In racing, there’s a difference between being aggressive and being assertive. Assertive wins races; aggressive leads to crashes. In this tip I define the difference, and recommend envisioning the way to win more races.
Being fast is important to winning races, but not as important as your racecraft. Being strong on starts, passing, and even knowing how to minimize what you lose when being passed is as much about your mindset as it is any technique, and that’s what I talk about in this Speed Secrets Quick Tip.
Racing in the rain, and being fast in it, is more about your mindset than any technique or skill.
There are four keys to being fast when driving in the rain.
Racing in the rain, or performance driving on a wet race track, is tricky business, whether you’re a performance driver, race driver, club racer, HPDE student, track day driver, or HPDE instructor. As I explain in this Speed Secrets Quick Tip, the keys to being a fast rain driver are partially your mental approach – your beliefs about your abilities on a wet track, and your state of mind – and partially a few advanced driving techniques.
Whether to use right- or left-foot-braking in your performance or racing driving is not an easy decision. There are pros and cons to each, and I talk about the challenges of left-foot-braking in this Speed Secrets Quick Tip.