Emotional Management & The Racing Driver
If you’ve experienced even one or two track days, you quickly realize just how mentally demanding racing/high performance driving is. With so much information coming in from so many different…
The Physically Fit Racing Driver
“I mean how hard can it be, you just sit there and push the pedals and turn the wheel!” – Most of the american general public Oh, how mistaken they…
To Go For the Pass, or Not?!
The art of getting around the other guy. It’s what racing IS! In wheel to wheel competition, it’s all about physically getting to the finish line before the other guy…
Thompson Majors Double Race Win
Ride onboard with me during my Pole lap from this past weekend. Overall very happy with the lap. I went to initial throttle a little early in T6, which hurt…
Use Your Feet to Manage Understeer
You've probably seen a video of it before on TV. That car trying to drive in the snow attempting to take a turn, but instead the car continues going straight…
All You Need to Know on Correcting Oversteer
We’ve all been there. Well, most of us. Presumably if you’re reading my articles it’s likely you’ve been in an oversteer skid before. The old saying goes “understeer is when you crash…
Pole, Race Win at Lime Rock Park SCCA Paddock Crawl
WATCH MY FULL ON-BOARD VIDEO FROM THE RACE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X94X_Hrvi3E&t=8s About three weeks ago, I registered for the Lime Rock Paddock Crawl SCCA race. Our car was in North Carolina, we…
Maximize Your Car’s Handling By Slowing Down 1 of 5 Ways
In one of my previous articles (minimum corner speed location) I discussed how going slow at a specific, premediated point in the turn can maximize your overall lap time. In…
The Lost Art of Downshifting
The Purpose of Downshifting Let's start with this question. What is the purpose of downshifting? Downshifting is necessary in order to put the car in the optimal gear to maximize…
Improve Your Eye-Work In 90 Seconds
If you’ve ever done a track day you’ve undoubtedly heard your instructor tell you to “look further ahead.” You've likely spent a lot of time working on this concept, and…
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