🏎️ RACE BRAIN
For racing brains — and the parents in their pit crew

YOUR BRAIN ISN'T BROKEN.
IT'S BUILT FOR SPEED.

Teaching kids to drive the fastest machine they own — their brain.

The Race Brain idea

Some brains collect everything. Every sound. Every movement. Every single second.

Classrooms call that distraction. Racing calls it a data feed.

Race Brain gives neurodivergent kids — ADHD, Autism, every racing brain — a world where a fast brain is the whole point, and gives parents the pit-crew tools to back it up.

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Book Library

Members

The Race Brain stories, read page by page on site. Mark Pastry, Driver #42, and the lessons that turn fast brains into race-winners.

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F1 Reaction Game

Free

Five red lights. Lights out. How fast is your racing brain today? Real F1-style start with engine sound.

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Daily Race Trivia

Free

Fresh questions every day — Formula 1, Supercars, and Australia's biggest bike and car events. Build your streak.

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Pit Stop Breathing

Free

The 4-4-4-4 reset real racing drivers use before lights out. A guided lap for big feelings.

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For Parents

Free

You're the pit crew. Here's the game plan — language, routines and a simple daily lap you can run together.

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Become a Member

Unlock the full Race Brain library. Every story, every lesson, read together on any screen.

Unlock the Library →
Members' Library

The Race Brain Stories

Read on site, together, page by page. Member stories stay in the library — view-only, on any screen.

Free to play

F1 START LIGHTS

Five red lights. When they all go out — tap anywhere. How fast is your racing brain today?

Press START to race

💡 Pit-crew tip: jumping early happens to real F1 drivers too. Take a breath, reset, go again. Every restart is a choice.

Free tool

Pit Stop Breathing

What Mark Pastry does before every race. The same 4-4-4-4 reset real racing drivers use before lights out.

Ready?

The technique

  1. 1️⃣ One hand on your chest
  2. 2️⃣ Breathe IN — 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. 3️⃣ Hold — 1, 2, 3, 4
  4. 4️⃣ Breathe OUT — 1, 2, 3, 4
  5. 5️⃣ Hold — 1, 2, 3, 4
  6. 6️⃣ Feel your feet on the floor
  7. 7️⃣ Say quietly: "I am here. I am ready."
Free • New questions daily

Daily Race Trivia

Five fresh questions in each category, every single day. Pick your grid:

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Pick a category above to start today's quiz.

Parents vs kids works great — one question each, loser does the dishes. 😄

You're the pit crew

For Parents

Raising a neurodivergent child — ADHD, Autism or both — is a team sport. Here's the Race Brain game plan.

🏎️ The reframe

Your child hears a lot of messages about what their brain gets wrong. Race Brain flips the script: ADHD and Autistic brains are racing brains — fast, alert, tuned to catch what everyone else misses. Some collect every sound in the room; some run a thousand laps on one glorious topic. Racing drivers get paid for exactly those traits. The difference is the track, the training and the pit crew around them.

Same brain. Different story. Different kid.

🗣️ The language of choice

Every Race Brain story is written in the language of choice. Words like "can" and "choose" replace pressure words. A child who feels blamed shuts down; a child who feels capable takes the wheel.

🚫 "Calm down right now."
✅ "Want to run a pit stop with me?"
🚫 "You never listen."
✅ "Your brain caught something else — let's restart the lap."
🚫 "What's wrong with you?"
✅ "Your engine's revving. What does it want to do?"

🏁 The daily lap — 10 minutes, together

Short, purposeful and repeatable beats long and occasional. A simple lap you can run together each day:

Lap 1One story (or a few pages) from the Book Library — read aloud, together.
Lap 2Today's trivia — take turns answering. Celebrate fast guesses AND good thinking.
Lap 3One Pit Stop breathing lap — especially before homework, bed, or anything big.

⚡ When the engine's revving hot

Big feelings arrive at race speed in a racing brain — and sometimes the paddock is simply too loud, too bright, too much. That's the hardware working as designed. In the moment, skip the lecture and offer the tool: "Pit stop?" Two words, one shared breath, and the front wing usually goes back on. The talk lands better after the reset, and it lands best in racing language your child already owns.

💚 A note from our pit wall

Race Brain supports — and never replaces — the advice of your GP, paediatrician or psychologist. You know your child best. We're here to hand you better tyres, not to drive the car.

Pit Shop

Race Brain Gear

Fun 3D-printed racing gear and pit-crew kit. The first production run is on the grid — coming soon.

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Mark Pastry #42 Desk Kart

3D-printed go-kart for your desk, in Koala Racing orange. A reminder that fast brains win races.

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Mini Helmet #42

3D-printed racing helmet with a visor that really flips. Pop it on your pencil case.

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"Built for speed." Keyring

Chunky 3D-printed badge for school bags. Wear the message that matters.

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Koala Racing Cap

Team orange, kid and parent sizes. Matching pit-crew headwear.

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Mix-Ups Sticker Pack

Spot-the-mistake stickers straight from the books. Your brain sees what others miss.

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Pit Crew Pack

The parent-and-kid matching set: caps, keyrings and stickers for the whole crew.

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Every piece of gear fuels the next Race Brain book. 🧡