Damani Marcano

When I told people in kart racing that I wanted to be a professional racing driver, people (who will remain nameless) would say things like “You’re not rich, you need money to get anywhere in motorsport. You’re not going to be a professional racing driver.”

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Last year was my first season of car racing. The season only lasts about six months and there was a lot to learn! I only had 3 test-days before my first race weekend to learn to drive the car so after that I had to learn pretty much everything within the race weekends themselves. I was only 16 and had to somehow be competitive among adults who had years of experience driving cars and racing them. Some drivers had been racing in one way or another for 16 years! As many years as I had been alive!

Built by Team HARD for me to race as the youngest driver in the 2015 Volkswagen Racing Cup . Wrap by Bossdog Graphics . Engine & power train: 2.0L TFSi built to 2015 Volkswagen Racing Cup specifications KO3 Turbo (due to power/weight regulations of the series) Volkswagen Racing Air Intake Volkswagen Racing Solid Engine Mounts Full Milltek Turbo back exhaust Standard Gearbox Gripper Diff Solid flywheel Sachs Clutch Output (Dyno’d): 265.4bhp 409.6Nm