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- If you want the answer immediately, sign up for my SpeedSecrets.ai app (think of it as “Google on steroids, focused solely on performance/race driving,” or “ChatGPT trained to only pull from the 5 million+ words and content I’ve personally created”)
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Q: With a Front-Wheel-Drive car, is some rotation a good way to reduce inside wheelspin when exiting a slow corner?
Q: “With FWD in a slow corner is some rotation a good way to solve inside wheelspin on exit?”
Q: How can I improve my night driving in endurance racing?
Q: “How can I improve my night driving? I had my first endurance racing at Spa last year, and I struggled in the traffic. Especially, it was very difficult to see the position and distance of other cars in the mirrors.”
Q: What types of corners should I use trail braking on, and what types should I not?
Q: What types of corners should I use trail braking on, and which ones shouldn’t I?
Q: How do I know when to change the brake bias with my mid-engine GT car?
Q: “With a mid-engine GT car, how do you decide when to give more brake bias to the front versus the rear?”
Q: What should I do to practice using my mirrors when driving on the road that will not distract me on the track?
Q: “How can I practice using my mirrors more wisely during driving on public roads, while not losing focus from the road and while using peripheral vision?”
Q: How can braking lighter make me faster if I have to brake earlier?
Q: “If you started braking lighter at the same place entering a corner, wouldn’t that suggest that you’re not quite at the limit under braking? And wouldn’t that make you slower because you don’t have the car at the limit?”
Q: What’s the difference between a good oval racer and a great one?
Q: “What’s the difference between a good oval racer and a great one? I know that one of your best races was on an oval so you might know a lot about it.”
Q: What driving technique changes should I make when driving on a newly-resurfaced race track?
Q: “I’m racing at Laguna Seca in July, shortly after the resurfacing. I’ve never raced on new pavement before. What driving techniques change with new pavement?”
Q: How can I get over having had a crash?
Q: “Do you have resources for experienced HPDE drivers that have had a crash and while are physically okay are a mental and emotional wreck and riding the roller coaster of blame, shame, and self-doubt? I have a friend who had a significant crash last weekend and is struggling with that.”
Q: How can I reduce the amount of understeer I experience – with my driving technique or car’s setup?
Q: How can I reduce the amount of understeer I experience – with my driving technique or car’s setup?
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Got questions? I’ve got answers. This is where I post answers to the many questions I’ve received. You may find the answer to a question you have here, but if not, you have two options: If you want the answer immediately, sign up for my SpeedSecrets.ai app (think of it as “Google on steroids, focused solely on performance/race driving”), or email it to me.
Q: With a Front-Wheel-Drive car, is some rotation a good way to reduce inside wheelspin when exiting a slow corner?
Q: “With FWD in a slow corner is some rotation a good way to solve inside wheelspin on exit?”
Q: How can I improve my night driving in endurance racing?
Q: “How can I improve my night driving? I had my first endurance racing at Spa last year, and I struggled in the traffic. Especially, it was very difficult to see the position and distance of other cars in the mirrors.”
Q: What types of corners should I use trail braking on, and what types should I not?
Q: What types of corners should I use trail braking on, and which ones shouldn’t I?
Q: How do I know when to change the brake bias with my mid-engine GT car?
Q: “With a mid-engine GT car, how do you decide when to give more brake bias to the front versus the rear?”
Q: What should I do to practice using my mirrors when driving on the road that will not distract me on the track?
Q: “How can I practice using my mirrors more wisely during driving on public roads, while not losing focus from the road and while using peripheral vision?”
Q: How can braking lighter make me faster if I have to brake earlier?
Q: “If you started braking lighter at the same place entering a corner, wouldn’t that suggest that you’re not quite at the limit under braking? And wouldn’t that make you slower because you don’t have the car at the limit?”
Q: What’s the difference between a good oval racer and a great one?
Q: “What’s the difference between a good oval racer and a great one? I know that one of your best races was on an oval so you might know a lot about it.”
Q: What driving technique changes should I make when driving on a newly-resurfaced race track?
Q: “I’m racing at Laguna Seca in July, shortly after the resurfacing. I’ve never raced on new pavement before. What driving techniques change with new pavement?”
Q: How can I get over having had a crash?
Q: “Do you have resources for experienced HPDE drivers that have had a crash and while are physically okay are a mental and emotional wreck and riding the roller coaster of blame, shame, and self-doubt? I have a friend who had a significant crash last weekend and is struggling with that.”
Q: How can I reduce the amount of understeer I experience – with my driving technique or car’s setup?
Q: How can I reduce the amount of understeer I experience – with my driving technique or car’s setup?
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