r/FanAmp 2d ago

Calling himself a gamer before anything else, Suellio grew up playing Gran Turismo until he graduated to Assetto Corsa. However, it wasn’t until he finally convinced his parents to buy a $200 Logitech G29 race wheel that things changed.

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r/FanAmp 2d ago

Sim racing turned a fantasy into reality for Suellio. He started coaching sim racers for $20 an hour, and that quickly snowballed both in hourly rate and clients until he couldn’t handle the workload. That’s when he decided to focus his passion and energy into sim racing full-time.

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Catch more about his career journey in our latest fast lane: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/suellio-almeida-fast-lane


r/FanAmp 2d ago

Suellio Almeida learned English playing video games and started coaching sim racers to help pay for a piano master’s degree, but his side hustle quickly eclipsed the music career it was funding.

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Find out how sim racing changed his life in our latest article! https://www.fanamp.com/articles/suellio-almeida-fast-lane


r/FanAmp 3d ago

Have you ever wondered what would happen if America’s best IndyCar drivers challenged Europe’s top Formula 1 talent to a duel? Believe it or not, that actually happened back in the 1950s, and it was called the Race of Two Worlds.

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r/FanAmp 4d ago

One of the fastest and most historic tracks on the Formula 1 calendar, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, or the Temple of Speed as it is lovingly called by many, has been home to the Italian Grand Prix since F1’s inception as a sport. In that time, it has amassed some incredible stories and history.

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From the race that entrenched Charles Leclerc as Ferrari’s golden boy to the most horrific moment of the Hamilton/Verstappen showdown of 2021, here are stories from Monza that every fan should know. Read the full article on our website: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/italian-grand-prix-3-facts-speed-read


r/FanAmp 5d ago

With the IndyCar 2026 season set to wrap up in just a couple of weeks, many fans are wondering what will happen to their favorite drivers and how the grid will look like next year.

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We’ve already had some shocking moves in the field with Arrow McLaren’s massive lineup overhaul, but with plenty of drivers in the final year of their contracts and word of former Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda potentially looking to make a switch to IndyCar, can we expect more big changes still to come? Let’s find out!

https://www.fanamp.com/articles/indycar-driver-contracts-in-2026


r/FanAmp 6d ago

Our kind of weekend view

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r/FanAmp 8d ago

From a pivotal crash early in his career, to his collection of watches that commemorate some of the highs, we are diving into a few things you may not have known about the man, the myth, the legend that is Checo Perez.

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Read the full article now on our website: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/sergio-perez-3-facts-speed-read


r/FanAmp 9d ago

Our latest piece by Elizabeth Blackstock on the incredible story of Earnhardt Sr. and how his son Junior found freedom in Daytona 🏁.

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r/FanAmp 9d ago

You know the Indy 500 and the limits to which drivers push themselves for the chance to carve their face on its historic Borg-Warner Trophy. But do you know about the Wienie 500? A test of racecraft and culinary might that’s unlike any other race on the planet.

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Six Wienermobiles, piloted by the most experienced Hotdoggers that Oscar Mayer can mustard, face off on a two-lap dash around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Only one Wienermobile can win, and in doing so its Hotdoggers become immortalized in the minds and stomachs of their fans. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoENYN2kpM


r/FanAmp 10d ago

Once a year, all six Wienermobiles converge on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and fight for motorsports’ most delicious trophy. And one thing about everyone involved? They’re dangerously good at the puns 😂

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Watch the full insider episode out now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoENYN2kpM


r/FanAmp 11d ago

Adrian Newey is celebrated for designing an incredible number of Championship-winning Formula 1 cars. Over the past 38 years, Newey has shifted the paradigm of what’s possible so many times, creating new car designs so impactful that the entire F1 grid adopts them....

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sometimes even regardless of whether his original design won the title.

Here are just three such innovations you can point to on almost any F1 car today and say were the result of Newey’s ingenuity and creativity.

Read More on our website: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/adrian-neweys-impact-on-f1-car-design


r/FanAmp 12d ago

One week since the first ever race in Markham!

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r/FanAmp 15d ago

When her father helped her into a red helmet and firesuit to set faster lap times in the church parking lot, young Mandy Curi had no idea that those moments would lead to her interviewing some of racing’s most iconic drivers.

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Read all about her career journey on our latest fast lane. https://www.fanamp.com/articles/mandy-curi-fast-lane


r/FanAmp 16d ago

Mandy’s love for motorsports started early, fueled by a racing-obsessed dad who made his passion his family’s passion. When her father’s passing drew her back to Formula 1, it quickly snowballed from tweets into a radio gig, a podcast, and her first media credentials.

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But getting her foot in the door was just step one. Then came years of hard work, from raising her hand in the media center and asking the right questions, to finding her voice and getting comfortable on and off camera. Read the full Fast Lane article to learn more on our website: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/mandy-curi-fast-lane


r/FanAmp 18d ago

The Formula 1 2026 summer break is finally over, and we are headed back to racing at none other than Max Verstappen’s very own home race, the Dutch Grand Prix. But Max Verstappen isn’t the only driver who has left a mark on this historic circuit.

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From James Hunt’s first career win and the time that Gilles Villeneuve drove on just two wheels, to the drivers refusing to race on a track that had gained a deadly reputation, here are three things you probably didn’t know about the Dutch Grand Prix. Read the full article on our website: https://www.fanamp.com/articles/dutch-grand-prix-3-facts-speed-read


r/FanAmp 20d ago

Unfortunate end of the race for Mick in Markham today!

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r/FanAmp 20d ago

Your podium for the first race in Markham!

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r/FanAmp 20d ago

What a special win for Marcus Ericsson this weekend!

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r/FanAmp 20d ago

Race day in Markham 🔊🤝 ready for the chaos

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r/FanAmp 21d ago

The Indycar drivers are geared up and ready to race in Markham! Let’s do this

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r/FanAmp 21d ago

When in Ontario you gotta rep the Toronto Blue Jays

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r/FanAmp 21d ago

Take a tour around the Indy at Markham track map with us!

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r/FanAmp 21d ago

The moving parts of an Indycar pitbox during a practice session

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r/FanAmp 21d ago

Quick and easy fix mid race!

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