Racing for your dreams with Mazda MX-5 Driver Bryce Cornet

In this episode of the Started With A Dream Podcast presented by
9INE POINT, Jacolby Gilliam interviews Bryce Cornet, a 
Mazda MX-5 Cup Series driver sponsored by Hixon Motor Sports,
Mazda motorsports and a scholarship recipient of the 2021 Mazda
motorsports. He earned a master's at the University of Central
Oklahoma while working and also pursuing a career in motorsports.
Today, he shares with us his story of starting out in the world
of racing, battling with heart abnormalities at a young age and
bagging a sponsorship with Mazda.  


Bryce begins by narrating the ordeal he faced at 15 just when he
had begun to show interests in motorsports. He talks about a
documentary that was created to show how he battled with heart
abnormalities and how he never gave up his dreams in spite of
them. Turning his dream into reality required a shift in mindset
and immense motivation to keep going. He shares with us how he
pitches himself to sponsors and his experince as a Mazda
sponsored driver. Bryce shares his view on the future of the
racing industry and what he hopes to achieve in years to come.
Just like he didn't let his challanges hold him down, Bryce
challenges you to work hard and never give up.


Key Points:


Introduction to Bryce cornet

How Bryce dealt with heart abnormalities at age 15 and how
this affected his early racing career

Bryce’s documentary and what captured Mazda

Turning a dream into reality

How Bryce bagged the Mazda scholarship and the challenges he
faced

Pursuing a master's at the University of Central Oklahoma
while working and building his racing career

Hacking the motivation to keep going

Pitching yourself correctly to a sponsor

Bryce’s advice to young people looking to get into racing

Bryce’s experience this racing year as a Mazda driver

The future Bryce looks forward to

How to change your mindset when you have a bad starter

Navigating teamwork and competition 

How to grow the racing industry by bringing it to the
mainstream audience

Racers Bryce would love to race against



Quotes:


“I had a story, I had something that was unique.”


“That year 2018 will forever go down as the craziest year for
me.”


“As a driver, you have different driving tendencies, we have to
learn a whole different new skill. It's like learning how to
write with your left hand almost at times.”


“More for me is competing and being better this year, getting
better, becoming a better sports car driver. And then also
supporting Mazda more by being a proper brand ambassador for
them.”


“You've got to be mentally strong to be able to have composure.”


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