Past Issues

Suspension and set-up expert Dale Thompson talks good balance and how to get it. Ross reviews how to adapt your braking to different corners and improves your mood with Track Art.

Kevin Beaver is back with suggestions on debriefing and how it can improve your track experience. Ross exhorts you to understand the why of what you do before you begin to practice. Related to this, Ross recommends new books by F1 designers/technical directors Adrian Newey and Ross Braun, especially because of their thinking processes.

Porsche and Audi driver/instructor Erin Vogel gives excellent advice on how to practice mental imagery, especially if you have trouble with it. Ross tells how he began using mental imagery (and owns up to a few missteps). Reminder about the upcoming “Data for Drivers” webinar.

Ross takes the wheel to head into 2018, addressing basics, priorities, and focus. And to help you plan for your upcoming driving season, Ross announces the next webinar “Data for Drivers.”

The King lives! (No, not that King). The King of Motorsport has been crowned and his name is His Majesty Jeff Braun. In this issue, the King issues his proclamations on how he would fix world-wide motorsport. Actually, Jeff is still a highly-sought-after race engineer who abdicated before he took the throne, so there won’t be any “off-with-your-head” if you don’t agree with him! Ross suggests you let the “Zone” come to you instead of striving for it. Ross reviews the year in podcasts and looks forward to more conversations in 2018.

Eric Gunderson is back with a follow-up piece on giving feedback, this time focusing on “driver feel.” Ross adds sleep to practicing perfectly and directs you to NPR’s Hidden Brain podcast with neuroscientist Matthew Walker to find out more about why. Link included to Ross’s How to Learn a Track…Fast! ebook – it’s free!

Writer, driver, and instructor Ingrid Steffensen exhorts drivers to “Breathe” and explains why it’s so important. Ross reviews his self-coaching for the 25 Hours at Thunderhill event – it’s what you think about! Ross is currently developing a variety of self-coaching resources for you and welcomes you to share your stories.

Coach and instructor Peter Carroll lays it all out in “14 Ways to Improve Your Driving.” Ross references his podcast interview with sports car star Ryan Dalziel to address managing doubts. Link included to Jeff Braun’s ebook Shocks for Drivers.

Champion driver Colin Braun tells you how to win endurance races – and he should know. He’s won enough of them! Ross advises you to drive anything and everything (safe) to become a better driver. Link provided to Ross’s free Endurance Racing Guide ebook.

In this special “Big Topic” Thanksgiving edition, Ross addresses how to read your car and focused strategies to help you do just that.

Racer and computer security consultant Kevin Beaver shares his approach to diet and how it has helped him get to the podium. Ross discusses the “f” word (“fear”!) and how to accept and manage it. Ross waxes philosophical on the “art of driving.”

Father and son racers Michael and Thomas Moran write about changes in car performance and their experiences of being HPDE instructors in their article “High Performance Driving – Event, Education or Experience?” Ross suggests you minimize the distance you drive on the track. Ross explains how simulators can help many aspects of your driving.