Past Issues

Competitive driver and policy-whisperer Ryan Staub demystifies insurance for your driving activities in “The Elephant in the Room (or On Track).” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Prime the flow. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Roll on,” “Snap the throttle,” “Ease,” and “Squeeze.” Ross asks readers for ideas for a Mythbusters-style challenge.

Author, HPDE instructor, and track enthusiast Ingrid Steffensen shows you how to keep your cool in “Beat the Heat.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Practice dealing with problems. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Unwind, release, relax the wheel, let it run free,” and “Soft hands, slow hands.” Ross announces the next webinar, Sponsorship 101 with Brian Bonner.

Writer and car guy David Lightfoot takes on what’s next for driving in “Our Autonomous Future.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Practice the “other stuff.” ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Installation lap,” “In lap,” and “Out lap.” Subscriber Joe Bullmer gives you his own “10,000 hours of practice” theory.

You Suck at Racing author Ian Korf gives you straightforward advice in “Aces & Apexes: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Momentum is your friend. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Parc fermé” and “Drive- through penalty.” Ross provides a link to Ian’s book.

Driver, journalist, and Porsche guy Mark Sternberg shares his thoughts about “Why Driving is Not an Art Form.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Measure your improvement. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “DNF,” “DNQ,” “DNS,” “DQ,” and “DFL.” Ross links Russ Rosenberg’s book Racing Under the Illusion of Grandeur.

Porsche racer and high performance driving instructor Rick Tanler discusses “Fear and the Most Important Corner.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ See the line. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Maintenance throttle” and “Compromise corner.”
Ross links a video of Alexander Rossi driving Long Beach blind-folded (through mental imagery, not actually!).

Vintage racer and author of Racing Under the Illusion of Grandeur, Russ Rosenberg is “Making the Case for Vintage Racing.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Just Breathe. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Clean air,” “Dirty air,” “Drafting,” “Slingshot pass,” and “Slipstreaming.” Ross announces his new gig with Road & Track.

Regular contributor, racer, coach and data geek Andrew Rains explains “Minimum Corner Speed and the Fuzzy Dice Approach.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Focus on not getting worse. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Gurney, Gurney flap,” “Splitter,” “Spoiler,” “Undertray,” and “Wing.” Ross links the trailer to the much-anticipated summer movie “Ford v Ferrari.”

Formula Vee racer and Chief Instructor Lynn Fangue delves into “Situational Awareness: What is It and How Do We Get It?” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Manage the fast-slow matrix. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Downforce,” “Ground effect,” and “Aero car.” Reminder that the Vision Training for Drivers webinar is coming up.

Professional drummer and NASA driver Wes Hanson connects his favorite disciplines in “Drumming, Learning & Driving.” This week’s Speed Secret is ~ Accept normalizing before stretching to a new normal. ~ Speed Secrets Glossary defines “Banking,” “Compression,” and “Hillcrest.” Ross links a comedy routine called “The Viper Incident.” See if it sounds familiar to you!