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
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
Sim racing can indeed prepare you to race on a real track and in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how. I feature three drivers who are specifically applying what they are learning in a sim to racing on a real track and each example is instructive of what … Read more
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 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 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
Included in this week’s Racecraft Roundup are a look at Alexander Rossi’s 5 race weekend essentials and the Ginetta G56 GT4 race car. I also bring you racing tips from GT3 racer Daniel Morad and driver coach extraordinaire Ross Bentley, how to choose the best lap timer, reducing your race weekend nerves and much more. … Read more
Tips on boosting your cognitive performance are just one part of this week’s jam-packed Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques roundup. I also look at how a sim racer is applying his sim racing skills to real world racing in the GB4 Championship, how you can grab the attention of motorsport talent scouts, … Read more
What do you need to be a professional race driver? This week in Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques you will find out what it is. Along with this there are plenty of racecraft tips that range from how to heel and toe to autocross tips. In driver development news there are details … Read more
Follow along with Mike Skeen and the Team Korthoff Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 during the February 2023 IMSA WeatherTech series test at Sebring International Raceway.
This week I look at tips on optimizing your racing debrief as well as more driver development news and racecraft tips. In addition to this I look at analyzing the data to determine the fastest line through the Brooklands and Luffield complex at Silverstone, how you should not let ego kill your career, how Iron … Read more
The Motorsport UK Academy members for 2023 have been announced providing these young drivers with expert guidance and training, and this is just some of the driver development news this week. In addition to the Motorsport UK Academy, additional driver development news includes announcements from a pair of F1 Academy programs, the IMSA Diverse Driver … Read more
This week I show you how sim racing can lead you to race in the British F4 Championship in my latest From Sim Racing to the Real Thing segment. In addition to racing in British F4, DTM race driver Bruno Spengler explains why he sim races, a new sim racing competition from SRO Motorsport and … Read more
Unlocking your performance potential in a race car is the whole purpose of this weekly roundup of driver development news and racecraft tips and techniques and this week is no different. Whether it be through racecraft advice on trail braking or defending your position on track to driver development advice from drivers like Nyck de … Read more
Driver fitness when you have limited time is just some of the advice in this week’s Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup as I bring you a home workout routine that you can do when time is of the essence. In addition to driver fitness, I bring you tips and advice on … Read more
This week I bring you more racing scholarship winners and race driver development news in this edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup. Some of the racing scholarships covered are those awarded to the winners of the Mazda MX-5 Shootout, the FIA Girls on Track competition, the RACB National Team … Read more
So, you want to be a race driver? If you don’t know already, it takes incredible commitment, perseverance and yes, a lot of money. But it is possible if you want it hard enough. In this edition of the Racecraft & Driver Development News roundup I bring you my regular dose of curated racecraft advice … Read more
A lot to talk about this week in Sim Racing and Esports News including details of who is racing in the TCR Virtual Cup, a great sim racing charity event, Gran Turismo 7 reviews, iRacing developments, a new addition to Assetto Corsa, some sim racing racecraft advice from new contributor Davin Roberts Sturdivant and more. … Read more
