by Ross Bentley | Mar 4, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “How long does it take a competent driver using right-foot braking to go from moving off the gas pedal, to being fully off the gas pedal, and to initiate the first bit of brake pedal application? I was trying to figure this out on my data logger, but I ran into...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 19, 2023 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “From a driver standpoint, how do you drive differently in a car with stiff suspension versus soft suspension set-up? What do you feel differently, expect differently, and change how you drive accordingly between stiff and soft suspension?”
by Ross Bentley | Nov 21, 2023 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “I keep hearing that “smooth is fast,” and I want to learn to drive smoother, but how? Is there a way to practice to be smoother?”
by Ross Bentley | Dec 26, 2023 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “If I can adjust it at all when clearly going too fast, what’s the optimum to aim for – front slip or rear slip, what’s best to recover from?”
by Ross Bentley | Dec 11, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “I’ve been told, and read a book that said that I should always begin applying the throttle at the apex of a corner. Is that true?” A: Anyone who says that a driver should always start applying the throttle and/or accelerating at the apex — or before the apex, or...
by Ross Bentley | Dec 18, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips
Q: “The lap timer has become the post track session ‘thief of joy.’ I would have an absolute magical session with a perfect balance of speed and riding the limits of the car. I’d get out of the car on the highest of highs, then I’d open the phone lap timer. Upon...
