How a driver coach can make you faster on track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also learn about pattern recognition, get advice from Patrick Long and watch the test drive of a McLaren Artura GT4.
Racecraft Tips & Techniques
On-Track
In the video above, Enzo Mucci recommends that you take the offense when the pressure is on. Go for the limit!
Grassroots Motorsports explains how a proper game plan can help deliver time trial success.
GRM also explains how driving instruction can make you faster on track. “Behind nearly every great athlete is a great coach–or even several great coaches. And while elite athletes are typically gifted with outstanding skill and discipline, they will always lack the clinical objectivity required to fully assess their performance.”
Racing, whether in real life or sim racing, is full of repeatable patterns. From how corners flow together to the way drivers interact on track, these patterns exist everywhere. The more you recognize them, the more predictable racing becomes—allowing you to make smarter decisions, improve consistency, and stay ahead of the competition. Apex Advisory Racing highlights some of the most fundamental patterns in racing: the phases of a corner, common corner types, and racecraft behaviors when battling other cars. Read their analysis here.
Two-time Le Mans winner and Porsche works driver Patrick Long gives his advice to young drivers.
Everybody talks about how you just have to focus, nut what does that mean really? Ross Bentley of Speed Secrets gives his opinion. “Your mind does not like a vacuum. If you’re not focused on something, it may fill it in with something you don’t want (like, where am I going for dinner tonight?). Triggering what you want to focus on, often with a word or phrase, is a good strategy for this.” Read his thoughts on the topic here.
Ross is also releasing Speed Secrets Playbooks. “Playbook videos are topic-specific (driving technique, practice strategy, track knowledge, etc.), and are meant to give you what you need to improve your driving in as little time as possible. Quick (typically 15-25 minutes in length) and to the point, they include key principles, and an action plan for how to use them – the essentials. Purchase a Playbook once, and it’s yours, forever.” Get all the details here.
In the video above, Suellio Almeida explains how you are using the simulator wrong.
Is it worth it to test on old tires when you are trying to find a good handling balance? You might hear people in the paddock declare that testing on old tires is a complete waste of time. But is this true? Samid Abid of Your Data Driven looks into the subject and gives his advice.
Off-Track
A life coach and former nurse Christina Russell has shared her top ten strategies for overcoming self-doubt, including adopting a “power pose,” which is proven to help boost confidence. Read what they are over at the Good News Network.
In a new study, Western University researchers have shown just one 20-minute session of moderate intensity aerobic exercise can improve an athlete’s executive function and concussion symptoms in the early stages of recovery. Read the details here.
Race Car & Series Developments
- One Raceway added to 2025 TCR Australia calendar (Touring Car Times)
- TCR Australia off to Macau (Auto Action)
- Old V8 Supercars find new AASA Hi-Tec Oils Super Series home (SpeedCafe)
- 2025 Carrera Cup Australia grid taking shape (SpeedCafe)
- Brabham inspired Supercars Sprint Cup trophy revealed (Auto Action)
- New promoter for TCR Asia and TCR China with calendar updates (Touring Car Times)
- TCR Touring Car Test for 2025 Hot Hatch and Clio Sport Champions (750 Motor Club)
- What UK national motorsport may look like in 10 years (Autosport Plus)
- Swift Sport Challenge Sets New Record (750 Motor Club)
- SCCA Presents Top Honors at National Convention (PRI)
- Fun, New Challenge Awaits Buttonwillow Hoosier Super Tour Drivers (SCCA)
- Register Now: Road Racing Contingency Programs Available for 2025 (SCCA)
- SUPER GT Reveals 43 Car Capacity Grid For 2025 Season (Daily Sportscar)
- British GT organizers reveal new-for-2025 Endurance Cup (British GT)
- Entries open for 2025 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa (GT World Challenge Europe)
- New venue for the 25 Hours of Thunderhill: Ozarks in Missouri (Grassroots Motorsports)
- What happened to Formula Inter? The untold story of Florida’s short-lived F4 series (Feeder Series)
From the Sim Racing Roundup
Max Verstappen inspires sim racers with hope with his real-world success which is a theme that runs throughout last week’s Sim Racing Roundup. From inspiring sim racer turned F2 racer Max Esterson to his insights on motion rigs and his use of a simulator to prepare for an Acura prototype, Verstappen has made sim racing an essential component of his success. And you can too.
Track Days
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Guy Cosmo recently had the chance to test drive the NEW McLaren Trophy race car at Sebring International Raceway thanks to his good friends at Orlando Motorsports Services.
Partnered with McLaren of Orlando, OMS provides sales and support of the new McLaren Trophy race cars, in addition to the McLaren Artura GT4, and currently has availability for additional slots in their racing program for 2025. Watch his test drive in the video above.
Don’t miss this opportunity to make your racing dreams a reality in 2025 by joining the 2025 Caterham Academy season starting from just £38,990. Full details can be found here.
The Radical is built for the track, with several variations that offer a lot of speed for the dollar. Ryan Lewis, driver coach for Radical Indianapolis, explained what they are, how they drive and which one is right for you in the video above from Grassroots Motorsports.
In the video above, Aussie motorsport legend Toby Price takes on the Black Rock Motor Resort circuit in a Can-Am, pushing it to the limit in the first-ever official timed lap! Watch as he tackles thrilling elevation changes, sweeping corners, and high-speed straights at Australia’s most exclusive motorsport retreat, set to launch in June 2026.
Racing & Testing Opportunities
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Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
