Going Fast Sideways to Lower Lap Times
Although I’ve always felt comfortable correcting oversteer, I’ve realized that I tend to tiptoe toward the limit after jumping into a new car. I...
Three-Pronged Approach to Driver Fitness
When drivers get to a stage in development that requires not only a better car to help carry them, but a better mind and...
The Fine Art of Finding the Limit
The edge of adhesion in a racecar, “the limit” is hard to define and easy to misjudge. Unless we’re hypersensitive creatures who can determine...
Fast, Consistently! – Key Tactics for Finding Speed and Consistency
The driver on pole for the race start had set a new class lap record. The car in second was nearly a second slower...
Proper Seat Placement
Q: What is proper seat placement for driving on a racetrack, and how do I set it up in my car?
A: Proper seat placement...
Detecting Under-Driving
Pushing oneself and one’s car to maximum performance is the goal of any podium-caliber driver. However, maximum performance can be elusive. We are constantly...
One Lap Around – Sonoma Raceway
Whether you have a thousand laps at Sonoma Raceway, or if NASA’s Western States Championships will be your first visit, Sonoma Raceway can be...
Checker Etiquette
As a race director, I am asked to make calls regarding situations on track. Most decisions and clarifications are clear cut, and some stretch...
Essential Spares: C5 Corvette
You can reminisce all you want about the glory days of motorsports in the 1960s, but the winningest period in the history of Corvette...
On Track and Insured
There was once a time that regular car insurance might have covered an incident you had on a racetrack, as long as you were...
