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[YDD] How to use an objective approach to drive faster
Hello Reader,
How can an objective approach really help you drive faster on track? After all, you want the fastest car on track... not the fastest car on a laptop.
Are there things you can do to improve your approach to testing? How can you use data and were that can fit in?
This week I'm delighted to welcome Ray Phillips to the podcast.
A successful single seater driver and top line driver coach, Ray Phillips has a wealth of experience in motorsports. As a competitor and coach Ray was one of the early adopters with data. This has led to a lot of success for his drivers in series such as the Ferrari challenge. So committed is he to the role data plays, Ray has also recently taken over Peter Krause's Data & Video equipment sales business.
This is a great conversation with a Ray Phillips who shares many hard won secrets, including how to get a data system working well for you. I'm sure you'll find it fascinating.
Here are some show highlights:
[4:44] How to get into racing to start with
[10:55] Transitioning from a driver to being a coach
[18:54] Ways to involve your family in your passion
[25:23] How to use data to improve driving performance
[32:03] Ways to develop a great handling race car
Let me know what you think of the show!
Good luck,
Samir
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What this space for some great new shows coming out in the next few weeks.
p.p.s. Amazing response from last weeks article on using Google Labs to setup your GoPro to automatically start and stop recording. If you run a GoPro and missed the article then be sure to take a look.
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