Tips, opinions, stories & whatever else I like to share with you about high-performance & race driving, sim racing, coaching, recent motorsport events & stories from the road. Oh, and the lessons I’ve learned from six decades in & around motorsport.
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Speed Secrets: Lap Times Can Make Us Slower
Eliminate time pressure to trigger flow.
When I ask drivers to describe what being in the zone or flow is like, they mention one of the main factors is how time changes. It slows down for most drivers. It’s as if one has all the time in th...
Speed Secrets: Think Like a Pro — Drive Like a Pro
Over the next few months, on a random “non-schedule” in my posts here on Driving Directions, I’m going to share one of the key principles or mental models that you can use to help you make better decisions and perform better on track. Ultim...
Driving Lessons: Managing "Try Mode"
When more effort does not produce more results.
One thing I regret having done as a race driver more than anything else is trying too hard.
Driving Ms. Elan: How My Lotus is Trying to Make Me a Better Person
Some oily lessons.
Here’s the text message I sent a friend the other day (and just to be clear, this friend has many of the same “issues” that I have, including an affinity for Lotus Elans—or, at least, that’s what he tells me):
Racey Thoughts: Random Observations From a 12-Hour Race
“Sebring Under the Stars”
Last weekend, I raced in the ChampCar 12-hour event at Sebring in a Porsche Boxster. Throughout the event, and since, I’ve thought a lot about the state of amateur racing in North America, and specifically the imp...
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