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Got questions? I’ve got answers. This is where I post answers to the many questions I receive. You may find the answer to a question you have here (you can use the “Search” tool to the right, or just scroll through the pages and pages…), but if not, you can email it to me (use the big red button to the right).
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?
Q: What advice do you have for drivers starting later in life, and how to manage age-related performance regressions?
Q: “What advice do you have for drivers starting later in life? What tips do you have for managing age-related performance regressions? Do you see things linearly degrading over time? Or is there a point where ability starts to drop off pretty quickly?”
Q: What do you think of Guenther Steiner and how he manages the Haas F1 team?
Q: “This is a different kind of question than you usually answer here, but I’d like to hear your opinion. What do you think of Guenther Steiner and how he manages the Haas F1 team?”
Q: How can I become a faster autocross driver?
Q: “I have a dumb question: What tips do you have to help me become a quicker autocross driver?”
Q: How can I get over crashing my car?
Q: “How can I get over the frustration of crashing my car?
Got Questions?
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Speed Secrets Merch
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: 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?
Q: What advice do you have for drivers starting later in life, and how to manage age-related performance regressions?
Q: “What advice do you have for drivers starting later in life? What tips do you have for managing age-related performance regressions? Do you see things linearly degrading over time? Or is there a point where ability starts to drop off pretty quickly?”
Q: What do you think of Guenther Steiner and how he manages the Haas F1 team?
Q: “This is a different kind of question than you usually answer here, but I’d like to hear your opinion. What do you think of Guenther Steiner and how he manages the Haas F1 team?”
Q: How can I become a faster autocross driver?
Q: “I have a dumb question: What tips do you have to help me become a quicker autocross driver?”
Q: How can I get over crashing my car?
Q: “How can I get over the frustration of crashing my car?
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