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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZlOkt1oU2k How to drive the perfect racing line is a fundamental driving theory we need to master...

The 6 Phases of a Corner We’re going to take a detailed look at the six phases of a corner –  how...

Good vision is a fundamental technique to get right when driving on track. Tutorial number three takes a look at how to improve your...

Grip (or traction) is what keeps us on the track, allowing us to brake, accelerate and turn. However, finding the limit of grip and...

This week we’re investigating weight transfer – a fundamental topic to understand if you want to be fast on track. Understand weight...

You can win or lose lots of lap time during the braking phase, as well as adjust the balance of your car on corner entry. Today’s article...

Today we’re going to take a detailed look at understeer. Understeer is handling characteristic that is mostly disliked by racing...

Today we’re examining the handling characteristic of oversteer. Mostly enjoyed by racers, a little oversteer makes for a fast track...

Today we’re going to cover how to learn a circuit as efficiently as possible. Track time is expensive and sometimes we don’t have much...

Trail braking is an advanced driving technique that we’re examining in today’s whiteboard tutorial. The brakes of a track car are so much...

Depending on the particular corner of a circuit, your braking, racing line and whole method may change. As driver’s we’re trying to...

Today’s tutorial focuses on explaining the braking phase, and more importantly how we change our technique to optimise this section and...

Today’s tutorial examines in detail how to maximise the corner entry phase of a turn. Typically, drivers can lose or gain a lot of time in...

The mid-corner phase requires a smooth transition from the brake pedal to the throttle, to keep weight transfer at a minimum and maintain...

The exit phase is important because it controls how much speed we carry onto the following straight. As we know, this is crucial...

Many drivers in the paddock talk about left foot braking as it can help save time multiple times over a lap. Scott Mansell...

To be a genuinely fast driver, you must always be at the limit of grip when on track. Anything less than this will add to your lap time....

Not all corners on a circuit have equal importance, as carrying good speed into, and more importantly out of, can result in various time...

When driving on track, our aim is always to be learning, improving and ultimately decreasing our lap time. To do this,...