How To Learn A New Track
An important step in learning a new track – and one that is mostly ignored by many drivers – is getting a “global view” of it.
An important step in learning a new track – and one that is mostly ignored by many drivers – is getting a “global view” of it.
In this tip I share more details about how to use mental imagery – visualization – to improve your driving performance.
Every driver knows that the sooner you begin accelerating out of a corner, the faster you’ll be down the following straightaway. But it’s not where you begin to accelerate, it’s where you get to full throttle that matters most.
Using every inch of track is critical to driving corners as fast as possible. But how critical? I explain more in this Speed Secrets tip.
The steering wheel. It’s almost a symbol for driving. And for good reason: it determines where you go. Well, actually you do, by how you turn it.
The next time you feel you’re not improving, or even feel as though you’re going backwards, I suggest pulling out a piece of paper and start writing down all the things you’re doing well.