As good as iRacing is don't forget that the techniques to kill the Fin's are different to how we drive fast in real life. What is fastest on that is likely not in reality. I try to drive realistically on iRacing and not fall into the trap of looking at weird and wacky techniques and setups to be the fastest. If your… Read more

We will be exploring fwd vs rwd and autocross vs track driving coming up in the series. Read more

Everything is determined by the car setup. Sure you want to brake late, trail brake in and rotate the car mid corner allowing for a hard early power application. But if the car has a lot of mid corner oversteer you might need to avoid trail braking and no pedal in to keep more weight on the rear tires, then pick up… Read more

The only thing you do not want to no pedal is a go-kart. But every other race car it is essential. Take turn 2 at Barber. It is a long right hand almost 180* bend. You don't need a whole lot of braking going in and you carry as much speed as possible. You want to release the brake to carry speed into the bend. Holding… Read more

Honestly, very rarely do you ever need so much lock that you can't keep your hands firmly planted to the wheel - even in autocross. Read more

Not a whole lot to explain honestly. Pick it up smoothly and in a linear fashion. We want to get to full throttle as quickly as possible without inducing wheel spin. Read more

Only left foot brake if you are driving an automatic or paddle shift. If it is a manual then right foot as you are already doing Read more

This situation is quite easily manageable even when you have to right foot brake. You do your braking early and lightly on entry and if you need to settle an oversteering rear apply some throttle immediately. Only about 10% throttle is needed as we are simply trying to get the rear to sit and prevent oversteer until… Read more

That is covered after next weeks Braking, steering and throttle techniques. Stay tuned! Read more

Absolutely. Stay tuned as that is on the list Read more

Just a friendly dig at my peers over there in North Carolina. Many are of course excellent drivers on the twisties. Read more

U shape is basically my "hairpin" explanation in the piece itself. I gave 2 examples of how a late or early apex could work given different circumstances. It all depends what is most important for a given corner. If entry is most important then an early apex is best. If it is imperative that you exit that turn well as… Read more

We will get much more technical as the column progresses. Gotta start by laying out the basics for those new to it all. Read more

See my post above but that example is very subjective to the situation around those 2 bends shown. My comment above explains in more detail. Read more

See my post above to explain in more detail that particular image and how it could technically be early or late. Read more

Just for the record. I am a big fan of an early apex. The saying "slow in, fast out" is the easiest way around but not necessarily the fastest. If you have a car that can rotate well mid corner then apex early, to maximize entry speed, get the car rotated on its nose mid corner, then you get a good solid exit too.… Read more

This is a tough one and there is a fine line to walk along. As mentioned in one of the replies, if you are in a very low horsepower to grip ratio (like a kart) then keeping some slip at the rear will help prevent the kart from bogging down. Read more

Muscle memory is key. Knowing the basics is one thing but that doesn't mean it is plug and play into every situation. The more you drive the quicker you are in getting up to speed on a new track. Read more

Just a friendly dig at my peers. Many are fantastic road racers. Read more

Thank you. Much more fun to come! Read more