It’s no secret that track time is more accessible and even more affordable than ever. But time spent on track isn’t always time spent improving–and if improvement is your goal, then structured training should be part of your plan.
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It's an old saw, but tightening up the nut behind the wheel is probably the cheapest and fastest way to get faster.
I had the recent pleasure of having one on one instruction with data to help sort the car and driver recently. It was amazing. I shaved over a second off my personal best at Gingerman with technique and another second the following day with car setup changes done the night before. So yeah.... getting that personal one on one is definitely worth the money if you want to better yourself!
Robertson Racing, basically Scott Robertson of GLTC and One Lap "fame" knows his E36 M3.
I thought the caption on the lead image was a Subaru joke at first.
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UltimaDork
4/30/23 7:19 a.m.
When I was racing, I bought a day with the champion of my spec class. It wasn't cheap, but it definitely shaved time off my laps.
Also, if you race or drive at VIR and want to get faster, Google "Peter Krause".
Instruction cuts more time per dollar than any mod I have ever seen, plus, you can "install" it on the next car.
Any novice who asks about mods, I tell them to buy their safety gear first (Helmet and HANS is the minimum), then add up their mod budget for coilovers, tires, wheels, etc etc and spend that much on coaching, THEN go buy the mods. THe skills learned will make the benefit of future car mods even greater.