Speed Secrets Weekly #313
Frequent contributor Colin Braun explains “Staying Prepared: From a Pro Racer’s Standpoint.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Be a corner worker. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Present yourself,” “Blocking,” and “Defending.” Ross presents a quiz about flags.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #312
Spec Miata racer Kevin Beaver is back with “Incident Management in Racing” (featuring Kevin’s oopsie crash video!). This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Would you change? ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Racecraft” and “Passing Responsibility.” Ross links two of his videos “The Racer’s Mindset” and “The Art and Science of Racing in the Rain.”
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Speed Secrets Weekly #311
Regular contributor and engineer extraordinaire Jeff Braun writes “Random Observations about Tires.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Observe and make note. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Rain line.” Ross links to one of his favorite podcasts, Nico Rosberg’s Beyond Victory.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #310
Ross tackles the subject of “Managing Ups and Downs” in car and driver performance. This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Recovering quickly from a problem is more important than avoiding it in the first place. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “In a spin, both feet in,” “If in doubt, throttle out,” and “If in doubt, flat out.” A link for official Speed Secrets merchandise is included.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #309
Ross addresses a common query from drivers in “How to Benefit Most From Your Between-Session Time.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Learn what your performance diet is. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Curb, FIA curb,” “Gators,” and “Turtles, Sausage.” Lastly, Ross suggests you “rate your performance, not the result.”
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Speed Secrets Weekly #308
Ross takes the cyclic and collective to relay what he’s learned from helicopter training and how it applies to high performance driving. This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Check your cockpit. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Hydroplaning, aquaplaning.” RSR Nürburg has a new video called “Drive of Your Life” from last year’s trip hosted by Ross and Tom Roberts.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #307
Kevin Beaver writes about his and his son’s experience with new driver training and how it fits in with the sport of racing and high performance driving. This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Rely on cheap tricks! ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Learn a Track.” The webinar “Mental Prep for Drivers” is coming soon.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #306
Ross writes what he calls “The Brain Issue” with the feature article “How to Break Through Mental Barriers.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Use your whole brain. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Red Mist” and “Brain Fart.” Ross announces the next webinar, “Mental Prep for Drivers.”
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Speed Secrets Weekly #305
Champion driver and coach Jim Kearney gives you the scoop on an up-and-coming championship contender, Megan Gilkes; she uses techniques and strategies familiar to Speed Secrets Weekly readers. This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Draw your data traces with your hands and feet. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Track Walk.” Ross recommends Ryan Staub and Lockton Motorsports’ YouTube channel of the best in-car video, plus provides a link to free track maps.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #304
The multisport-talented Dave Ohst brings his unique take on the subject of “flow.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Think deeply about how you prioritize corners. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Min speed.” Ross lists six of his favorite books which inform his coaching approach and philosophy.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #303
Physicist and PCA instructor Greg Osche brings a mathematical view to expand our understanding of “the ideal line.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Check progress with your peripheral vision. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Prioritizing Corners.” If you need them, Ross has free track maps available on the Speed Secrets website.
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Speed Secrets Weekly #302
Driver and data enthusiast Andrew Rains addresses drivers’ reluctance to delve into date in “So You Say You’re Not A Data Person?” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Understand where, when, and why you choose to drive at or below the limit. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Friction Circle (traction circle).” Ross highly recommends that everyone read The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donahue and Paul Van Valkenburgh (back in print).
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