Learn To Win More Races: Race Driving Tip
No matter how talented you are, or how successful you are, the more you improve, the better your chances of winning in the future. Make learning an objective, and you’ll win more races.
No matter how talented you are, or how successful you are, the more you improve, the better your chances of winning in the future. Make learning an objective, and you’ll win more races.
Eliminating mistakes shouldn’t be your focus. Learning from them should be. Feeling the pressure of not making a mistake actually increases your chance of making more, as I talk about in this Speed Secrets Quick Tip. It’s a big part of the mental game of performance driving, race driving, and HPDE.
To be a fast driver, you sometimes need to be creative, and even “let go” of the need to drive perfectly.
The best drivers use their hearing better than other drivers. Your car is talking to you – sounds from the engine, tires, wind noise, and so on. How well you listen determines how fast you’ll be.
Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. We cannot not think about something. If we think, “Don’t make a mistake,” our mind only hears, “make a mistake.” It doesn’t register the “don’t.” The harder you try to avoid making a mistake, the more likely it is that you’ll make it. How many times have you felt yourself heading for the edge of the track – and a little beyond – and tried to avoid it by steering away from the edge… only to have the car hook up and spin towards the inside of the track?
Expectations are limitations, and you rarely exceed your expectations. They program results into your mind, and your mind is very efficient at running those programs – sometimes too efficient!