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Q: How quickly should I be able to go from full throttle to applying the brakes?

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...
Q: How should I adapt my driving to a stiffer or softer suspension setup?

Q: How should I adapt my driving to a stiffer or softer suspension setup?

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?”

Q: How should I practice being a smoother driver?

Q: How should I practice being a smoother driver?

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?”

Q: Is it better to have understeer or oversteer when I enter a corner too fast?

Q: Is it better to have understeer or oversteer when I enter a corner too fast?

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?”

Q: Tell me what I should do if my car loses its brakes completely.

by Ross Bentley | Jan 2, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips

Q: “One of the things that worries me the most when driving on track is losing my brakes, so I’d like to think ahead and be better prepared for that happening. What should I do if my car loses its brake completely? Should I try downshifting to slow my car? Should I...

Q: What are the 3 most important things to focus on for a relatively new HPDE driver?

by Ross Bentley | Mar 18, 2024 | Ask Ross, Driving Tips

Q: “I’ve started doing HPDE events recently and the bug has definitely bit me. I’ve been doing tons of research between track days and generally drinking from the firehose when it comes to driving improvement. Now I find myself struggling on what to focus on between...
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