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College Racing is GO in 2026! - Are You Ready?

A Message from the Founders

February 10, 2026 3 min read 826 words 4 reactions

As we kick off 2026, I want to personally welcome everyone to what will be a defining year for the Collegiate Racing Series. What started as an idea built around access, education, and real competition has grown faster than we ever imagined. This year, we are proud to onboard new universities, expand our grid, and continue building a true pathway for students who want hands-on experience in motorsports.

Most importantly, 2026 marks our first-ever National Championship in collegiate racing. This is a major milestone not just for CRS, but for every student, faculty advisor, and partner who believed collegiate motorsports could be more than club racing. I am excited to see teams push themselves on and off the track, represent their schools, and make history together. Thank you for being part of this journey! I cannot wait to see what we accomplish this year!

- Jack Hobbs

Wow what a year! Lauching CRS ten months ago was a dream that has quickly grown into reality. In less than one year CRS has had massive growth with college and university students, alumni, faculty and even the industry as a whole responding and saying "YES, WHY HAS THIS NEVER BEEN DONE!!!"

Support has flooded in with industry sponsors, partnerships, and TEAMS! 61 Teams to be exact as of today. So what is coming in 2026? Buckle up ladies and gentlemen, because this year we have our first official CRS racing events that will include the D1 series racing wheel to wheel in Spec ND MX-5's for a national championship, as well as the B series that includes any type of race car the teams have access to, plus HPDE, Time Trials, Driver Coaching, Competition Licensing Schools, and Internships.

That's right, a plethora of internships are available for CRS members across every imaginable motorsports discipline imaginable. Technology, Engineering, Marketing, Mechanical, Social, Management, Retail, Design and more. CRS is bridging the gap between the Motorsports industry and Education, so if you are passionate about motorsports, CRS is likely in your future. Come along for the ride, get educated, intern at industry leading companies and start to build your resume in the fastes growing sport on earth!!

Stay Flat,
Senter Smith

It is my job to document the stories of students all over the USA getting ready to race for the first time in university. I have 110% certainty that the next Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen will come out of our program. We already have CRS graduates grabbing podium in IMSA MX5 pro races sporting our livery, and we want more.

We have 61 schools in various stages of building their first motorsports programs and racing teams. We are actively building ND MX-5s for: Clemson, Tulane, Fordham, VT, Purdue, Ranken, Texas A&M, U of Cincinnati, and University of North Alabama.

We have licensing events every month. Get your school ready to take delivery of our race cars before the first race in July!

Thank you for letting your network know about us. It’s going to be epic.

Best,
ps

COLLEGE RACING IS HERE IN 2026

We have been partner-maxing this year and all CRS Members have already received our Member-Only PDF with all of the amazing discounts with all of our partners. The (value) of these discounts > than the Membership price already… and it’s lifetime!

Take a look:

What are the actual discounts? - You’ll get the codes and directions to receive when you become a CRS Member. :)

College Simracing is Here

Our first NASCAR Simracing series brought multiple pro NASCAR drivers and 20+ grids. Arron Brown crushed it and came home champion.

Our next Simracing Series is MX5. We have lots of prizes!

This is your opportunity to make a name for yourself.
Show up, run up front, and put your talent on display in front of the community.

Streamed LIVE on the CRS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnSHkPEgGssWYR9zn_ZHwg/

March Races

Sign up here:https://garageid.com/series/68
Be there at 8PM EST — let’s see who steps up.

2026 is GO

Thank you to all our sponsors, advertisers, supporters, teams, and university leaders. We cannot wait to deliver a stellar product this year and set the pace for a 2027 that will impact the globe. How do we know?

The world of motorsports, all of them, are coming to us.

Connect with us if you want to be part of history… or be first-mover-advantage. Few.

All the best,
_TEAMCRS

About the Author

This article is from the GarageID / Collegiate Racing Series newsletter (2023–2026), written by Peter Saddington and archived on staas.fund after the original Substack publication was retired. Peter is the founder of GarageID and the founder and largest shareholder of the Collegiate Racing Series (not in an operational role since 2026). He is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist (StaaS Fund, RegD 506B), and AI practitioner who has trained 17,000+ professionals in agile and AI methodologies.

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