by Ross Bentley | Feb 27, 2017 | Speed Secrets Story
On the final afternoon of my three days of training with the Jim Russell Race Drivers School in 1977, I experienced something that I was familiar with from playing other sports, mostly tennis. I got into The Zone. I became one with the car. It was the most comfortable place I’d ever been, and even the seat was no longer painful. But unlike being in the zone on a tennis court, driving in the zone on the track was something so powerful that…well, I’ve spent the rest of my life trying to get back there over and over again. There’s nothing else like it.
by Ross Bentley | Feb 23, 2017 | Podcasts
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James Colborn and discuss why some drivers love and use data acquisition systems, and some don’t; how he’s become a bit of a guru with data; what it is that he likes so much about using data; and whether data can be over-used. Then we switch to talking about the experience of moving from track day driver to club racer, and then to pro racing – and even back again.
by Ross Bentley | Feb 20, 2017 | Speed Secrets Story
In February of 1977, I drove my orange Fiat 124 Spider 1,224 miles from Surrey, British Columbia, to Willow Springs, California. Top down the whole way. I was going from where I lived to what would feel like home. From the time I began to dream of being a professional race driver as a five-year-old boy, I hoped that I’d have the ability to become one. I intensely hoped that I wouldn’t suck at it. And I hoped even more that I’d feel at home in a race car.
by Ross Bentley | Feb 16, 2017 | Podcasts
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James Chartres and I talk about how a club racer or track day driver can manage all of the things are needed before and at the track, and still allow time to really focus on one’s driving. We also talk about some specific driving techniques, including left- versus right-foot braking, trail braking, and driving a momentum car.
by Ross Bentley | Feb 13, 2017 | Speed Secrets Story
Speed Secrets Stories provide you with a glimpse of my past experiences that have led to much of what I know and share with you today. They’re meant to entertain, educate and inspire.
