Essential Spares: Spec E30
Things happen on track. Parts break, whether it’s the result of impact, fatigue, failure, or fatigued parts failing due to impact. Having the right...
Moving Up To Race Tires
Q: When should I make the move from sticky street tires to race tires?
A: You should move from street tires to race tires when...
Crash Survival
For utmost safety and preparedness, optimize your driver and your equipment
When I started racing karts more than 50 years ago, serious and fatal injuries...
Paddock Mobility: The Dos and Don’ts
As racers, we all accept a fair amount of risk when we strap on our helmets and head out onto the racetrack. We mitigate...
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: Virginia International Raceway
I have been asked to describe VIR many times. You would think that after 16 years, hundreds of races and thousands of laps, it...
How and When to Sacrifice Speed on the Racetrack
One of the most consistent mistakes we see drivers make comes when it is time to potentially sacrifice one corner to be fast through...
Emotional Rescue – Conquering the fear factor to become a better driver
Like most emotions, fear is healthy when based on rational, real threats. Anyone strapping on a helmet and climbing into a race car should...
One Lap Around – Watkins Glen International Raceway
Watkins Glen is hands-down one of my favorite tracks in the world. I’ll go a step further and say the surrounding area itself is...
Cumulative Progress – The Racing Driver Development Process
There is always more performance to be had from tuning the driver than from tuning the car. That should make deciding where to focus...
