Racecoin Podcast

Podcast Guest: Joao Barbosa & Host: Jai Shukla Q1 – How did you get started in Racing? Joao Barbosa started at the age of 11 - which was the minimum age. Since then he begged his dad to get him a go-kart. A deal was made to get good grades - for a go-kart which he managed and then got. This was back in 1987.   Q2 – How did you get your initial funding? ‘Costs were much lower in those days and my dad helped me buy my first go-kart.’   Q3 – 1980s-2019 How has your viewpoint changed? Grew up watching Formula 1 and wanted to be a driver in that race. Without the funding - it was not really possible. Q4 – Do you think it’s harder to get sponsorship? Gamble in a kid, it’s not like you pick someone at the top when you’re a sponsor.   Q5 – What goes on behind the scenes? 24 hour Daytona coming up. So much work involved especially endurance racers. There is no offseason   Q6 – What is the procedure to prepare? It’s like lego - everything gets disassembled. Checks being done. All the pieces are analyzed and then wi