1. How to Improve Driving Skills Back to the Basics

2. How to Improve Driving Skills Back to the Basics 1.Education 2.Inquire 3.Prepare 4.Risk Assessment 5.Helpful Hints

3. How to Improve Driving Skills (Education) First and Foremost –Read and learn the GCR Listen carefully to every word that is spoken by your instructor –Remember and do exactly what is taught –Especially when talking with a steward or corner worker!! Review recorded footage with your instructor Wisely seek out, invest and enroll in a Pro School Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage. - Arie De Gues

4. How to Improve Driving Skills (Inquire) Seek advice from experienced drivers and crew –You will be pleasantly surprised how much knowledge crew members possess –Ask specific questions about: Car Maintenance Race strategy Race Starts Car setup Turn in points Breaking points Passing and Patience Listen when faster drivers talk and check your pride The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think - rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. – Bill Beattie

5. How to Improve Driving Skills (Preparation) Customize a list for your program –A list will help to not overlook the smallest details Come to the track 100% prepared –Never say “I will do that when I get to the track” –Something will usually come up that will distract you from completing your preparation –Working on a race car is not difficult –It is time consuming and requires discipline Scale/Setup your car before coming to the track –Make minor adjustments from there –Pay strict attention to the smallest of details Bring your own fuel if its convenient to do so Get a track map or watch a video prior to the race Enjoy the race weekend not working on your car “Have a Vision…Be Demanding” Colin Powell

6. How to Improve Driving Skills (Risk) Risk Reward –Depends on your goal as to how far to take the risk factor Race to have fun: –Small Risk Race to be competitive: –Lots of Risk Race to Win –White Knuckles Reward = Your Goal If you don’t take some risk, you will never know the capabilities of yourself or your car There is no Achievement without Risk – Gene Kranz

7. How to Improve Driving Skills (Hints) Re-emphasize what you already know –Again This all depends on your goals –Practice ALWAYS looking ahead –Practice being SMOOTH Smooth is definitely faster Slow hands equal fast times Precise lines equal improved tire life Out of control or driving over your head will slow you down and put stress on your car You’re paying for the whole track, USE it Do exactly what the corner workers tell you to do Get in shape and stay in shape –Being physically in shape sharpens your mental quickness and awareness Alcohol and Racing cars DO NOT mix !! Keep it Simple Albert Einstein, –Out of clutter, find simplicity –From discord, find harmony –In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity