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The Three Priorities of a Race Start
This issue of Speed Secrets Weekly is a little different in that it is entirely made up of my answers to readers’ questions. The first question – and a common one – is aimed at race starts, and is the focus of the main article. While many queries have been specifically about where to position one’s car, when to begin accelerating, or how to jump the start, they all boil down to this one question: How do I get the best possible race start?
Rumor: Near-Production 2016 Acura NSX Spotted at Nurburgring, Appears To Require More Testing
Production time frames for the introduction of the new Acura NSX have been vague, but rumors had been circulating earlier this year that a production-based test mule might was expected to make an appearance at Goodwood last month, but those speculations never became a reality. This week, spy photographers at Nurburgring caught a glimpse of an NSX prototype lapping the ‘Ring in what appeared to be near-production form, reigniting hopes that the hybrid supercar might soon break cover. Unfortunately, events seen today at the track seem to indicate that the NSX might not be quite ready for primetime just yet.
Speed Secrets: Preparing Your Body for a Race Weekend
My last article dealt with aspects of driver (physical) training. This time, my focus will be on suggestions for how to prepare your body for the rigors of the race weekend, whilst at the track. Flexibility is defined as “range of movement and mobility around a joint.” From the racer’s perspective, preparation of the body before entering the car can have many implications to performance. These considerations for flexibility and physiological preparation will be in my mind when I prepare David Cheng and his fellow Oak Racing Team drivers during this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Sebastian Vettel Youngest Driver To Win Four Formula 1 Championships
26-year-old Sebastian Vettel won Sunday’s 2013 Indian Grand Prix, securing the Drivers’ Championship title for the season. With three races left in the season, not even current second-place driver Fernando Alonso has the opportunity to catch up to Vettel’s 322 points.
Speed Secrets: Driving The Setup
Passing through 4th gear, the shift lights are indicating I’d better shift to 5th gear quickly. With 5th gear engaged I tell my right foot to stay on the floor through the left hand kink that is looming ahead. As I turn-in the rear gets light which is quickly followed by counter-steering and telling myself, “We need to make that better.”
Blog: Are Printed Cars The Future Of Motorsports?
There’s been a large amount of yelling lately about 3-D printing, and how it’s the future of the world. Now, we’re hearing about the first car produced by the cutting-edge technique. Our friends at Wired Autopia took an in-depth look at engineer Jim Kor and his three-wheeled car, the Urbee 2, which was produced with 3-D printing.
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