
The
principals and associates of Wilson Motorsport bring to each project a
wealth of international racing experience and unique perspectives on race
track design and construction, event development, facility management,
operations, safety and marketing.
ALAN
WILSON has
worked on all sides of auto racing. He was a national level competitor
in car and motorcycle racing, a racing columnist for a national daily
newspaper and a team owner prior to his entry into motor sport operations,
management and design. He holds bachelor and post-graduate degrees in
business administration and commerce.
Experienced
in both European and North American spheres of racing, he is one of very
few managers to have operated major international events for World Championship
Formula One and Endurance Sports Cars and for Indy Cars, IMSA GTP, SCCA
Trans-Am and for International Motorcycle races. He was on the Board
of Directors of England's largest track operating company and has operated
major events both as facility and event CEO, has been the Race Director
of international and national racing series' and was the Chief Steward
for a major North American single seater championship. He is a Safety
Consultant and Track Safety Inspector for the Sports Car Club of America.
Alan
Wilson is an Internationally recognized race facility designer and development
consultant, who has designed and built 19 race tracks and consulted or
designed several others that are still in various stages of development.
With
extensive experience gained at more than 175 race tracks in 16 countries
over a period of 36 years, Alan Wilson brings a unique perspective to
the business of motor sport at all levels of the industry. His innovative
and cost effective designs, safety development programs and management
skills along with his creativity and experience in developing events,
race series, corporate programs and promotional opportunities have contributed
to the success of many racing programs world wide.
- Awarded
the 1982 FOCA Award for the best organized Formula One Grand Prix of 1982.
(Brands Hatch Race Circuit in England).
- Awarded the 1998 George G Sniveley MD Memorial Award by the SCCA for
Outstanding Contribution to Safety in Motorsports.
- A member of the Board of Directors for SCCA Pro-Racing.
DESIRÉ
WILSON has
been recognized since 1978 as the most accomplished woman race driver
in the world. She is the only woman driver ever to have been licensed
to drive in both World Championship Formula One Grand Prix and CART IndyCars
or to have won an International level Formula One race. In 1980 she won
both the Monza 1000km and Silverstone 6 Hour World Championship Endurance
races, becoming the only woman ever to have won, outright, any FIA World
Championship race. She has won a further eighteen other professional races.
Desiré
has raced competitively in more than 104 different types of race cars
on more than 89 different tracks in 15 countries, earning the respect
of the world's best drivers for her competitiveness, skill and accomplishments.
In
addition to her racing qualifications, Desiré is a qualified accountant
who administered the Brands Hatch Racing School and who has managed the
financial affairs, computer operations and ticketing systems for major
events.
Her
popularity with race fans, high visibility and considerable skills on
and off the race track have made her a well regarded corporate spokesperson
for automobile companies and race sponsors who has been involved with
a variety of sponsor relations, promotions and television projects around
the world. Her international contacts, racing experiences, winning personality
and communications skills all contribute to her popularity as a celebrity
guest speaker and product spokesperson.
WILSON
MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATES Thanks to many years of world wide activity
in many different aspects of auto sport, Wilson Motorsport has developed
an extensive range of associates who are able to provide supporting expertise
to any WilsonDesign
project. Associates include experts in the fields of auto racing law, insurance,
ticketing, registration, timing and scoring, marketing, engineering, architecture
and construction.
Wilson
Motorsport draws on many years of international race experience to provide
clients with a comprehensive range of services.
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