Drive Faster by Prioritizing Corners on the Race Track

Common advice is that the most important corner on a race track is the one leading onto the longest straightaway. That’s a myth. As I explain in this Quick Tip, there are more important corners on a track – ones that will provide you with an advantage over other performance and race drivers if you focus on perfecting them.

Whether you're a beginner with HPDE (High Performance Driver Education) events, a regular track day driver, an experienced race driver, or anything in between, I aim my Speed Secrets high performance driving tips at you. All have one thing in common: to help you be an even better driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX2yj7dwOU8

 

Sensing the car's limits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfOEKo4nJII

 

Controlling understeer/plowing/pushing/NASCAR "tight"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHRHL2CMvN8

 

Controlling oversteer/NASCAR "loose"/tail hanging out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W97js9ln1GY

 

Over/understeer by Simpit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6o-gbdUeyc

 

The fastest line:

Determining the ultimate fastest line around a race circuit is an art in itself. To lay down that "flyer" you must find the perfect compromise between the fastest theoretical line -- and what the track will give you.

In our latest video, an elite group of the world's quickest drivers discuss how to do just that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PQ6oKidE20

 

“The Legend of the First Super Speedway” book now available

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emailBy SVRA | November 11, 2020 6:13 AM

SVRA announced today that Mark Dill, its vice president of public relations, has published a new book, “The Legend of the First Super Speedway, the Battle for the Soul of American Auto Racing.” It is available in both print and e-book formats. The book can be ordered today at www.store.bookbaby.com, and is available in e-book format through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple Books.

“Mark is a terrific writer who always delivers a great read, and his knowledge of racing history is a huge asset to SVRA,” says SVRA President and CEO Tony Parella. “I have long relied on Mark for insights to racing history, which is relevant to what we do at SVRA.”

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Parella wrote the book’s preface. Other prominent racing personalities Al Unser Jr. and Willy T. Ribbs contributed as well. The introduction was crafted by Unser and Ribbs penned the foreword. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 twice, and Ribbs is the first Black driver to qualify for the iconic race.

Early reviews from Readers’ Favorite give Dill’s book their 5-star rating. An excerpt appears below.

“The Legend of the First Super Speedway is a tale of adventure that takes the characters across several cities and states. The setting is impeccably written, and the author paints a world that feels real and that readers want to explore. For instance, the picture of 1903 Indianapolis is vividly designed, and readers can easily imagine what auto racing was like at this time, a sport that had so many dangers associated with it. The historical setting is deftly written and packed with information that readers will want to know. The landscapes are vividly described, and the setting comes alive as a world that is exciting, and that has a life of its own. The writing is gorgeous, littered with dialogues that are well-crafted. While Mark Dill’s novel is filled with adventure and entertainment, it is an inspirational story that explores two characters who refuse to give up in spite of the odds. It is spellbinding and classic.”

The Legend of the First Super Speedway centers on two men’s alternating points of view, racing champion Barney Oldfield and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Founder Carl Fisher. It is the saga of a red state – blue state cultural battle for the sport’s soul. The racing events occurred as described and on the dates noted. Dill assumes poetic license in illustrating the personalities and habits of the primary characters, all of whom were actual people.

With rare exceptions, the characters’ dialogue is born of Dill’s imagination informed by years of research. The author concluded that Fisher and Oldfield had more influence and lasting impact on establishing American auto racing’s enduring format than any other individuals of their era. Fisher was the driving force behind the Indianapolis Motor Speedway construction. More than anyone, Oldfield popularized the sport to rival the other primary pastimes – baseball, boxing, and horse racing. Neither of these men would be politically correct by today’s standards, but they were products of another age.

First Super Speedway thrusts readers into the early 20th century with vivid interpretations of auto racing and what it was like to walk among the people and grasp their world view. The rugged characters of the era get “corned” on whiskey, chew “chaw,” and violently bounce as they scorch the bricks of America’s first speedway. Readers will ride with them on trains, bound across the jagged terrain of road races, and step over dead horses rotting in the street. The world convulsed with technological change, and the winners mastered it.

“Mark is the perfect person to tell this previously untold tale,” says Ribbs. “He brings to the surface the true-life characters that created American auto racing. There’s no sugar coating on this one.”

Check out www.markgdill.com for more information. Visitors can purchase the book directly from the website and browse an online merchandise shop with various apparel and other items.

Vintage Motorsport / Historic, vintagemotorsport.com

 

Heinricher looking to move into IndyCar ownership

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emailBy Marshall Pruett | October 30, 2020 11:18 AM

Jackie Heinricher has set her sights on the NTT IndyCar Series as her next goal in team ownership.

As founder and CEO of the Booshoot biotech firm, Heinricher combined her success in business, love for driving and knack for relationship building to form Heinricher Racing, which debuted in partnership with Meyer Shank Racing in 2019. Featuring an all-female driving squad in the No. 57 Acura NSX GT3, Heinricher launched the program with primary backing from heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, and as the team evolved for 2020, Mobil 1 and other sponsors were found to continue with MSR in IMSA’s GT Daytona category.

With Jim Meyer and Mike Shank preparing to leave GTD at the end of the year for IMSA’s DPi class as part of Acura’s factory presence, and incorporate a second, part-time IndyCar entry to its stable, Heinricher is ready to forge ahead without MSR as the Ohio-based team has reached maximum capacity.

In light of MSR’s directional changes, a growing interest in the Indy 500 — mixed with a strong desire to fix the absence of women in the field of 33 drivers — has turned Heinricher’s attention to open-wheel racing where she intends to fill a female team ownership void.

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“I’ve been working really hard on partnerships for 2021, and one of my goals is to field a woman driver in at least the 500, if not a few more races, and then look at IMSA,” she told RACER. “It’s been such an amazing experience partnering with Mike Shank, and I am so thrilled for Mike with all of his years of work coming together with his Acura prototype deal. It gives me an opportunity to step out as an owner, and trying to continue to push some accomplishments in racing.

“Certainly, I’m really focused on trying to bring women back into IndyCar, and IMSA, and so I’ve been developing the kinds of partners that are going to stay and help out, so we can build on what we’ve started. I’m trying to bring diversity and inclusion to the sport, and I’ve had such an amazing year working with some amazing drivers, but I really want to go back to the core of what we started in 2019. I got knocked down pretty good at the end of 2019 when we lost our main sponsor, but I’m a big girl. I know that sponsors ebb and flow. I didn’t take it personally at all, and we found new clients, and we’ve kept going. And now I have a new goal.”



Heinricher says she was motivated to consider IndyCar for the first time after the establishment of Roger Penske’s new Race For Equality & Change program, which aspires to fix the notable absence of women and people of color in IndyCar in driving, team, and ownership roles.

“Absolutely,” she said. “I think it’s kind of a perfect storm, because I’m in a position to be able to do this with the proper experience as a CEO and leader. It was tough seeing Sarah Fisher leave the series as the last woman to own a team, but I think there’s just a wonderful opportunity now to develop a team, follow in the footsteps of some of the great team owners, and to figure out how we can keep driving this initiative forward. But first, it’s being able to build something enough to track the proper partners, because we know this all comes down to funding. That’s one of the things that I have poured myself into and invested heavily in, and it’s beginning to pay off.”

Like her introduction to pro racing with an IMSA co-entry run by MSR, Heinricher says she would look for the same type of partnership in a new co-entry effort for the Indy 500 and other rounds.

“I would obviously have to run with somebody, and I would have to be mentored, as I have been in IMSA with Mike Shank,” she added. “Mike’s mentorship has just been enormous for me. I would be looking to do a similar thing in Indy. I’m excited by the initiatives going on there, and I think the time’s right; here’s a lot of excitement around what Roger Penske is trying to do there. If you look at all the transformational things happening in racing with respect to socially responsible movements, I think it’s a perfect time to enter. But I still have some work to do first on the business side, and to learn about where partnerships with (IndyCar) teams might fit.”

In Heinricher’s perfect business model, she’d find a home in IndyCar and build a pipeline to develop next-generation female driving talent.

“That’s one of the things I’m really focused on, and I think that’s where I’d like to continue to try to bring to bear some of my time and leadership,” she said. “I think if you look at this as more than just IndyCar, we can get women into Road to Indy, but unfortunately we’ve got to go about it from kind of backing into it. It’s harder to get the money.

“But that’s what I’ve taken on my shoulders, which is how can I build this team and bring it to clients where we can start to foster these young, really talented women, and get them on to the road to IndyCar? We absolutely can start to build more of a base of really talented women that can compete at that level. I just can’t accept failure here.”

IndyCar

 

A much better and longer thread
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/a...y-rally-5.html

 

Tying some racing history together
See last post in thread:
See it before it goes away.

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Inside the NASCAR Hall of Fame*********************

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum Tour... Charlotte, NC



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Abandoned tracks in Florida area and other places (updated)
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...s-fl-area.html

Bonneville History
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...e-history.html

Daytona History
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...a-history.html

Drag Racing History
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/dr...ml#post9366328

This link has some historic drag racing pics.

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/dr...pics-ever.html


Local historic drag racing track Twin City Oldsmar

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...florida-4.html


Indianapolis History

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...ml#post9373490

24 Hours of Lemans history

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...s-history.html


Lime Rock Park history

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/au...rock-park.html


Pikes Peak racing history
Is Pikes Peak a road Race?


https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...ml#post9362624


History of Race Cars

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...ml#post9370578

Road Racing History
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/g...g-history.html

Sebring history

The way to part 2 "A brief History of Sebring Raceway" is here:
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/g...-40-posts.html
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This was the original brief history of Sebring part 1
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/general-car-chat/816701-sebring-raceway-brief-history-part-1-has-now-exceeded-40-posts-115-posts.html
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A bit of stock car racing history

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...ml#post9362625


Tying some Tampa Racing history together with links: Tampa International Raceway (Fair Grounds)

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ge...l-raceway.html