How To Drive Fast

A sold-out grandstand packed with more than 100,000 people erupts in a loud roar, drowning out the National Anthem.…

A clutch kick is a brief stab of a manual transmission car’s clutch pedal, to briefly raise the revs when you need…

No matter what kind of serious driving you want to get into, learning how to trail brake is key. It sounds simple at…

The famous pendulum turn, better known as the Scandinavian Flick in rallycross, is like an impossible magic trick…

Laguna Seca, Road America, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio—if you have the cash and the nerve, it’s not hard to find a good…

I’ve been racing cars professionally for almost 15 years now, and as soon as people find out what I do, the…

Jalopnik’s Deputy Editor Michael Ballaban: Journalist. Lover. Patron of the arts. Anchovy syrup enthusiast. Above…

Car nerds and trackday bros love to talk about their heel-toe shifting. There’s another way to get the same job…

Anyone who’s ever browsed the internet has probably come across a video in which someone (a Ford Mustang driver)…

For a guy who’s only real experience behind the wheel was the occasional “high-spirited” driving on the roads of…

If you’re a newbie who’s desperate to drive on track for the first time, attending a race school is one of the best…

I’m what you might call a “self-taught racer.” My first wheel-to-wheel racing experience was behind the wheel of a…

I’m a child, just like you. I like to go sideways, in a plume of my own tire smoke. I enjoy opposite lock, balancing…

This week, I discovered that everything I thought I knew about life, the universe, and high-performance driving…

Open on an aerial shot of some famous skyline as an orchestral score sets the tone. Intercut dramatic slider shot of…

Before Gary Powell had finished his question about the new Bond movie, I’d already said yes twice. Gary was a 007…

The 25 Hours of Thunderhill is a race that remains far more grueling than the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Why? Because—in…

I live in Texas. I only ever see large amounts of snow if I leave the state. But what I learned after doing not one,…

So, there’s a track that you really want to drive. Great! But you’ve never driven it before and you don’t want to…