by Ross Bentley | Jan 31, 2023 | Ask Ross
Q: “What I was wondering is how to describe the difference between turning the car and car rotation. We talk about car rotation and using the brakes to effect it, but what is the difference from that compared to turning car with the steering?”
by Ross Bentley | Dec 5, 2023 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “When and in what type of car can you upshift in a corner? In certain slower corners I’m exiting with an RPM that is low in the torque curve, but a lower gear would be past the redline before I get the car straight. Any adjustments in the turn that would generate more exit speed? (Assuming a corner getting onto a straight, that the car is rotated on entry, a later apex and steady throttle input to use the track.)”
by Ross Bentley | Nov 29, 2022 | Ask Ross
Q: “I recently started racing my Cayman S at Watkins Glen and I’m hooked! I bought your Virtual Track Walk and my dad gave me your book. You talk about upshifting into turn two at Watkins as you enter the Esses and when I have entered, I’m in third. My thought is I want higher RPMs for the elevation change, usually shifting into fourth after turn 3. Is my thinking wrong here? Do I want to be in fourth through the Esses?”
by Ross Bentley | Oct 18, 2022 | Ask Ross
Q: When heel & toe downshifting, what’s the right timing for the blip of the throttle?
by Ross Bentley | Mar 21, 2023 | Ask Ross
Q: “When I’m told to look farther ahead, how far ahead, and specifically where do I look?”
by Ross Bentley | Oct 12, 2021 | Ask Ross
When looking at in-car video, how do I determine where the actual turn-in begins?