{"id":243836,"date":"2023-11-01T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243836"},"modified":"2023-11-01T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:50:27","slug":"motorsport-network-appoints-mike-spinelli-travis-okulski-as-group-editorial-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/motorsport-network-appoints-mike-spinelli-travis-okulski-as-group-editorial-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport Network Appoints Mike Spinelli, Travis Okulski As Group Editorial Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 &#8211; <em>Motorsport Network<\/em>, the leading independent global motorsports and automotive digital media platform, today announced the hiring of Mike Spinelli as Head of Content and Travis Okulski as Editorial Director, Automotive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Mike Spinelli<\/p>\n<p>Spinelli will work on brand extensions across <em>Motorsport Network &#8216;s<\/em> portfolio, including <em>Motorsport.com<\/em> and <em>Autosport<\/em>, while Okulski will focus on <em>Motor1, InsideEVs<\/em> and <em>RideApart<\/em>. Both hires are part of <em>GMF Capital&#8217;s<\/em> recent acquisition and investment in <em>Motorsport Network<\/em> to expand the presence and scope of these titles.<\/p>\n<p>Spinelli brings more than two decades of automotive and motorsports media experience to the role. He was the founding editor of <em>Jalopnik<\/em>, Editor-in-Chief of 0-60 magazine, and co-founder of the \/DRIVE YouTube channel, as well as a writer, producer, and host of automotive videos on YouTube and cable TV, including the show <em>\/DRIVE<\/em> on <em>NBC Sports<\/em>. Most recently, he was a writer and story editor for the IMSA GTP docuseries, <em>Win the Weekend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m truly energized by the entire <em>Motorsport Network<\/em> team,\u201d Spinelli said. \u201cWe have a once-in-a-career opportunity to revitalize the mission of motorsports and automotive media while sharing our access, knowledge, and obsessions with a dynamic and expanding community of fans and enthusiasts. It&#8217;s a thrilling time to cover this particular surface area of sports and technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Travis Okulski<\/p>\n<p>Okulski has spent the last decade in automotive media. He started <em>Business Insider\u2019s<\/em> automotive coverage and had stints as Editor-in-Chief at both <em>Jalopnik<\/em> and <em>Road &amp; Track<\/em>, where he oversaw a total revamp of America\u2019s longest-running sports car magazine. Most recently, he was <em>Road &amp; Track\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Editor-at-Large, focusing on print and web feature stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m stoked for the opportunity to join Motorsport Network and lead such highly regarded titles,\u201d said Okulski. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to growing and developing these brands into must-read destinations for longtime and brand new car enthusiasts alike as well as creating valuable resources for car shoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Motorsport Network:<\/strong><br \/>With more than 40 million monthly users and an active social media community of more than 15 million followers, <em>Motorsport Network<\/em> is the world&#8217;s largest independent motorsports and automotive media platform. Its nearly 50 digital flagships include prominent automotive brands <em>Motor1.com, InsideEVs<\/em>, and <em>RideApart<\/em>, as well as leading racing portals such as <em>Motorsport.com, Autosport, <\/em><em>Motorsport-Total<\/em>, and <em>GPOne<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/694144\/motorsport-network-mike-spinelli-travis-okulski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 &#8211; Motorsport Network, the leading independent global motorsports and automotive digital media platform, today announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motorsport Network Appoints Mike Spinelli, Travis Okulski As Group Editorial Leaders - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/motorsport-network-appoints-mike-spinelli-travis-okulski-as-group-editorial-leaders\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motorsport Network Appoints Mike Spinelli, Travis Okulski As Group Editorial Leaders - AutoMotoBuzz.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 &#8211; 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