Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
You don’t have to be a champion to be a winner
By Colin Windell | This motorsport-inspired book by former Kyalami manager, founder of Motorsport Industry Association, and Paddock magazine’s good friend Brian Sims is a valuable insight into the world of creating opportunity. Let’s open a few pages. Click here to…
Changing to race mode
I’m always a little suspicious when I find it impossible to speak to or communicate with the person at the helm of a business that I have dealings with. I recall being told on one occasion that the Head of…
Money, Egos & Speed: Voices from the past
In March, I was invited to the launch of the Beaulieu Heritage Museum’s new motorsport exhibition. Spring is a great time to drive through the New Forest and so I gladly accepted the chance to once again visit what has…
31. Chris Aylett
Age Unknown Occupation Chief Executive, Motorsport Industry Association Nationality British Position Last Year 36 A former Roosevelt Scholar, Aylett began his career as a sportscar driver, eventually becoming a team owner and race promotor; while also building an international sporting…
The career path that works
I’m often asked why I decided to set up the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), way back in 1994. There were, in fact, many reasons and in the January 2014 edition of the Paddock magazine, I outlined them in some detail.…
An inside job
On the 1st of July, I attended the MIA Summer Reception at the House of Lords. As you can imagine, it was a special event for me, being the 20th Anniversary of the business organisation that I founded, with a…
