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Speed Secrets: What Makes a Great Driver?
What makes a great driver? And don’t say, “Greatness!” Before I begin to give you my answer, I want dispel the myth that great drivers are born great, that they popped out of the womb with natural driving talent.
Speed Secrets: Vision, State of Mind & Performance
In preparation for some driver development work with a high-end simulator, I was talking with a friend (an ex-F1 driver I’ll call “David”), who had done a lot of sim work in England.
Speed Secrets: To Trail Brake or Not To Trail Brake – Part Two
Never trail brake.” “Do all your braking in a straight line before the corner.” “Always trail brake.” “Trail brake in this corner, but not that one.” “If you’re new to track driving, don’t trail brake.” “If you’re an experienced driver, trail brake.” “If you’re driving a front-wheel-drive car, trail brake.” “If you’re driving a rear-engine car, don’t trail brake.”
Speed Secrets: To Trail Brake or Not to Trail Brake – Part One
A common question I hear tossed around among race drivers is, “How much trail braking is needed?” I wish there was a magic formula for determining exactly when and how much trail braking you should use for each and every corner – but there isn’t.
Need To Know: The Best Way To Get Started In Motorsports
We talk to many people who want to do something in motorsports, or think they do, and yet many of them admit they are somewhat unclear about how to get started. That’s understandable, so we’ve put together a few guidelines which may be helpful.
Speed Secrets: The New “Engineers”
One day many years ago, I had a major Aha! moment while driving along a highway. I was approaching a traffic light, and as I got closer the light turned from green to yellow and then to red.
Speed Secrets: The End Of Braking As We Know It
One day many years ago, I had a major Aha! moment while driving along a highway. I was approaching a traffic light, and as I got closer the light turned from green to yellow and then to red.
Speed Secrets: The Dreaded Understeer-Oversteer Problem
The next time you experience the understeer-oversteer problem (and you will if you drive on a track enough), stop and ask yourself what you’re doing with the steering wheel when the understeer begins.
Speed Secrets: Team Building
How important to your results is the team you race with? Critical, right? When working within any team environment, you really have three options.
Speed Secrets: Opinion: Stupid Drivers!
I need to get something off my chest. It’s something that I’ve written about before, but some recent comments from drivers and my own observations have brought this to my attention again.
Speed Secrets: Racing In The Rain: Lessons from Enzo
Racing in the rain. Drivers either love it or hate it. There are very few drivers who have a “take it or leave it” attitude towards splashing around a race track. And drivers who hate the rain think that drivers who love it are either weird or stupid – or both.
Speed Secrets: Racecraft
Passing, being passed, dicing for position. This is what racing is all about. Some drivers can drive fast, but can’t race. Others can race, but aren’t particularly fast.
Speed Secrets: Programming Your Mind to Win
Your brain is like a computer, in that while driving, information is input into your brain from your senses and thoughts. Your brain then processes this information based on your programming, and you get an output or result.
Speed Secrets: Pro Driver Keys
For many years now, a driver’s business, marketing and career skills have been almost as important as their ability to drive fast in making a career as a professional race driver.
Speed Secrets: Managing Mistakes
Making mistakes is one of the most natural and human things we do. Accept it. In fact, the more you try to resist making mistakes, the more likely it will be that you’ll make them.
Speed Secrets: Managing Expectations
I’m here to talk to you today about something very, very dangerous. No, I’m not talking about racing in general, or even crashing specifically. I’m talking about something much worse than that. I’m talking about expectations.
Speed Secrets: Listen Up!
What senses do you rely on when driving on a track? Vision is obvious – you look where you’re going. Feel, or what really should be referred to as kinesthetic (because it includes feel or touch, plus balance and the ability to sense g-forces) is also critical. And of course, your hearing, or auditory sense.
Speed Secrets: Pro Driver Keys
For many years now, a driver’s business, marketing and career skills have been almost as important as their ability to drive fast in making a career as a professional race driver. In this article, I’m going to briefly touch on the major headings – the most important areas you will need to develop if you want to be a paid race driver.
Speed Secrets: Learning How to Learn
If you had to pick just one thing that separates a Lewis Hamilton from other drivers (or any other superstar athlete, such as Serena Williams, Sidney Crosby, Steph Curry or Tom Brady) from all the rest, what would it be? Is it motivation? Desire? Work ethic? Great eyesight? Or just natural talent?
Speed Secrets: How To Practice
Your mental approach to testing and practice is important. You want to simulate the competitive spirit and environment as closely as possible. You want the same intensity and aggressiveness in practice as you do in the race.
Speed Secrets: How to Improve – Part 4
In this final article of this series, it’s time for a little reality check. If you could do just one thing better this upcoming season as a driver, what would it be?
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