ProCoach

In time for Chin, HSR historics and the Club Race!

Back by popular demand... another "track walk" webinar! This time, we're driving Virginia International Raceway.

Peter Krause (who practically lives at VIR!) and I will be sharing our decades of experience of driving and coaching at VIR in a 2-hour webinar on Tuesday, April 12, from 8:30-10:30pm Eastern/5:30-7:30pm Pacific. Registration closes on April 10th.

Note that this webinar is longer than my usual ones - it's 2 hours in length. That's 90 minutes of going through images (in-car, satellite, illustrated), data, common errors, where to find grip, corner priorities, and passing zones, and then 30 minutes of Q&A.

For more information, and to sign up, go to https://speedsecrets.com/track-walk-vir-webinar/. Registration is limited, so I suggest you reserve a spot today.

VIR is one of the most beautiful and challenging tracks in the world, and we know many of you will be driving there soon. No matter what level your driving is at, the webinar - a virtual track walk - will help you drive VIR faster.

Peter and I hope to see you online on April 12th.

Ross

ProCoach

Registration has been open only 24 hours and the webinar is just about half sold out...

A few folks have asked if this will be available "on demand" after the live presentation and, like all Speed Secret Webinars, a recording of the presentation along with slides and handouts WILL be available to those who register for the webinar.

RickBetterley

Registered immediately, even though I can't attend 'live.' Being able to retrieve it on demand is a great and necessary feature.
Thanks to Pete and Ross, as always, for helping us be better drivers.

ProCoach

So many corners, so little time...

Chris P Lewis

I'm in!

Now when COTA?

ProCoach

MRLS, COTA, Elkhart Lake are all on the list, going forward...

So many tracks, so little time...

Chris P Lewis

COTA > MPLS

I need this NOW!

ProCoach

You're going to Laguna Seca? Cool!

Veloce Raptor

Chris, contact me offline. I can give some COTA guidance. In addition, I will be doing the Thursday evening track chalk talk for PCA

Spinout

Registered

ProCoach

Chris, VR is probably your best bet sooner rather than later for COTA. These presentations for each track take between twenty and thirty hours to prepare for each and so will be spaced out over months, not weeks.

I'm also going to say that ANY track walk, whether it be with Dennis Macchio at NJMP, Aaron Povoledo at Watkins Glen, slideshow by David Murry at Sebring and Road Atlanta, ALL contain gems that will enhance your ability as a driver not only to plan, but to EXECUTE.

The less questions you have in your mind about WHERE to go (and to look) and WHAT to do WHEN you get there, the more you can COMMIT to the control inputs that matter. Both consciously and, more importantly, subconsciously.

Ross and I share an affinity and a tremendous amount of experience with what drivers need and what drivers DO to make progress FORWARD.

That's why these "virtual track walks" are going to be particularly fun and valuable.

Chris P Lewis

The is some Peter humor in there somewhere.

ProCoach

I saw MPLS as MRLS (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca). Sorry! Race tracks on the brain...

Here's another shot of the type of approach we'll take on this and other track walks with "Ross & Peter."

Basically, this is a Pro driven Cup car (factory driver, although not for the manufacturer) showing the elevation with good accuracy throughout the length of the lap.

Many times, from the driver's seat, altitude gain and loss is not only not readily sensed, but not even recognized. Only walking the track (or in my case, biking, as well) shows the incredible difference just 5' can make.

Here, we start at start/finish on the left of the strip chart and, for instance, just past the .25 mile mark, see the rise and fall that is the turn in and afterwards of Turn 1. Just after 1.25 mile mark, the rise to the right as you approach the first right hand apex curb of the Climbing Esses. At 1.5 is the "crest" even with the Turn 9 worker station and the level-out for Oak Tree approach just after 1.75.

It's AMAZING what looking at the track like this will teach you...

Matt Romanowski

I'm sure there is going to be a great amount of info on VIR and how to approach the track there and elsewhere. I can't wait for this session with Peter.

Not to take away from this thread, but to add to what Peter posted above, I started a thread on how to get similar data from an AiM system here https://rennlist.com/forums/data-acq...l#post13147454.

ProCoach

Thanks, Matt.

This kind of information only helps us understand our challenge better and build confidence to push harder, where the physics allow!