Past Issues

Speed Secrets Weekly #175

Ross devotes this issue (as suggested by a subscriber) to making the jump from HPDE and other non-competitive track events to wheel-to-wheel racing. He focuses on the practical and physical side, plus helps you to set your personal performance goals.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #174

Chris Blomfield-Brown of Wireless Motorsports explains how monitoring your heart rate can lead you to improve your driving. Ross reviews threshold braking and how braking “lighter” can work for you. For those who track their street cars, Ross suggests you review your insurance coverage (as policies have and are changing).

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Speed Secrets Weekly #173

Sim racer (and winner) Ryan Selsor shares his best choices for sim racing hardware and software. Ross explains that it’s your ability to regain focus that makes the difference. Ross asks you, the readers, to send in your questions and/or ideas for future Speed Secrets Weekly issues.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #172

Kostas Sidiras, an instructor at the Nurburgring, gives you 5 (+1) tips on how to learn any track quickly (which is a challenge at the Nordschleife!) Ross shows you how to make momentum your friend. Ross lays out his Hooked On Driving coaching schedule for the next three months. Join him, if you can!

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Speed Secrets Weekly #171

Renowned business coach and racer Robert Cornish gives you a simple but effective way to “get into the zone.” Ross says experimenting and trying different techniques can help you be faster.  And, so you can get into the zone more often, Ross offers a discounted price on his Inner Speed Secrets 201 eCourse (discount good only until August 12, 2016).

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Speed Secrets Weekly #170

HPDE instructor and proud parent of a track newbie Ingrid Steffensen gives pointers for supporting young relatives who have a need for speed. Ross explains how to use downtime to reflect and understand your driving. And for learning more about learning, Ross recommends a new book, Make it Stick, by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #169

Ross reveals his thoughts about how to draw younger participants to the sport – gamify it! This week’s Speed Secret suggests experimenting with four approaches to fast corners. Ross compares the “new” Lewis Hamilton to last season’s.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #168

Racing Car Technology’s Dale Thompson continues his set-up suggestions with a follow-up article on hot tire pressures. Ross reminds you that hitting a learning plateau can be a good thing. Get a Speed Secrets Weekly discount for Ross’s favorite simulator set-up, Playseat.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #167

Another Aussie, this time Dale Thompson from Racing Car Technology, gives you some helpful ideas on improving your lap times through set-up. Ross turns some common advice around by suggesting you react, not anticipate in certain situations. Ross gives a huge thumbs-up to former F1 driver Allen Berg’s racing school.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #166

Cars Yeah podcaster Mark Greene relates his takeaways on the importance of quality (through his interviews with top automotive business owners) and how that relates to your racing program. Ross suggests you use segment times and data to determine whether changes you’ve made are really working. Ross links to a new YouTube channel called Racecar Science.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #165

Aussie Chris Blomfield-Brown from Wireless Motorsport reviews biometrics, beginning with the basics of heart rate monitoring and how to establish a baseline rate. Ross gives you step-by-step instructions for honing in on driving “the limit,” starting with braking. Ross recommends skid pad training through colleague, Johan Schwartz.

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Speed Secrets Weekly #164

Another coach of great renown, Jim Kearney, tells you the optimal way to drive Mid-Ohio (no mean feat!). Ross compares driving the limit with finding Top Dead Center when building an engine. A new video is linked featuring what F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg sees when he’s racing.

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