GTS Winter Update letters09:40:07 AM
Last winter, I wrote a series of letters to the Great Lakes Region's NASA GTS drivers on the subject of becoming faster and better racing drivers. I am re-posting these letters here in response to a number of recent requests to make them available again.
As this season's Winter Update letters are finished, I'll post them, too.
GTS Winter Updates from Winter 2009-2010
- GTS Winter Update I -- Tips for going faster
- GTS Winter Update II -- Tweaking your car
- GTS Winter Update III -- The start
- GTS Winter Update IV -- Dialing in your new aero
- GTS Winter Update V -- An introduction to racecraft
- GTS Winter Update VI -- Getting through traffic (added January 8, 2011)
- GTS Winter Update VII -- Passing (added March 28, 2011)
Also, as long as I'm at it, there are a number of posts I've made over the years in this blog which may be of interest to some readers:
- Corner balancing your car
- Heel-and-toe double-clutch downshifting
- Left-foot braking
- Steering with the throttle (with a detailed description of heel-and-toe downshifting in the comments)
- Driving real race cars. My favorite blog post of all, detailing a fast lap around Mid-Ohio.
- Weight transfer
- What it's like on a race track in and out of the rain
- Why you need a HANS device
And that, as Bubba said, is about it.
1. Eric Heinrich, GULF E30 M3 Touring Car12/12/2010 10:08:53 PM
Homepage: http://www.bmwccaclubracing.com
These are outstanding articles, all of them. I practice all of these principles when I race in BMW Club racing....and have used them to rack up multiple track records, class wins, pole positions....
These articles are worth paying close attention to if you want to move up to the pointy end of your class, whtever class or series that may be.
Eric Heinrich
GULF/Elephant E30 M3 Touring Car #10
2010 BMW CCA Club Racing National Champion
Track records at Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, Road America, Summit Point, New Jersey Lightning, New Hampshire, Motorsport Ranch DFW....
2. Scott Good12/13/2010 08:19:19 AM
Homepage: http://www.scottgood.com
Thanks Eric!
3. Eric Kuhns01/08/2011 11:59:08 PM
Brilliant articles - equal parts "right on", and "hey, I should try/do more of that"
A good read as well - excellent "story telling" & examples!
I am recommending this to all the racers!
Eric Kuhns
NASA 944 Spec National Director; Regional + National Champion.
4. Scott Good01/09/2011 05:17:11 AM
Homepage: http://www.scottgood.com
Thanks Eric. Much appreciated.
