Finding the Parts of a Racing Line This is the start of your journey, once you’ve made it to the track. There is one thing above all other tasks that you need to do when you are looking at the track. You need to discover the racing line. As I stated in “Blog Post 7: …
Blog Post 8: Discovering the Racing Line – Part 1 Read More »
Over the next several posts I will be going over different terminologies and the different ways to apply them. These terms will help you have a better understanding and how you can use them to become a better driver. There are also different ways to implement and interpret these guides to find what will work …
Kart racing is where it usually all begins for professional racers. You can watch countless interviews with racers and they will almost always say that they started in kart racing. It’s where you learn the fundamentals of racing. Such fundaments that you will learn are how your reflexes are important at such speeds, the eye-to-hand …
Simulator racing or simulation racing is a great way to get some experience with eye-to-hand coordination and when you crash, you’re not getting hurt or losing money. Currently, my son and I are racing on Gran Turismo Sport. There are several racing simulator games out there for gaming consoles or for PC. Sim racing allows …
There are a lot of factors to being competitive and winning is only one of them. Many will argue that it’s the most important factor and that may be true at the highest of levels. However, other more important things to be competitive are your (or your child’s) ability to take input from coaches, instructors, …
Blog Post 4: You Don’t Have To Win To Be Competitive Read More »
There is no right or wrong answer to today’s topic. Finding out if your child is ready for “racing” is only mandated by your child’s enthusiasm for the sport. If your child is able to go to the track and drive the kart and no matter how they placed, they want to get back out …
Blog Post 3: How Do I Know If My Child or I Am Ready For Racing? Read More »
So you made the decision to have fun and start your racing career (just kidding, no pressure about trying to get to the top, yet). There are some things that you need to be aware of before heading to the track. First, check with your local track to make sure that you or your child …
Before I get into the nuts and bolts of racing for beginners or before I start giving you my experiences and accolades, I spent quite a bit of time putting together a list of content for this blogging site. This first post has to have an impact and set the stage for all the posts …
This site is for everyone who has an interest in motorsports, no matter what level of racing experience you have. The focus will be for someone who is brand new to racing and for parents who have children that have shown an interest in racing. We don’t care how old you are or your level …
