Episode 179: Sam Cole, Part 3

About this episode

The episode concludes the discussion with Sam Cole about the challenges and future of H1 Unlimited racing.

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our conversation with former H1 Unlimited commissioner Sam Cole as he lays out how the sport survived a shaky era and what it will take to grow again. We dig into sponsorship analytics, the Qatar breakthrough, and the hard truths about race formats, fan time, and why new race sites are so difficult to land. *Photo by Bill Osborne Support the show Help the podcast by subscribing to our new service, Roostertail Talk+. The podcast is still free to all on our ...

People in this episode

Host: David Newton

Guest: Sam Cole

Topics covered

• H1 Unlimited
• sponsorship analytics
• race formats
• fan engagement
• sports growth

Keywords

• H1 Unlimited
• Sam Cole
• sponsorship
• race formats
• fan engagement
• Qatar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: H1 Unlimited

Places: Qatar

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