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Speed Secrets: Setting HPDE Expectations

Speed Secrets: Setting HPDE Expectations

The story of two bad wrecks and how experience teaches that managing expectations is key for track days (and even more important for wheel-to-wheel racing).

By Justin Cornelison | February 08, 2022
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Why We Love Willy T. Ribbs
Why We Love Willy T. Ribbs

Just one week into F1's summer break, we've found ourselves rewatching some of the 2022 season's highlights.  One of the most memorable moments so far has to be Willy T's podium interviews after the Miami GP.

By Justin Cornelison | August 08, 2022
The Start: Ten Seconds That Can Make… Or Break Your Race
The Start: Ten Seconds That Can Make… Or Break Your Race

The old saying goes, “No race has ever been won in the first corner, but many have been lost there." Well if that’s true, then why do so many drivers go for it at the start?

By Justin Cornelison | August 29, 2022

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Prodigy Racing League Aims to Make Motorsports Accessible to All

As the Prodigy Racing League gains momentum, it is set to reshape the future of motorsports and inspire countless individuals to pursue their passion for racing.

By Justin Cornelison | June 01, 2023
Features , Racing
It’s “All or Nothing” for Kanaan During His Final Indy 500

Kanaan is gearing up for his final Indy 500 with Arrow McLaren, and he has made it clear that his approach will be “all or nothing.”

By Justin Cornelison | May 23, 2023
Features , Racing
Professional Race Car Driver
Want to be a Professional Race Car Driver?

The fact is, today sports car racing offers far more opportunities to land a paid ride and build a career as a professional race car driver.

By Justin Cornelison | March 27, 2023
Features , Racing
Join Our FREE Formula 1 Fantasy League

It’s finally F1 race week with the Bahrain GP approaching this weekend, and we invite you to join our Formula 1 Fantasy League!

By Justin Cornelison | February 27, 2023
Features , Racing
Carroll Shelby to be Honored at This Year’s Goodwood Revival

The Goodwood Revival will celebrate Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday in September of this year.

By Justin Cornelison | February 22, 2023
Features , Racing
We Rank The 2023 Formula 1 Grid!

Where most cars seem to have slightly-tweaked paint jobs, some have significant changes, and one seems to NOT have a paint job!

By Justin Cornelison | February 16, 2023
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Want to Master Corners?

Ross Bentley from Speed Secrets will be conducting a webinar that is so in-depth that he has to call it a masterclass.

By Ross Bentley | January 23, 2023
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Sim Training

For a little over a year now, Ross Bentley from Speed Secrets been helping sim racers with my Sim Racer Academy membership program.

By Ross Bentley | January 18, 2023
Features , Racing
Tribute: Our Favorite Ken Block Videos

We have been followers of Ken Block since his early rally days at Vermont Sports Car, and then loved watching his “Gymkhana” videos on YouTube.

By Justin Cornelison | January 03, 2023
Features , Racing
Who Insures Race Car Drivers and Their Cars?

Most people are familiar with insurance for their daily drivers, but what about insurance for race car drivers and their cars?

By Guest Contributor | December 14, 2022
Features , Racing
How to Prepare Your Mind and Machine For Your First Track Day

Congrats on signing the digital sign-in sheet, and now it’s time to ready up for your first-ever performance driving event, a right of passage for any octane-blooded enthusiast.

By Jeric Jaleco | December 05, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: What the Best Race Drivers Do

“What do the best drivers do?” Jeff has worked with them; Colin has co-driven with them, raced against them, and is one of them.

By Ross Bentley | November 30, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Mr. & Mrs. Apex Get a Divorce

“I don’t really know what an apex is, or why it matters to me.” And this was from an instructor! Just as he was saying this, another instructor walked up, nodded, and said, “Yeah, same here.”

By Ross Bentley | November 16, 2022
Features , Racing
Watch: Vettel Names Every F1 Champion

When 4-time World Champion Sebastien Vettel responds with, “OK, I have as much time as I need?”, you know he’s about to take you to class!

By Justin Cornelison | November 14, 2022
Features , Racing
Schumacher’s Ferrari F2003-GA Nabs $14.9 Million

The Ferrari F2003-GA which Michael Schumacher won his 6th Formula One World Championship in sold at auction for a price of $14.9 million, making it the most expensive F1 car sold to date.

By Justin Cornelison | November 10, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: My Sim is My Friend

While the “I can just hit Reset” mindset can lead to risky driving behavior, this can be flipped around and turned into a positive.

By Ross Bentley | October 31, 2022
Features , Racing
New Video: Over-Driving and How Smooth Really is Fast

The great race drivers are minimalists, providing only as much steering and braking input as needed, and asking no more of the car than it can deliver.

By Justin Cornelison | October 19, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Fools and Tough Stuff

Often, what’s hardest is admitting to what happened, what caused it, and how it should be dealt with.

By Ross Bentley | October 19, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Determining Entry/Exit Speed Balance

The thing is, in order to average the fastest speed over the greatest distance (the literal definition of a fast lap time) you must know precisely the right areas of the track in which to be “slow” in order to go the quickest overall.

By Ross Bentley | September 28, 2022
Features , Racing
By a Racer, For Racers: Finding Target Brands for Sponsorship

For young racers looking to make the step into racing professionally, a singular topic is always at the forefront: sponsorship.  Current Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup challenger Aidan Fassnacht dives deep into the prospect of finding funding to secure a racing seat; the first of a four part series – By a Racer, For Racers.

By Guest Contributor | September 27, 2022
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: 20 Questions About Driver Coaching

At the 2019 SCCA Runoffs at VIR, Tim Minor added a Formula Continental National Championship to his two Formula Race Promotions F2000 Championships. Tim returns to VIR for the 2022 Runoffs wars with testing to begin September 24. Does he need a coach? 

By Ross Bentley | September 13, 2022

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