TIM HAURANEY IS A PROFESSIONAL RACING DRIVER, TURNED F1 AND INDYCAR INSIDER.
HAURANEY HAS WORKED WITH, RACED FOR, AND AGAINST, SOME OF MOTORSPORTS MOST SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS.
A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND ENTERTAINING MOTORSPORT SPEAKER WHO IS EQUIPPED WITH 25 YEARS OF RACING EXPERIENCE, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, AND GOAL SETTING.
TODAY, HE WORKS IN MEDIA WITH MANY DIFFERENT OUTLETS INCLUDING TSN, SPORTSCENTRE, AND SDPN, BREAKING NEWS IN THE WORLD OF FORMULA 1 AND WORKING ALONGSIDE SOME OF MOTORSPORTS BIGGEST STARS.
HAURANEY CONSULTS FOR DRIVERS, TEAMS, AND AT TIMES, COMPANIES THAT ARE INVOLVED DIRECTLY WITH CAR RACING, HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS WITHIN THE AUTO SPORT COMMUNITY.
AT THE AGE OF 16, IN HIS FIRST EVER PROFESSIONAL RACING SEASON, COMPETING IN THE CANADIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP; HE FINISHED RUNNER UP, GARNERING HIM THE TITLE ‘ROOKIE OF THE YEAR'. HIS SUCCESS VAULTED HIM INTO THE RENAULT DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BECOMING JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF DRIVERS FROM CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO EVER RACE IN THE PROGRAM. FORMULA RENAULT WAS A LAUNCHING PAD INTO FORMULA 1, AND AFTER SPENDING TWO YEARS IN THE PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE SUCCESSES, HAURANEY WAS SIGNED TO RACE IN CHAMPCAR ATLANTICS (NOW BRANDED AS INDYCAR).
AFTER CAPTURING PODIUM, AFTER PODIUM, AND ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON, HAURANEY, AT JUST 26 YEARS OLD, WAS SIGNED TO RACE IN THE FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP. HAURANEY MOVED TO EUROPE AND RACED ON SOME OF THE MOST LEGENDARY TRACKS THAT EUROPEAN RACING HAS TO OFFER.
WITH A SUCCESSFUL RACING CAREER UNDER HIS BELT, IN 2009, HAURANEY DECIDED TO LEAVE RACING ON THE TRACK AND BEGAN HELPING OFF THE TRACK. COACHING UP AND COMING RACING STARS (THE LIKES OF WHICH ARE COMPETING IN F1 AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT), WORKING WITH SPORTS CAR BRANDS, TESTING THEIR PRODUCTS, AND HELPING THEM MAKE THE BEST SPORTS CAR ON THE MARKET. HAURANEY WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING SALES FORCES, TEACHING THEM HOW TO SELL THEIR PRODUCT, AND GENERATE A CLIENT DATABASE.
IN 2014 HAURANEY NOTICED THAT THE APPETITE FOR FORMULA 1 WAS GROWING IN CANADA AND NORTH AMERICA. HE PITCHED THE IDEA OF HAVING A RACING ANALYST TO TSN.
BY 2015 HAURANEY WAS RUNNING AND MANAGING THE RACING DEPARTMENT WITHIN TSN, FOCUSED SOLELY ON F1 AND INDYCAR. HIS JOB TASKS WERE TO HELP BUILD THE SPORT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, CREATING CONTENT, GENERATING NEWS, AND EVENTUALLY BECOMING AN INSIDER FOR THE SPORT IN NORTH AMERICA AND CANADA. WHEN TEAMS ARE LOOKING TO BREAK NEWS IN NORTH AMERICA, THEY COME TO TIM TO HELP THEM GET THEIR STORIES OUT.
