Media & HostingRaceFans.net is one of the UK’s most respected independent motorsport news websites, delivering in-depth coverage of Formula 1, Formula E, and other global racing series. With traffic surges during major events, RaceFans needed a hosting solution that could deliver speed, reliability, and resilience — even under intense demand.
About Racefans.net
Founded and run by motorsport journalist Keith Collantine, RaceFans.net serves a large and loyal readership of racing enthusiasts with breaking news, race analysis, live coverage, and opinion pieces. As the site continues to grow, especially during Grand Prix weekends, ensuring consistent performance under pressure is essential.
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The Challenge
Motorsport fans around the world turn to RaceFans.net for real-time updates during live events, leading to large spikes in web traffic. The site needed a hosting solution capable of maintaining performance and availability during peak loads, while also offering resilience in the event of hardware failure or maintenance.
“We see huge increases in traffic during major races — especially on Sundays,” says Keith Collantine, owner of RaceFans.net. “It’s vital that our site remains fast and accessible, no matter the load.”
The Solution
UK Servers provides RaceFans.net with a dual-server hosting solution, each running Proxmox as the host operating system. Within this setup, a cPanel virtual machine is replicated between the two servers, providing redundancy and ensuring that services can failover quickly if needed.
To further enhance performance, RaceFans.net recently upgraded to the latest AMD EPYC CPUs, known for their high clock speeds and strong PHP processing performance — perfect for a content-heavy site like RaceFans.net that relies on WordPress and database-driven content.
“The upgrade to AMD EPYC processors has made a noticeable difference in site speed,” says Keith. “We’re able to handle spikes in demand more smoothly, giving readers a faster experience even at peak times.”
KEITH COLLANTINE
OWNER – RACEFANS.NET
Resilience & Responsiveness
The Proxmox-based replication allows RaceFans.net to benefit from failover protection, ensuring the site stays online even if one server needs maintenance or experiences an issue. Combined with UK Servers’ proactive monitoring and UK-based technical support, the RaceFans.net infrastructure remains secure, fast, and highly available.
“Our hosting with UK Servers gives us the performance we need, plus the reassurance that there’s resilience built into the setup. Their team has been responsive, helpful, and technically sharp exactly what we need to support our content and our readers.”
KEITH COLLANTINE
OWNER – RACEFANS.NET
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