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
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
Photo Credit: Taco Gunner – Stefan Jones I’ve had radio kits in every car…
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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
Photo Credit: Zach Hunter Owens (Vicious Corvus) Any datalogger and analysis tool worth having…
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Welcome back — if you’re new to this series, this is a documented process…
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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
A Method for Learning Any Race Track — Applied to Chuckwalla Valley Raceway ...
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