As a driver, Brown knows racing from the inside out. Competing in a variety of sports car and open-wheel categories, he has won numerous events across North America and Europe. Following the career path of many of the world's top drivers, Brown's racing career began in go-karts. Competing in various series, he scored 22 race wins and 23 poles between 1986 and 1989. By 1990 Brown's racing aspirations took him to Europe where the aspiring young driver won his first professional race, a Formula Ford 1600 open-wheel event at England's Donnington Park. What followed was a progression through various European series including the British Vauxhall Lotus Series and Benelux Opel Lotus Series. By 1992, Brown's performance as an up-and-coming American in Europe's top development series earned him recognition by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA). Through the mid-1990s, Brown continued to build his racing career on both sides of the Atlantic. Active in Europe's Opel Series, he also moved up the North American open-wheel ladder as a competitor in the Toyota Atlantic Series. By 1994, the industrious Brown was carving out strong European finishes in British Formula 3 and the GM/Opel Lotus Nations Cup. At the same time, he continued to compete in North America's Toyota Atlantic Series. His combined exploits on both continents earned him recognition as "America's Most Promising Young Driving Star" by Racing for America, Inc. Brown continued his Toyota Atlantic drives in 1995-96, interspersed with the Firestone Indy Lights Series, the official feeder series to the CART IndyCar series. In between, he added additional starts in British Formula 3 and German Formula 3. Brown made a major foray into North American sports car racing in 1997 in a factory-supported Roock Porsche. Competing in the GT2 category, he finished runner-up in class at the famed Rolex 24 at Daytona, following that with class podium finishes at famed Sebring International Raceway and Road Atlanta. Other '97 highlights included an FIA GT appearance for Chamberlain Racing aboard a Dodge Viper at Sebring, as well a CART IndyCar test. Campaigning in the Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship Series in 1998, he then settled into a two-year run in 1999-2000 aboard a Men's Fitness magazine sponsored Porsche 911 in the American LeMans Series (ALMS) GTS class. Setting his racing helmet aside for several years, Brown rejoined his racing career in 2005 in a one-off outing, co-driving a BMW for Moore International in the Britcar 24 Hour endurance race at England's Silverstone circuit. He returned to the event and team in 2006 enjoying a win as part of a four driver team. Brown made his North American Ferrari Challenge debut in 2007. Racing for Ferrari of Washington, he piloted his F-430 to a record-setting pole and race win at Fontana. In 2008, Brown cam e back to Ferrari Challenge for a full-season effort racing for Della Penna Motorsports and Ferrari of Scottsdale. A dramatic race win at Montreal's Circuit Giles Villeneuve was a season highlight. For 2009 and 2010, Brown is teamed with friend and business associate Henri Richard as part of a two-car Silicon Tech Racing effort in the North American Ferrari Challenge, as well as competitors in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in 2010.ZAK BROWN
Zak Brown is a winner on and off the race track. Brown is the founder and CEO of Just Marketing International (JMI), the world's leading independent motorsports exclusive agency. He presides over an international team of motorsports marketing practitioners serving the needs of many of the world's top corporations.