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Club Focus
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of our earlier strategy. Through initiatives such as Girls on Track UK, Race for Diversity, the Disabled Driver Scholarship, Race With Respect and the Inclusion Hub, tens of thousands of people have been introduced to motorsport in new ways. Young people have discovered careers and volunteering opportunities, women and girls have found pathways into competition, disabled competitors have been supported to race, and clubs have been given new tools to create welcoming environments.
The impact of these has been encouraging but we’ ve also learned some important lessons. If we want motorsport to continue growing, we need to think about the entire journey people take through the sport: How do they discover motorsport? How do they get started? What encourages them to stay? And how do we ensure they feel that they belong?
This new strategy will mark a shift from programme-led activity to a more systemic, participation-focused approach that aims to deliver longterm, sustainable change across the entire motorsport ecosystem.
The strategy also strengthens our commitment to embedding inclusion across governance, events, clubs, and pathways, using data-driven decision making and strong partnerships to
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Tens of thousands of people have been introduced to motorsport, and the future focus will be on encouraging them to continue this journey
maximise impact. Over the next five years our work will focus on three simple ideas; Inspire, Nurture and Belong:
Inspire is about helping people take their first steps into motorsport. That means creating clearer entry points, supporting taster events, promoting opportunities and sharing the stories of people who already enjoy our sport. We want more people to understand that motorsport can be accessible, exciting and achievable.
Nurture is about helping people continue their journey. Whether someone wants to become a competitor, volunteer, official or club organiser, we want pathways that are easier to understand and follow. We also want to support people who may have stepped away from the sport and are looking for a route back.
Belong is about creating positive experiences for everyone involved. Most clubs already do a fantastic job of welcoming newcomers, but consistency matters. We want every participant to experience motorsport as safe, fair,
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respectful and enjoyable, wherever they compete, volunteer or spectate.
Success won’ t be measured by the number of initiatives we run, instead, we’ ll measure this by the impact we make. Not just growth from new members and renewals but from clubs, volunteers feeling supported, and participants feeling welcomed and valued. A sport that reflects modern Britain.
You may wonder what role you can play in this. The answer is a very important one:
The future of motorsport will not be shaped by Motorsport UK alone. It will be shaped by clubs, volunteers, officials, competitors and enthusiasts across the country. Every time someone welcomes a newcomer, answers a question, encourages a first event entry, supports a volunteer or shares their experience, they help strengthen the future of the sport. This EDI strategy is not about changing what makes motorsport great but ensuring more people can discover this as every one of us was a newcomer once. Our challenge now is to make sure that door remains open for the next generation of competitors, volunteers, officials and fans – and ensure that UK motorsport continues to lead the world.
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