Why Oliver Rowland uses a sports psychologist is just one of the many racecraft tips and nuggets of advice in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have the top mistakes that amateur race car drivers make, what to do when things go sideways and how to measure for a racing helmet. All … Read more
Reigning champion and BMW factory driver Dan Harper’s your guide to Oulton ahead of British GT’s season opener. Sound on for Dan’s commentary and the M4 GT3’s straight-six.
Vision training both on and off the track are just part of this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also find tips on finding your braking point, the power of visualization, choosing an arrive and drive team as well as an exercise to help develop your peripheral vision. Add a whole bunch of … Read more
First off, the ideal braking point doesn’t exist. Your braking point is dependent on many variables like your position on the track, the way you come onto the brake and of course the car’s physical limitations like cold tires or hot brakes. More often than not the problem that racing drivers encounter is not that … Read more
Having fun on track with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car is part of a jam packed Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup this week. The Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup Car is fast, fun and oh by the way, its electric. I also have tips on how to learn a racetrack, an introduction … Read more
Testing the Maserati MCXtrema track car is just one of the items featured in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. There are also racecraft tips, advice on becoming a top race driver, road racing on a budget and more. It’s all in this week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup on Motorsport … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is on Alexander Koreiba as he laps a Formula 3 car around the Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
Racecraft tips and sportsmanship in motorsport are just some of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have a review of the Radical SR10 XXR, someone who wants to democratize access to race cars and how to turn your Nürburgring fantasies into Nürburgring realities. It’s all in the Racecraft … Read more
In racing, there is often debate on what corner types there are and how to categorise. A confusing categorisation is one that considers the corner AFTER, which doesn’t speak to the corner you’re actually in! The truth of the matter is that there are 7 technical corner types. It’s extremely important that as a racing … Read more
The BAC Mono Cup has been introduced with the manufacturer behind the series calling it “the world’s fastest one-make championship” when it starts racing later this year. I have the details as well as some great racecraft tips, a review of the AIM Formula Steering Wheel 4 and much more in this week’s edition of … Read more
The video above is onboard a Ferrari 250 GTO combined with footage of the footwork that comes with racing this legendary car.
How you can race Revolution race cars is just part of this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have some great racecraft advice, an exercise to help develop your peripheral vision and how adaptive race cars assist in enabling disabled drivers achieve their motorsport dreams. It’s all in this week’s edition of the … Read more
After his test of the Ligier JS P320 at the Magny-Cours Grand Prix circuit, YouTuber and French driver Valentin Simonet tested the Ligier JS2 R. Inside and out, the French GT was put through its paces!
This week is full of some great racecraft advice including using data acquisition to find lost speed and an explanation of weight transfer. I also have the V-CARB F1 Performance Coach on training a race winner, racing in Radicals from a newbie’s perspective and the return of the Spec MX-5 Master’s Championship. All this and … Read more
LowerLaptime Training has just joined the Motorsport Prospects Directory and Martin has provided a 20 minute webinar which you can view above as an introduction to his Lowerlaptime Leap Program. Martin from lowerlaptime is a professional specialist coach for formula drivers. He is both an engineer and driver, who has experience coaching in open-formula categories … Read more
(Veteran motor racer Peter Cate has compiled his learnings from more than thirty racing seasons into a recently published book, ‘Racing Hell – The Hidden Truths of Motorsport’. I asked Peter to provide an overview of his book and his intentions behind writing it. Mark) ‘Racing Hell’ is the book I wish I’d read in … Read more
When the lap times just aren’t coming in, how do you know whether you need to change the car set-up or something in your driving? This week you will find out what to do from several pro drivers, all part of this week’s racecraft tips. You will also learn of an exercise great at helping … Read more
One of the best mental training exercises you can do is visualization. In addition to that it’s basically the one type of training in motorsport you can do completely for free. This should be enough reason to at least give it a try. Visualization simply comes down to your ability to imagine. You can do … Read more
Finding the right line on track is just one of the racecraft tips you will find in this week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also find out about one of the secrets to Fernando Alonso’s fitness success, a free course on dealing with pressure and what it’s like to race … Read more
The Driver’s Eye rides with BMW factory racer John Edwards in the 1996 McLaren F1 driven at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Nelson Piquet, Danny Sullivan, and Johnny Cecotto, as he competes in the 2022 edition of the ROLEX Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with the glorious sounds of the … Read more