Managing Expectations To Win More Races
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!
Driving The Limit – Performance & Race Driving
Driving the limit is all about honing in on it, driving slightly below it, over it, under it, over it… and finally reducing the amount you’re over and under it until you’re at the limit. It’s all about tuning the oscillation.
The Mental Game of Performance Driving: Using Triggers
The best drivers in the world lose their focus while driving just as much as you or anyone else does. The difference? They regain it more quickly. What they’re really good at is quickly and almost imperceptibly regaining it.
Improving Your High Performance Driving
There’s one thing that all high performance and race drivers have in common: they can all improve. It’s all about learning. But the “learning curve” is not what we typically think of, as I write about in this tip.
Rotating The Car – The Key To Cornering Fast
Deliberately rotating the car into a corner can not only increase your entry speed, but also your exit speed. To do it right, you need to blend the ideal rate of turning the steering wheel with the timing and rate of release of the brake pedal.
Be Nervous – The Key To Controlling Your Emotions Before A Race
Feeling nervous, even to the point of getting sick to your stomach, prior to heading onto the track for a practice, qualifying or race… well, that’s okay. It’s what you do with that feeling that matters.