Professor Ian W S Kilbride
Ian is the Racing Spirit Team Founder and main sponsor. Over a career lasting over 40 years, Ian has worked in and owned companies in numerous forms of finance, web development and sports development and is today an international businessman with strong connections to, and a great love for, South Africa. Born into a very humble family in the north of England he has built The Spirit Organisation from the ground up for over the last 30 years. He is an honorary Professor at the Stellenbosch Business School and has five wonderful children who live in SA, Australia and the UK.
Goals and Purpose
The love of cars and motor racing has been a core in the Kilbride family for over 50 years. The regular watching of the IOM TT bike races and motor racing at Oulton Park, Donnington Park and Silverstone all fed this passion.
Racing Spirit (RS) will be competing initially from July 2024 with 2 cars, both within the Sports and GT Class. In addition RS will be sponsoring the karting operation of Race Driver South Africa (RDSA). It is then hoped to then expand the team to utilize the 3rd car in Sports and GT from 2025.
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