062 – Elivan Goulart: SCDA & His Secrets to Speed

Elivan Goulart has won over 45% of the races he’s competed in. Today he talks about the Sports Car Driving Association (SCDA), why he wins so many races, self-coaching, whether you need to crash to learn the limits, taking time before driving to mentally prepare, & the strategy behind racecraft.

065 – Lyn St. James: Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Shares her Secrets

1992 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, Lyn St. James, joins me to talk about her career, and more importantly, what she learned about driving that’ll make you a better driver – how precision is more important than bravery, understanding car set up leads to being more sensitive to the limit of the car, who the best drivers she ever raced against are, and why we have a need for speed.

064 – Gama Aguilar-Gamez: Listen to a Coaching Session

Gama Aguilar-Gamez allows me to record a coaching session I do with him. We talk about identifying strengths and weaknesses, and then what he needs to do to improve. We use data to confirm some things that we felt were things he should work on, and talk about the approach he should take to make these improvements. Oh, and we talk about the difference between him and Fernando Alonso.

067 – Ed Potkanowicz: How Heat & Hydration Impacts Your Driving

Ed Potkanowicz joins me to talk about the work he does with Wayne Taylor Racing drivers, Jordan Taylor, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Renger van der Zande regarding core body temperature, heart rate and stress to help them improve their performance. What he’s learned from working with elite-level pro drivers, and shares in this podcast will help you drive better and safer.

068 – Jeff Braun: What Makes The Best, The Best

Jeff Braun joins me to talk about what makes the best engineers, and what the best drivers do differently. Of course, Jeff can’t resist sharing what he knows about tuning a car’s handling, so he does that in this episode, too. Most important, by listening to Jeff, you get an insight into the process, or approach, to tuning a car’s performance.