Speed Secrets: How to Come to Grips With a New Car or Track

Drive the car, not the track.

Years ago (a phrase I seem to be saying more and more these days, which I suppose is either a good sign of the experience I’ve gained, or simply that I continue to get older – which is better than not getting older), I was coaching a middle-aged driver who was racing a Formula Mazda race car. We were at MSR Cresson to spend a couple of days solely focus…