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My job is to help drivers like you go from where you’re currently at to where you want to go. In other words, give you the directions for your driving: Driving Directions. That’s the title of my driving tips, stories, and opinions articles. Clever? Silly? You be the judge.

If you’re seriously passionate about all things driving, you’ve come to the right place. Driving Directions is an “edu-taining,” weekly (sometimes more, sometimes less) email newsletter that is the perfect read for those who geek out on driving culture.

What’s in Driving Directions? I write about:

  • New skills and approaches to driving
  • Stories and lessons from life at the track (like when I coached at Le Mans, a Michigan NASCAR race, and an AMA Flat Track motorcycle race all on one weekend)
  • Proven driving tips to make you an even better driver
  • Insights and opinions on various races and events
  • And I bust a few myths about driving
The 15 most recent free posts are also published below. Like what you see? Consider becoming a Subscriber.  A basic subscription is free, but you get quite a bit more when you become a paid subscriber (including access to more than a hundred past articles in the archive).

Become A Paid Subscriber. When you join the ranks as a Paid Subscriber you’ll get:

  • More in-depth content
  • Exclusive access to the Driving Directions chats and chalktalks
  • Advanced notice when I release new playbooks, masterclasses, virtual track walks, and more
  • Special offers for Annual Paid Subscribers only
  • And, you’ll keep me from not having to sell our house and move into a van to live down by the river! Yes, you’ll help by allowing me to spend more time writing and sharing what I’ve learned
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Speed Secrets: Energize Your Driving

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 a long straightaway, approaching a slow-ish corner, one that needs a fair amount of braking and...

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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...

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Speed Secrets: Focus on What You Have

People tell me it rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest. I tell them there are a lot of sunny days, the air is fresh, and the scenery is second to none. This past April was one of the warmest and driest Aprils in history, and yet some people complained about the four...

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Driving Lessons: For the Love of It

My wife Robin recently attended a music camp on Maui, so I went along to get in some focused and uninterrupted preparation for an upcoming Masterclass (and do some hiking). As often (actually, always) happens while I’m in Hawaii, I had time to observe, think, and...

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Driving Lessons: Thank You!

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Driving Directions, Speed Secrets, and so many of the things I do have resulted in a big, fun community of fellow driving geeks.With that in mind, I want to send you and all the other driving geeks who read this a huge THANK...

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