This is a post to support my Journalist vs Pro Racer video with more information and data that wouldn't fit in the video which is already nearly half an hour!
If you've been track driving for a few years, you know the…
Car shows have been around since shortly after the invention of the car and their longevity is testament to their popularity, so why mess with a winning formula?
Because there's room for improvement, and Motorclassica is a case in point.
The event…
There's plenty of mistakes made on racetracks, and they can end up rather expensive or painful. So I'm analysing a few in the hope of helping myself, and others not make those same mistakes again!
1. Lotus Elise Oversteer
The first one…
If you drive on a racetrack for racing, hotlapping, HPDE, track days, sprints or whatever then it's a good idea to record your laps. There's many reasons; it's fun, and if you analyse the footage or get experts to have their say…
Every car is different, be that say a Hyundai i20N vs an i30N, let alone that i20N vs a Lotus Elise. And so you need to adapt your driving style to suit, but how?
If you're on your first few track days,…
Many people are have a negative view of EVs based on incorrect, or outdated information.
Conversely, some pro-EV people will take any fact or viewpoint that isn't absolutely pro-EV and try and argue it away whilst claiming if only we all drove…
In 2019, the driver of a Lamborghini Huracan mounted a kerb, killed a young girl, and injured her friend.
In the wake of such a terrible, tragic loss of life, it is right that the community looks at what may be done…
One of my readers watched the Porsche 911 Track Mistakes video:
and posed this question:
Nice video! It brings up an interesting question for EVs. I have a Tesla EV and wondering about leaving regen on when on a track. It…
A bad driver is usually defined as 'not me', but in reality it might well be you...
Before anyone claims to be a good, or even a bad driver we need to define what sort of driving we're talking about. It is…
By now everyone's seen the amazing McMurtry Speirling electric car blitz the Goodwood Hill Climb record in 39.08 seconds, beating the record set by a F1 car, and driver Max Chilton reckons there's more in it as he learns how better to…