by Ross Bentley | Mar 12, 2025 | Driving Directions
Another Watch Party/Chat: This coming Saturday evening, I’m going to watch the TV coverage of the first Formula One race of the season, the Australian GP, and share my thoughts and observations, answer questions, and read and enjoy your comments.Since I’m...
by Ross Bentley | May 4, 2025 | Driving Directions
Sit back, grab yourself a cup or glass of your favorite beverage, and have a listen to the story of how I learned about the importance of braking, corner speed, acceleration, and a few other things.Back in 1999 and 2000, I was coaching a driver who was competing in...
by Ross Bentley | Jun 15, 2025 | Driving Directions
We humans are weird. Every one of us. There are no exceptions.Part of being weird is that we like certainty. Our brains don’t like to be empty (except, perhaps, in the case of a meditating Buddhist monk), so we fill them up with thoughts, ideas, and worries, even if...
by Ross Bentley | Oct 12, 2025 | Driving Directions
Many years ago, smack in the middle of a seminar I was doing talking about handling, setup tuning, and vehicle dynamics, I thought I needed to lighten up the mood in the room. As I started to explain something that I’d learned in a Physics class in school, I said,...
by Ross Bentley | Sep 14, 2025 | Driving Directions
Here’s a dumb question: Have you ever known that you could improve something in your driving, but weren’t really able to identify it?I say that’s a dumb question because I’ve never met a driver who hasn’t had a moment (or many!) like this.That leads to the big...
by Ross Bentley | Aug 10, 2025 | Driving Directions
The apex was visible as I headed into Turn 5 and clipped past it, then everything went blank. The glare on the windscreen, a mix of pitted glass, fluids from other cars, and the nighttime lights from the Daytona International Speedway grandstands made going to full...
