Race ace Hunt takes on new role

Will Hunt has taken on a role as Driver Coach at the winning DW Racing team as it prepares for a multi-faceted 2024 campaign that encompasses the Hagerty Radical UK Cup and 750 Motor Club.

The West Sussex-domiciled driver was DW Racing’s competitor for the entirety of his four-year stint in the Radical SR1 Cup.

But the Huntingdon-based team closely observed his development as a young racer and has kept track of his burgeoning coaching career, opening the door to a brand new role.

Hunt was among the first intake for Motorsport UK’S Certificate in Coaching Motorsport, which he completed in the spring of 2023, having originally been chosen for the national governing body’s Academy programme.

From the Motorsport UK ‘Squad’ to ‘Team UK Futures’, exclusive industry insight, educational classes and tailored events run by expert Academy instructors over 24 months set him off on a career path as a professional driver coach.

In fact, since qualifying as an Association of Racing Driver Schools (ARDS) A Instructor, the Sussex Autos-backed racer has engaged in countless retail experiences, trackdays, private tests and raceday tuition.

He has worked with hopefuls in the formative stages of their careers and taken on Race Instructor roles at Silverstone, Thruxton, and with Motorsport Vision at his local circuit of Brands Hatch.

His brand new assignment as DW Racing’s Driver Coach builds on these positions, as he will be dedicated to the development of each of the team’s young drivers, including SR1 newcomer Sam Shaw.