Slow cars really highlight getting to power earlier, exponentially so when followed by even a slight ascent

Very cool episode, the man understands logistics, communication, and research

Very cool episode Ross

Really interesting point about driving with closed eyes. Pretty radical but with simulators it's possible with relatively low risk. Probably would require deep pockets to get some kind of motion but even without that, enough practice might make it possible

Excellent thinking on the jack stand bias setup. I was going down a public road locking up my brakes trying to get an initial adjustment.

what an amazing video. Great work.

this is phenomenal

I have learnt so much from all your tutorials and books Ross.. you’re practically a virtual coach for me

criminally under watched KZbin channel. love your books Ross.

Fantastic books and podcast man, why is there no more on this channel?

Yes i intentionally induce understeer (in tiny amounts) to know I'm at the limit of grip, especially on the outlap, on cold tires, or in the rain. Oversteer is safer and doesn't get out of hand so easily compared to understeer. But never to scrub off speed.

But how can i after this let the rear come over to get more angle? Its a fwd...

Being relaxed (or as relaxed as you can be) is an important way to feeling your car and perhaps more importantly, sensing what you can ask of your car at a given moment...implementing Ross' tactics about being intentional and honing your senses is so vital in gaining pace.

Brilliant !

So that's why Jacky Stewart, Jim Clark, Alain Prost, and Jenson Button were fast. 😉👍

Clear and concise , thanks .

I guess still a question… isn’t OPTIMAL max braking right up until the turn-in point? Will looking at your EOB point allow you to intuit that? I find I’ll just 80% brake the whole way they the zone if I’m not conscious of it.

Yea this feels like it’ll crack the code. Going to try this next time I’m in the car. I’ve been getting better at braking, but don’t have it “figured out.” Might’ve found the sauce.

Ive been practicing the heel and toe for say 20 hours now, in a racing sim with a respectful pedal set. What ive been doing is (and my understanding is) when I know I will be downshifting whilst breaking i try to roll my foot to the throttle just before i release the clutch, to try to give the revs a head start, essentially. My question is.. Is there a list of situations where heel toe isn't the best option for faster lap times? Is it only beneficial to heel and toe on slow corners , say if its an uphill after the bend or should I be aiming to blip the throttle every chance I get, even say its best to coast round after changing gear? Its on corners where I have to be trial braking and I try to use the two techniques together is when it all goes wrong for me. I believe Im not seeing any benefits yet because Im over thinking it and not just driving with what comes natural.

Makes sense. Or you could just race in a diesel, where one upshifts to go faster as an intrinsic characteristic of that high torque engine. Combine your tip with a diesel engine and you'll be unbeatable.

So define the difference between a fishtail and oversteer. Where what you do to correct it is opposite advice. Fishtail let off the gas, oversteer step on the gas and steer into the slide. At what point is it not a fishtail but rather an oversteer and vice versa.

You pointed out some helpful guidelines, but in the end one needs seat time to learn to "feel" what to do. And that can change significantly with different cars on different tracks and track syurfaces, although teh guidelines still hold true. You guidelines hopefully shortens the seat time process.

Been a while since last comment but thought I’d say is it not about feel? Depends on tyres, weight of the car carrying inertia, adhesion of the road and tyre properties and weather, temp and humidity. Driving through the corner is balancing the motion and centrifugal forces while getting around that bend….oh s$/t TrEE….😂

Thanks for the podcasts, they've made good material to listen to while working the last few months I'm onto the last one today! :(

I drive a Porsche GT3 R in ACC. I’m experimenting with toe and camber. I prefer to use steering angle, throttle and brake to change the attitude of the car rather than make adjustments to the car then figuring out how to drive to those adjustments. I also drive with no TC. I don’t won’t to have the TC kick in when I don’t want it. I want to position the car the best as I can then use my inputs to do the rest. Rather than have fixed settings I can vary my inputs. Thoughts?

This vid, and indeed, your whole channel is sooo good. It's funny, you see all these guys who are (quickish) on track days, but have no idea in their first few club races and they just fall into a heap. People underestimate just how cerebral racing is.

This is a great episode, and what a surprise! I knew it was him when I saw the name. John Santiago was my logic professor my first semester of college. He actually did show us clips of him autocrossing his mustang. His class impacted the way I read math textbooks all through school, and obviously I still remember that he does autocross. Hopefully I'll run into him again some day. Thank you for all the episodes Ross Bentley! They're awesome and I've learned so much. I'm listening through the whole back catalog.

Great video thanks for the help!

I've seen some rider writing down notes without a map, I mean only descriptive note. What about that? Do you think it's still helpful?

Reading is accessible?! Only if you start off wealthy! Still waiting on an average guy race car scholarship! Haha! I'm going Brooke trying to keep racing lemons on a blue collar income, but I love it. 14 years in!

This makes me even more sesperate to get a wheel since I play with a mo

Trail braking you say…

Watching this before a rainy practice/quali day at Mid Ohio, and I am feeling much more confident for tomorrow. Driving in the rain on the simulator is super fun, so I'll try to make it fun in real life as well!

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What a fantastic example of driving by what you can feel!!! Also at many tracks squaring off the corners will take you off the line of rubber giving you much more grip than the line of rubber 😊

Stop rambling on and get to the point for goodness sake.

So technically, definition of rotating car is utilizing yawing to change direction of a car. Doing this you can minimize using steering angle, but a car still make proper turn on the corner. Utilizing this technique dramatically improved my lap time.

Wow 😮

Excellent instructional video. I am challenged to talk aloud, in real time, about what I am doing, what I am looking for, plan of attack, etc. How can this skill be improved, and will it ultimately help improve track driving performance? BTW, I just finished your latest Speed Secrets Self Coaching class, and you did not mention the skill of verbalizing everything in real time. Is that a more advanced skill?

Wow, what an amazing channel and the episode. I can see some of your videos don't have much views (compared to some more entertainment-oriented racing channels) and yet you keep adding great content for those of us who seeks it. Thank you for that!

I remember you from my Westwood days ☺. My last year was 1986

Excellent! I just wish I had those skills.

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You described my problem exactly. Now to work on that TI/EOB area. Thank you.

Another question I have is this Sir. I know that you shouldn't brake and turn at the same time. But is the opposite then true? You are talking about brake "release"... right? It's kinda interesting that it helps when you accelerate a little bit while turning a corner. What other reasons are behind this? Why does this work exactly BENTLEY?

Thanks prof., i usually end up overslowing and then upsetting the car with throttle. Im also bit premature on the throtle usage and end up trashing most of my laps because of that. Ill use your tip.

The chase, starting at 20:45. Question for anyone: Is it just me or did the black car signal to pass right, just after exiting the corner?

Thank you for this! Im new to rwd (GR86) and I had my first oversteer spinout at Summit Point Main (40F, wet) coming out of T9 and gave too much throttle mid turn and was not prepared how to correct it. As I started to skid, I took my foot off the gas (mistake 1), then tried to countersteer to get the car straight, but since I let off the gas, all the weight transferred to the front while trying to countersteer and not having prior practice was a scary, but good learning experience. After watching this, it makes alot more sense and I will make sure to apply in the future and keep practicing

Viva la speed secrets podcast! Good luck with new one