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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?
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).
Speed Secrets: F1 Driver Coach Shares Insights All Racers Can Use
What can an F1 coach teach you?
Speed Secrets: Fitness for Performance Driving
Why is fitness integral in being an efficient racer?
Speed Secrets: Rotating The Car – A Key To Cornering Fast
Rotation, rotation, rotation – a key element in mastering tight turns.
Speed Secrets: Racing In The Rain Revisited – 4 Keys To Being Fast In The Rain
What are the things drivers need to focus on when racing in the rain?
Speed Secrets: The Very Basics of Passing on Track
Passing on-track is one of the most important skills a driver can learn, but how can you do it effectively?
Speed Secrets: Why Simulators and Fast Track Day Cars Might Help Your Driving
Can thought process make you a faster driver?
Speed Secrets: Left Brain vs Right Brain Driving
Which side is the fast side?
Speed Secrets: Planning To Become Faster
Which racing goals are most important?
Speed Secrets: Is Smooth Really Fast?
Why is smoothness talked about so much by pros?
Speed Secrets: Driving the Limit
Are you hitting “the limit”?
Speed Secrets: How Performance Drivers Use Their Eyes
“Eyes straight ahead” is not always best practice.
Speed Secrets: A Key To Driving Fast – Your Seat
Are racing seats really worth it?
Speed Secrets: How Fast Drivers Use The Throttle
Should you be on the brakes, squeezing the throttle, or flat out?
Speed Secrets: Preparing for a Season of HPDE
Are you SURE you’re ready for the HPDE season?
Speed Secrets: Dynamic Friction
You are probably already a very good driver. If you’re someone who reads this newsletter, you’re also pretty technical and well-informed on theory. So you probably know about the friction circle, the challenges of trail braking, the string between the bottom of the steering wheel and the brake pedal, and the excitement of getting light over the crest into the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca.
Speed Secrets: From HPDE to Racing
Moving from High Performance Driving Education (HPDE) events or lapping days to racing is, well, exhilarating!
Speed Secrets: Getting Ready For Your First Race
You’ve been participating in HPDE and track day events for years, and now you’ve decided to tackle wheel-to-wheel racing. And now… how do you prepare for this step? What should you expect?
Speed Secrets: Brakes – A Recipe For Disaster!
As they learn performance driving techniques, most drivers demonstrate the same pattern when it comes to using the brakes; beginners either have no idea how effective their brakes are at shedding speed or they immediately abuse them. Then, the timid ones flop to the other side by extreme braking by the end of their first day. All beginners, at some point, typically overuse this pedal.
Speed Secrets: Pick Your Battles
When was the last time you were stuck behind cars on the track that you knew you were faster than? You had to fight tooth and nail to get ahead, but it wasn’t enough. Stuck in mid-pack with a voice on the radio telling you to work harder and move up in the pack but, ugh! It was just arduous….
