Racing with a co-driver is just some of the racecraft advice available in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. In addition to that I have tips on racing in the rain, how to adjust to changing levels of grip and more. In Race Cars and Series News you will get updated on the new … Read more
Watch Ian McCloghrie attack the newly paved Laguna Seca raceway during an SCCA regional 9/10 test day at Laguna Seca on June 30 2023. “This was the first event on the newly-repaved surface, my first session out (third of the day overall). Lots of traffic in group 3/5 and the track was very green, but … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is onboard Marc Miller‘s Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo as he laps Watkins Glen International. “One of the most challenging circuits in North America, Watkins Glen International is high grip and high speed. In this car, you exit the top of the uphill esses in excess of 150mph. Enjoy a test lap around … Read more
How do you measure success on the track? That is one of the topics tackled in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. In addition to success metrics, you will get details on physical conditioning for race drivers, data analysis, the lure of lapping the Nürburgring and more. All this in this week’s edition of … Read more
The Driver’s Eye rides onboard with the Championship winning #34 WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT BMW M4 GT3 (Chandler Hull, Nicky Catsburg and Thomas Merrill), around the Yas Marina Circuit.
Sim racing drills for real life racers highlights this edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. This week you will find 5 drills that will help you use the sim to go faster on a real track. I also have racecraft tips on improving your focus, learning a new track, and sensing race car … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is on Cadillac Racing’s Richard Westbrook as he takes on the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve at the wheel of the Cadillac V-Series.R. What an incredible racing car and what a glorious sound.
Racecraft is not just about on-track techniques, it is also about mental conditioning so this week there are tips on tuning up your racing brain. In addition to mental conditioning, there are plenty of tips and advice on making better decisions on track, what it means to be “in the zone” and what you should … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is onboard this Revolution A-One 500SC, recording a 1:20.612 during the opening round of the Sports Prototype Cup North America (March 23) in the Prototype Sprint Series at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
Why all the crashes? That is the question Ross Bentley looks to answer in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. In addition to this, there is a look at how Max Verstappen’s driving technique has evolved, first time experiences in endurance racing and an exercise to improve vision tracking. I also have some racing … Read more
This week The Driver’s Eye goes onboard a Porsche 911 RSR GTE at night during the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours.
This week in the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup you will find out how you too can race the infamous Nürburgring, also known as the “Green Hell.” In Racecraft Tips & Techniques you will find advice on five ways to overtake, how to work on your mental performance, how to be consistently fast and more. … Read more
My name is Ben Cooper, a British Canadian based in Montreal Canada. I moved to Canada just over 10 years ago from the UK after a long career of kart racing based out of the UK, racing across all corners of Europe and many other places across the World. Throughout my karting career I was … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is focused on Martin Lucas as we go onboard his Radical SR3 RSX during a test day at Spa-Francorchamps. Test Day At Spa-Francorchamps Driver : Martin Lucas Team: Domec Racing Time: 2.29.538
Passing etiquette and new race cars are just some of the highlights of this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. In addition to passing etiquette, I bring you more racecraft tips and techniques including 3 tips to defending your position on track, braking techniques, using sim racing as a racecraft learning tool and more. I … Read more
This week the Driver’s Eye is focused on Milan De Laet lapping the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya competing in the Sports Prototype Cup 2023 driving a Revolution 500SC. Milan’s time of a 1.41.7 was 1.2 seconds quicker than the SR10 in fourth being driven by professional driver Ben Stone!
This week on the Racecraft and Race Cars Roundup I bring you advice on how exposing your mental limitations will help you improve as a driver. I also have advice on quantifying trail braking with data, fostering a productive driver-race engineer relationship and the future of Audi GT customer racing. All this and more in … Read more
(Editor’s note: Andrew Marangoni, Technical Director & Lead Motorsport Engineer at Pfaff Motorsports was gracious enough to take some time from his busy schedule to discuss the importance of the driver and engineer relationship.) The relationship between driver and engineer extends far beyond tire pressures and lap charts; at least, it should. The ‘work’ (technical faculties … Read more
The Driver’s Eye goes onboard with James Baldwin as drives a lap at Spa Francorchamps aboard a McLaren 720S GT3. At night.
The new Radical SR1 XXR highlights this week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. I also feature some valuable racecraft advice on how the driver inputs influence car balance, as well as tips for racing at Watkins Glenn and the Circuit Se La Sarthe, using the Garmin Catalyst to improve … Read more