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Speed Secrets: When Good Results in Bad
Trail braking is the act of easing off the brake pedal while turning into a corner; it’s the overlapping of braking and steering. That’s the what, but what is the why? Why should we, sometimes, trail brake? It’s this third point that makes the process of learning to...
Speed Secrets: Itʻs Not a Matter of Playing Chicken
To the casual observer of racing, the fastest driver is the one who wins the game of chicken. In other words, the racer who can brake the latest for the corners. And whoever brakes first should go back to the barnyard. The casual observer is wrong. It’s not how late a...
Speed Secrets: Itʻs Not a Matter of Playing Chicken
To the casual observer of racing, the fastest driver is the one who wins the game of chicken. In other words, the racer who can brake the latest for the corners. And whoever brakes first should go back to the barnyard.The casual observer is wrong.It’s not how late a...
Racey Thoughts: Random Ramblings About F1
Racey Thoughts: Random Ramblings About F1 Who’s doing good, who’s doing bad; what’s working and not working; who's going where? The following are my random thoughts and opinions, in no particular order, based on the past few Grand Prix races. But first, I need to be...
Driving Lessons: Be Like Dory
Some of the best things that have ever been said in motorsport have come during an interview, or out of the mouths of commentators. For example… Years ago, during the TV coverage of a NASCAR race, a pit reporter asked a driver who had just crashed out what happened....
Driving Lessons: Be Like Dory
Some of the best things that have ever been said in motorsport have come during an interview, or out of the mouths of commentators. For example…Years ago, during the TV coverage of a NASCAR race, a pit reporter asked a driver who had just crashed out what happened....
Speed Secrets: Energize Your Driving
Speed Secrets: Energize Your Driving Your car needs energy in it when you turn in. So do your tires. Imagine you’re a car. Just for fun, let’s say you’re Cruz Ramirez, the anthropomorphic race car from the movie, Cars 3. Now, imagine you — Cruz, the car — heading down...
Racey Thoughts: Random Ramblings About F1
The following are my random thoughts and opinions, in no particular order, based on the past few Grand Prix races. But first, I need to be very clear about one thing: I really don’t like or dislike any driver on the grid more than any other. I’m driver-agnostic. Since...