent ‘Over The Limit’ podcast where they review their races, deal with some sometimes tricky situations and, from time to time, interview personalities from the sportscar racing world.
The latest invitee is none other than Team WRT LMGT3 racer and all-round living legend Valentino Rossi in a sound-only edition – you can listen to that in full here >>
Many editions though are released in sound and vision via the Brothers’ YouTube Channel where the chemistry is very visible.
Here are a few recent editions but do check more of them out, and here’s hoping that the teams and manufacturers involved continue to see the value in drivers with a public profile having their say, and having fun doing it!
