by Ross Bentley | Jan 8, 2025 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “In your masterclasses and books, you’ve talked about the idea of being in a “performance state of mind.” I get it, and I think I’ve been in it — and I drove better. My question is how can I get in it more often, more consistently, deliberately?” A: The simple...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 1, 2025 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “I have a question about driving the racing line and being smooth and minimizing overall grip. I don’t know what you call this technique, but it is explained in the saying, “You gotta turn left before you can turn right.” So, for a right-hander, if you make a...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 26, 2024 | Driving Directions
I wrote this many years ago, but thought about sharing it today, just for fun (although there might be a few “lessons” included).I was fortunate to meet Michael Sleighmacher a couple of years ago. Sleighmacher has been Santa Claus’s driver coach for almost two...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 25, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “I am using sims to improve my racecraft. In my league, I frequently find myself against a driver who I don’t think will hit me, but he definitely does a lot of weaving in my mirrors, lots of unpredictable moves, and attacks when I least expect it. He’s not...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 22, 2024 | Driving Directions
Welcome back to Part 2 of how to use a sim to improve your real-world driving. Considering everything I covered last week in Part 1, the following are some (but not all) basic training methods and drills I use (all, and more, are available in detail in Sim Racer...
