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Race Day Essentials: Level-Up Your Out-Lap for Peak Performance
Greg Troester February 13, 2024

Race Day Essentials: Level-Up Your Out-Lap for Peak Performance

Photo Credit: Vicious Corvus | Zach Hunter Owens The out-lap begins as soon as…

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Getting Better in the Offseason
Greg Troester January 7, 2024

Getting Better in the Offseason

The season is long-since past. If you’re in Utah, then we just got some…

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Clear Signals, Fast Laps: Using Radios at the Track
Greg Troester December 1, 2023

Clear Signals, Fast Laps: Using Radios at the Track

Photo Credit: Taco Gunner – Stefan Jones I’ve had radio kits in every car…

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Tallying up the season — a retrospective
Greg Troester November 5, 2023

Tallying up the season — a retrospective

Photo by Rich Jellerson – Dewfus Art Last month wrapped up the 2023 NASA…

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Your ‘Theoretical Best’ Lap is a Lie — But Still Useful
Greg Troester September 18, 2023

Your ‘Theoretical Best’ Lap is a Lie — But Still Useful

Photo Credit: Zach Hunter Owens (Vicious Corvus) Any datalogger and analysis tool worth having…

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Being Smooth in the Sweepers
Greg Troester August 29, 2023

Being Smooth in the Sweepers

Photo Credit: Rich Jellerson It’s All About Balance Sweepers are easy to underestimate because…

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Racetrack Curbing (or Kerbs) - Types & Usage
Greg Troester August 9, 2023

Racetrack Curbing (or Kerbs) - Types & Usage

Photo Credit: Dewfus Art One of the quintessential symbols of racing are the (typically)…

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Beat the Heat - Top Tips for Staying Cool this Summer
Greg Troester July 11, 2023

Beat the Heat - Top Tips for Staying Cool this Summer

Photo Credit: Drive-by Shootings | Jaxon Dansie A couple of weeks ago, Utah’s weather…

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Why I Clean & Balance My Racing Wheels — Even When Remounting Older Tires
Greg Troester June 29, 2023

Why I Clean & Balance My Racing Wheels — Even When Remounting Older Tires

At the end of a race weekend, when the car is back to the…

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Getting Un-Stuck - 5 Tips For When You've Hit a Plateau
Greg Troester June 1, 2023

Getting Un-Stuck - 5 Tips For When You've Hit a Plateau

Photo Credit: Zoe Kuball Getting faster and driving better in motorsport isn’t always a…

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Greg Troester May 25, 2023

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Non-linear improvement is a brutal reality One of the things my brother Blake and…

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From Near-Disaster to Smiles All-Round
Greg Troester May 7, 2023

From Near-Disaster to Smiles All-Round

Contrasting approaches to racing hard Author’s Note: This article has changed focus from my…

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Using Mental Visualization to Practice Driving Techniques
Greg Troester May 4, 2023

Using Mental Visualization to Practice Driving Techniques

A meta-analysis of studies provides insight into the right mix of real-world practice and…

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Racing Tactics: Defend Your Position by Taking Your Half Out of the Middle
Greg Troester April 13, 2023

Racing Tactics: Defend Your Position by Taking Your Half Out of the Middle

Giving your opponent too many options can cause them to pause… giving you time…

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How Going 1mph Faster Impacts Lap Times
Greg Troester April 6, 2023

How Going 1mph Faster Impacts Lap Times

Using data to understand where you got faster and why In the wake of…

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ChatGPT Answered My Most-Pressing Racing Questions
Greg Troester March 21, 2023

ChatGPT Answered My Most-Pressing Racing Questions

How AI gracefully said “it depends” I’ll be up-front in admitting that, though I’ve…

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Learning a New Race Track #4: The Race Weekend
Greg Troester March 8, 2023

Learning a New Race Track #4: The Race Weekend

This article can be read on it’s own, but feel free to check out…

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Forget Drive to Survive — Check Out Road to Le Mans
Greg Troester February 21, 2023

Forget Drive to Survive — Check Out Road to Le Mans

Follow an Amateur Driver’s Journey to the Most Prestigious Endurance Race A friend suggested…

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Learning a New Race Track #3: Getting Tech & Registration Squared-Away
Greg Troester February 10, 2023

Learning a New Race Track #3: Getting Tech & Registration Squared-Away

Avoid the scramble and stress of waiting for the last minute. This article can be…

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Lap Times and Race Wins are Lagging Measures of Success
Greg Troester February 3, 2023

Lap Times and Race Wins are Lagging Measures of Success

Take Racing One Corner at a Time You want to set faster lap times than…

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Driver Cooling is More Than a Luxury
Greg Troester January 21, 2023

Driver Cooling is More Than a Luxury

My 2-hours stint in July heat proves it. Buying a driver cooling system used…

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Learning a New Race Track #2: Studying the Track
Greg Troester January 9, 2023

Learning a New Race Track #2: Studying the Track

Welcome back — if you’re new to this series, this is a documented process…

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Why We Trail Brake
Greg Troester December 18, 2022

Why We Trail Brake

It’s about balance management to maximizing available grip (then using it) When most of…

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Learning A New Race Track #1: Overview
Greg Troester December 12, 2022

Learning A New Race Track #1: Overview

A Method for Learning Any Race Track — Applied to Chuckwalla Valley Raceway  ...

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