What if, working on your mental health didn't need to start with a conversation?
What if, it could start in a passenger seat?

This year, PITSTOP.Social is proud to support Joy Rides with Jamie:
a community-led initiative taking mental health awareness to the track.

Jamie came to us with an idea...
What if motorsport - the noise, the focus, the adrenaline, the shared moment - could be used to give people a genuine lift? Not therapy. Not pressure. Just joy.

We loved it instantly.

Jamie’s Idea, Powered by Community

"I want to offer passenger rides to people who are struggling with their mental health but don't have a car to go on track in... I think people would enjoy the thrill of being taken round on a hot lap, and I'd like to call those laps 'Joy Rides'." - Basically the crux of Jamie's message, spontaneously received one bleak January afternoon.

With his own understanding of how mental health can show up in automotive spaces, his solution isn't to force conversations, it's to create moments. By offering passengers “Joy Rides” during track days, Jamie is opening up an experience that’s exciting, grounding, and human. For some, it might be a rare moment of presence or adrenaline regulation. For others, a reminder that joy is still accessible.

PITSTOP.Social is here to support, amplify, and stand alongside an idea that aligns deeply with our mission; bringing mental health into our automotive spaces where people are quietly struggling.

How Joy Rides Work

Jamie's Joy Rides will be hosted at Shadow Sport events, with Curborough Sprint Course confirmed as the first location for this year. Full details to be shared, make sure to follow / subscribe. Additional locations may be added throughout the year and will be announced as they’re confirmed.

We’re hugely grateful to Luke at Shadow Sport, who has been incredibly accommodating and supportive of the idea - actively promoting mental health awareness throughout the car community
and helping make this initiative possible.

The car will be wrapped in PITSTOP.Social racing-style decals to visibly represent mental health awareness across the track day community. Jamie has rendered up an idea of how it might look, and we're here for it!!

Passengers ride alongside Jamie during designated sessions, experiencing the track in a way that’s exhilarating, safe, and shared. There’s no expectation to talk about mental health.
There’s no script. Just the experience.

Why This Matters

For many people - especially men - mental health conversations can feel heavy, awkward, or out of place.

Joy Rides meets people where they already are. In a paddock. At a track. In a car.

It reminds us that mental health doesn’t always need a label. Sometimes it just needs space, motion, connection, and a moment that cuts through the noise.

Follow the Journey

Dates, images, and updates for 'Joy Rides with Jamie'
will be shared on PITSTOP.Social as the year unfolds.

If this idea resonates with you - whether you’re into cars, community,
or simply the belief that joy can be meaningful - you’re already part of it.

Joy doesn’t fix everything, but it can open a door 💚🏁

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