Your Data Driven Podcast
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -A motorsports show for club racers. Engineer Samir Abid talks to motorsports Pros on your behalf so you can learn, be inspired and improve your racing performance.
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Ep51 Willem Toet on Applying F1 Aero To Your Car (2 of 2)
February 29, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBPart 2 with Willem Toet, the former head of aerodynamics at the Benetton, Ferrari and Sauber Formula 1 teams. Aero is one of those subjects that gets a lot of air time on TV but its often hard to relate that back to what you can do yourself. Willem Toet has some great insights and very practical tips. Make sure to listen to part 1 first and be sure to check out the links in the show notes for some really good followup videos and articles. [01:38] How to get the maximum downforce from a win...
Ep50 Willem Toet on Applying F1 Aero To Your Car (1 of 2)
February 15, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBWillem Toet, the former head of aerodynamics at the Benetton, Ferrari and Sauber Formula 1 teams, joins me for a very special two part show. Aero is one of those subjects that gets a lot of air time on TV but its often hard to relate that back to what you can do yourself. Willem Toet has some great insights and very practical tips. This is honestly an amazing chat with one of the best in the business. Be sure to check out the links in the show notes for some really good followup videos and a...
Ep49: F2 to Your Garage - Keeping it simple with Gavin Bickerton-Jones
October 26, 2023 15:19 - 1 hour - 60 MBWelcome to episode 49. Today I'm delighted to welcome ace engineer Gavin Binkerton Jones. As an F2 team owner, several F1, Indy and sports car aces have passed through his care. Having raced himself on a tiny budget in the 1980s, he shares several tips and practical suggestions that you can apply to your own motorsports. There's absolute gold dust in this one. So without further ado, sit back, grab a pen, grab a coffee, and hear what Gavin has to say... [01:50] Meet Gavin Bickerton-Jones [...
Ep48: 4 Proven Techniques to Improve Your Aero with Julian Edgar
August 03, 2023 12:39 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBJoin us for Episode 48 with our guest, Julian Edgar, an acclaimed automotive journalist from Australia. With an extensive repertoire of books on suspension and aerodynamics, Julian is renowned for his ability to simplify complex theories into practical, budget-friendly techniques that anyone can apply to their racecar. In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of aerodynamics, exploring Julian Edgar's four proven techniques to improve your racecar's performance without breaking th...
Ep47 Julian Thomas on Racing, Resilience and the VBOX Story
June 22, 2023 05:18 - 57 minutes - 79 MBJulian Thomas joins Samir Abid in this intriguing podcast episode to explore the world of motorsport data and analytics. The founder of Race Logic and VBox, Julian Thomas shares his unique motorsports journey, the value of mastering the basics, and how you can practise these in your everyday driving. This episode is brimming with Julian's insightful lessons. So as ever. Grab a pen. Grab a coffee. Sit back and enjoy what Julian has to say. [01:20] Meet Julian Thomas: Introduction and Story o...
Ep46 Nick Padmore on Thriving at the Edge: Lessons from a Life in Racing
June 08, 2023 11:57 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday we have a fantastic guests lined up for you - racing driver and coach Nick Padmore. From the high uptime world of racing to the intricacies of car dynamics, we're going to delve deep into a range of topics that will hopefully give you a range of new perspectives to apply to your motor sport. So much to take away from this conversation, not only about the racing, but also how to manage the practicalities of life, including with your family, in a racing environment. So as ever. Grab a pe...
Ep45 John Shoffner From GT3 Racing To Space
August 18, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBToday I'm delighted to welcome John Shoffner to the show. Husband of a previous guest, the amazing Janine Shoffner, John is another incredible person. A successful GT racer and entrepreneur, John Shoffner is also a pilot .. oh ... and he's about to go to the International Space Station. Yes that's right, John is going to become a real life astronaut. This is a fascinating discussion, I apologises now for making only fleeting references to motorsports!, although we do discuss how Johns motors...
Ep44 John Santiago On The Garage As A Community
July 28, 2022 09:55 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBToday I'm delighted to welcome John Santiago to the show. Dr John has a long history in motorsports as a participant and instructor. John Santiago is also a philosopher and has managed to blend his passion for teaching and motorsports into an amazing project called the Community Garage. We discuss how they are using motorsports to make learning more engaging and fun for young people. We also discuss how you can become a better learner. Learning to learn if you like! This is a good one so a...
Ep43. Janine Shoffner On Learning To Race At The Green Hell
July 07, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBJanine Shoffner is quite an incredible lady. An ex-professional sports skydiver and free-fall photographer, Janine Shoffner now completes on the World Endurance GT stage, including doing completing a whole 4 hour race alone at the Nordscheife. We discuss how a chance track day outing lead to her being training by the late-great Sabine Schmitz and sparking a life long passion for racing. Janine Shoffner shares tips you can try on fitness and mental preparation as well as many other fun storie...
Ep42 Andre Lafond On Deciding To Follow The Dream To Race Indycars
June 23, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBAndre Lafond is a future star Indycar driver currently racing Formula Ford here in the UK. In this show we discuss what it takes to make that decision to go all in on a career driving racing cars. We talk about the role of coaching and how to give the most useful driver feedback to your engineers and crew. Andre Lafond also gives us some surprising tips about how he uses mountain biking to help with his mental, as well as physical, preparation. [4:00] What does it take to commit to becoming...
Ep41 Paul Fickers On Using Simulation To Tune Your Cars Handling
June 09, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBToday I'm joined by ex-F1 suspension guru Paul Fickers. Paul Fickers has worked has been developing suspension systems on road and racing cars for nearly 30 years. He has also developed a quite astounding suspension development tool within Excel. In his own words it got completely out of hand! We discuss all things suspension, how you can do the basics right and what the basics even are. We do get a little nerdy at times but its a great conversation and if you've ever had questions about how...
Ep40 Elite Cyclist Dan Bigham On Apply F1 Thinking To Win At Any Level
May 26, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBToday I'm joined by Elite cyclist Dan Bigham. Dan Bigham is not only a multiple track cycling champion and British record holder, but he is also a very talented engineer. Currently Dan Bigham works as a Performance Engineer under David Brailsford at the INEOS cycling team. In the past he has been an aerodynamics engineer for the Mercedes F1 team, plus he has even worked for me! In this episode we explore what it takes to win in cycling and how you can apply that in your own motorsports. Ther...
Ep39. F1 Engineer Richard Frith On Suspension Setup & Driver Feedback (part 2)
May 12, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWelcome to part 2 of my talk with F1 vehicle dynamics engineer Richard Frith. In part 1 we discussed Richard's early career, how to go testing and using data to improve your driving. In part 2 you'll learn about how F1 teams developed great driver feedback, where that fits in their development priorities, how to use that to develop the best setup. We also discuss what to change on your setup for the wet. If you've not listened to part 1 yet, I suggest popping back and giving that a listen fi...
Ep38 F1 Engineer Richard Frith On Suspension Setup And Driver Feedback - part 1 of 2
April 28, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBToday I'm welcoming F1 suspension guru Richard Frith to the show. Despite originally looking at aerospace, Richard Frith was recruited to the Jordan Formula 1 team by Mike Gascoyne. He fell in love with motorsports and has never looked back. This is part 1 of a two part show. In this show you'll learn about how Richard Frith got into F1, about getting the most from relatively under resourced budgets, about how to approach your setup and testing. He also reveals where you can find the most ...
Ep37 Jim Kearney On What Drivers Need To Be Doing To Improve
April 14, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBToday I'm delighted to welcome Jim Kearney to the show. Jim is a US based driver coach who has had an inevitable amount of success helping drivers improve, and win, particularly at events such as the national SCCA runoffs in America. If you are not sure what a driver coach can offer you and want to learn Jim Kearney's top tips that any driver can use to improve, then this shows for you. As always, grab a pen, grab a coffee, sit back and lets enjoy what Jim has to say. [3:44] What is the att...
Ep36 Dale Thompson On The Importance Of A Good Suspension Setup
March 31, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBToday, all the way virtually from Australia, I'm delighted to welcome Dale Thompson to the show. Dale Thompson has long worked in motorsports and with historic cars in particular. Dale shares with us many interesting and pragmatic ways to better understand and setup your car - so that it is easier and faster to drive on track. It was great chatting Dale to get his insights. I'm sure that this show will get you thinking. Grab a pen, grab a coffee, sit back and lets enjoy what Dales has to say...
Ep35 Ray Phillips On How To Use An Objective Approach To Drive Faster
March 17, 2022 13:35 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday I'm delighted to welcome Ray Phillips to the show. 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 wi...
Ep34. Olympic Rower Annie Vernon On Preparing In The Best Way For You
January 14, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBI'm delighted to welcome Annie Vernon to the show. Annie is a 2x Olympian and multiple World champion rower. We discuss what you can learn from someone who as competed at the highest level. How to find a balance between competition and emulation of your peers. And one or two ways you can look to benefit from her experience back in your own motorsport. There are more parallels between rowing and racing than might appear on the surface. In Annie's case that starts with her brother who actually...
Ep33. John Block On Learning To Engineer The Driver
December 03, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBLegendary motorsports engineer John Block joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. John has worked at the highest levels in North American racing, engineering pole winning cars at Indy 500 as well as in NASCAR. Through the story of John's background you will understand how his discovery and application of the scientific method can help your own driving and success on track. From an age before data to now one where we are spoilt with the numbers, this is a fascinating conversation. O...
Ep32. Paul Thompson On Preparing To Deliver Performance Under Pressure In Olympic Rowing
September 16, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBI'm delighted to welcome Paul Thompson MBE to the show. Paul is a veteran of 8 Olympic games as a senior rowing coach. Paul's crews have won medals in the last 7 games where he's represented Australia, Great Britain and China. There are a remarkable number of similarities between rowing and motorsports. Paul Thompson shares with you his perspectives on the role of coaching and what you should look for in a coach. You'll learn how Paul Thompson sets up a winning training environment and how y...
Ep31. Ross Bentley On Developing Your Performance State Of Mind
July 09, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBFor this show Samir Abid is delighted to welcome back Ross Bentley. One of my earliest guests from way back in episode 3, Ross is a former top level Indycar driver who now works as one of the worlds foremost driver coaches through his speed secrets brand. The topic for this show is about understanding and developing a performance state of mind for your track driving. As ever with Ross Bentley the show is packed full of practical, actionable tips and tricks you can try to help you drive faste...
Ep30. Karun Chandhok Shares His Experience Of Driving A Grand Prix Car From Every Decade
June 30, 2021 13:18 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBEx-F1 driver and @SkySportsF1 analysis guru Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) joins us on the show. Karun Chandhok has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of motorsports! Karun is one of only 2 Indian drivers to ever race in F1 and has arguably gone on to make an even greater impact on our sport through his work in the media, with Williams F1's (@WilliamsRacing) heritage team, as a Director at Motorsports UK (@OurMotorsportUK) and even as a race track designer (with @Mrk1Consulting & @DrivenInt)...
Ep29. Tal Ziv On Helping You Drive Faster By Applying The Science Of Human Behaviour
June 11, 2021 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBTal Ziv, a performance psychologist who has worked with some of the best pro drivers and engineers in the business. Tal comes highly recommend to the show by previous guest Jorge Segers [Ep.26/27]. But what is really the contribution of psychology in racing? Where is the link to lap time on the track? The motorsports community has long survived without this kind of expertise so where is the gap now and how can it really help your performance? A subject that doesn't often get talked about, ...
Ep28. Simon Hayes On Practical Fitness And Nutrition Tips For Racing Drivers
June 04, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBSimon Hayes a personal trainer who's worked at all levels of motorsports, starting out with Williams in F1 and now focused on Indycars, with drivers such as Ryan Hunter-Ray and Kathrine Legge. We discuss the impact of fitness on your driving. How to find time for exercise in your busy schedule. Nutrition and how to make sure you're getting what you need. Specific types of exercises you can try and even a unique piece of kit he uses that Simon would rather his competitors didn't know about .....
Ep27. Jorge Segers On Data, Writing And Race Engineering Pro Drivers - Part 2 of 2
May 28, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBJorge Segers, pro race engineer and author, joins us to discuss how you can get more from your data. Famous within the industry for writing one of the seminal texts on race car data analysis, Jorge helps us understand how you should approach and apply data to improve your performance. A special 2 part show, this is part 2. 0:54 What Are Racing Drivers Looking For In Their Data? 6:49 How To Manage Criticising The Driver 10:23 What To Look At When Driver Is Not Confident 13:12 The Slower C...
Ep26. Jorge Segers On Data, Writing And Race Engineering Pro Drivers - Part 1 of 2
May 21, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBJorge Segers, pro race engineer and author, joins us to discuss how you can get more from your data. Famous within the industry for writing one of the seminal texts on race car data analysis, Jorge helps us understand how you should approach and apply data to improve your performance. A special 2 part show, this is part 1. 5:52 To Dance Or To Motor Race? 8:50 Writing A Book For A Sim Racing Game ... 14:03 Getting The Most From Data At The Track 21:34 Translating Knowledge Into Laptime 2...
Ep25. Scott Drawer On Marginal Gains And Insights Into How Olympic Sports Teams Operate
May 14, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBScott Drawer has working at UK Sport, England Rugby, Team Sky and is currently Director of Sport at Millfield School - where Lando Norris went to school! He joins us on the show to share his story and give you an insight into how top teams operate. Scott Drawer lifts the lid on the myths around marginal gains and gives you the real context behind how you can benefit from the best performance planning philosophies. A fast paced show that gives you an outside perspective, new ways of thinking ...
Ep24. Andrea Quintarelli On Succeeding With Racecar Simulation In LMP2
May 07, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBAndrea Quintarelli, a pro automotive engineer, joins us on the show to talk about his work using simulation, simulators and working with CORE Autosports. A fascinating insight into how you can use or approach using simulation to get your racecar in the best performance "window." 5:46 Why simulation? 8:24 Where do you start with simulation? 19:54 Giving yourself confidence in setup and driving 37:12 Applying Deliberate Practise techniques from Olympic sports coaching 41:11 Getting the mo...
Ep23. Claude Rouelle On The Importance Of Understanding Why You Won
April 30, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBClaude Rouelle, a well known motorsports engineer, joins us on the show to give us some of his best tips and tricks for getting maximum performance from your car. His passion however is to get you thinking like and engineer, to ask why and then to give you the tools to find an answer. Its a fast paced show this one! 2:02 Early career 11:10 Dealing with mis-information around the paddock 18:30 What kind of data should you start with? 33:33 How to interpret IR tyre temperature data 38:51 ...
Ep22. Driven By Data With AiM Guru Matt Romanowski
April 23, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBMatt Romanowski joins us to talk all things data. As one of the leading AiM dealers in the USA Matt shares his best tips and perspectives about how you can get more success and more fun from your racing, driving and track time. 11:55 How you can use data to workout what to do next. 32:20 How do you approach coaching? Do you need a coach? 39:31 "I'm flat out there" 45:07 Starting out and paying it back. 49.43 Final takeaways Links mentioned in the show: - http://www.trailbrake.com/ - ...
Ep21. Applying Formula 1 Techniques At Club Level With James Knapton Red Bull Technologies
March 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBJames Knapton joins us on the show to talk all things Engineering. If you've ever wondered what you can apply from the world of Formula One to have more success and more fun in your own racing this episode is for you. Topics include: - Maximising your testing, - Where to find the most lap time on a track (not obvious this one ... ) - Working in Formula 1 , - Working with Adrian Newey ... and more! — Links mentioned in the show: - James on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jam...
Ep20. Coffee And Race Engineering With Jeff Braun
December 18, 2020 10:13 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBToday, we're talking to Jeff Braun. US-based race engineer. Jeff has over 40 years experience engineering at the highest level in North America. Working with both professional and amateur races. Jeff has the full spectrum of experience. We talk about optimising the setup for the driver, and adapting it for different weather conditions. Should you change it or should you not? What you might find most interesting however is the process and approaches that Jeff adopts not only for his racing, b...
Ep19. Learn The Secrets To Motorsports Sponsorship with Brian Sims
November 11, 2020 04:00 - 44 minutes - 36 MBMotorsports sponsorship guru Brian Sims, joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. Brian Sims developed his sales expertise to fund his 14 year professional racing career before eventually ending up raising millions of sponsorship funds for the Benetton Formula 1 team. In this show Brian shares his experiences, techniques and philosophies to hopefully help you achieve your own fund raising goals. Expect to be inspired on this one! -- Links mentioned in the show: Linkedin in profil...
Ep18. Scott Gardner On How Coaching Chris Hoy Can Help Your Racing
November 04, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBOlympic cycling coach Scott Gardner, joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. This show is all about performance. Ex-Team GB Scott Gardner has coached multiple Gold medal winners such as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton Learn how professional coaches performance plan to develop Olympic athletes to win. Then understand how you can apply that learning to improve your own racing. Packed full of great advice. You will be thinking different after this one! 1:17 Welcome & who is Scott G...
Ep17. Working In Formula 1 With Dave Devine Racing Point [Part 2 of 2]
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB[Part 2] Formula 1 Engineer Dave Devine joins Samir Abid on this special two part Your Data Driven podcast. Dave shares his journey on how he has turned his own race driving hobby into his perfect day job. How did he break into Formula 1? What is it like to work with F1 drivers? What has he been able to bring to F1 from his own racing? How can you learn about the things he has brought back the other way? 1:04 Designing Formula 1 Suspension at @RacingPointF1 4:23 Influence of the F1 Driver...
Ep16. Becoming A Formula 1 Engineer With Dave Devine Racing Point [Part 1 of 2]
October 23, 2020 12:57 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB[Part 1] Formula 1 Engineer Dave Devine joins Samir Abid on this special two part Your Data Driven podcast. Dave Devine shares his journey on how he has turned his own race driving hobby into his perfect day job. How did he break into Formula 1? What is it like to work with F1 drivers? What has he been able to bring to F1 from his own racing? How can you learn about the things he has brought back the other way? 3:53 Racing with Nick Tandy @NickTandyRacing 11:30 How did you get to F1? 13:3...
Ep15. Rob Wilson On Flat Cars And What You Can Learn From His Training Of F1 Grand Prix Drivers
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MBRob Wilson joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast show. The legendary F1 racing driver coach, Rob talks all things race car driving. What does his work involve? How can you apply some if his famous techniques so you can go faster too? What is the best way to steer through a corner? How should you brake? What is "flat car" ... Find out all this and more on this fascinating show. -- Links to topics discussed in show: Optimum Gear Change calculator - https://shop.yourdatadriven.com...
Ep14. How You Can Get The Most From Sim Racing with Assetto Corsa's Aris Vasilakos
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBWhat can you really learn from sim racing? How realistic are they? What is the best way to use simulation technology to help your own racing - real or virtual? What have we got to look forward to in the future? In this episode we discuss all this and more with Aristotelis Vasilakos - Head of Vehicle handling at Kunos, the makers of the Assetto Corsa sim racing game. Whether you are curious about sim racing or a sim pro then if you are looking how to get value from virtual rigs, there is so...
Ep13. Chassis Setup Using Simulation with ChassisSim's Danny Nowlan
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 43 MBChassis simulation is everywhere in Professional motorsports, but rarely seen at club level. Simulation expert Danny Nowlan, creator of ChassisSim and regular contributor to Race Engineering magazine, joins me on the show to explain the value of simulation. We discuss how it works and how you can use it to evaluate the lap time effects of your different racecar settings (springs, bars, dampers and more.) Hold on to your seats as it does get a bit technical at times. The shows goal however...
Ep12. Go Faster Now with Motorsports Data Analytics Guru Peter Krause
June 26, 2020 13:57 - 54 minutes - 43.4 MBMotorsports analytics guru Peter Krause joins me on the show to talk all things data. Packed full of practical, actionable advice we discuss WHY data is valuable, HOW you can apply it and WHERE to start if data is new for you. So grab a note pad, sit back and enjoy listening to how one of the best in the business goes about helping racers at all levels to go faster now. -- Links mentioned in the show: - Contact Peter Krause [email protected] - Peters educational website: http://w...
Ep11. What It Takes To Win with British Touring Car Legend Matt Neal
June 12, 2020 10:24 - 39 minutes - 32 MB3x BTCC Champion Matt Neal joins us on the show to talk about what it takes to win as a racing driver. A fascinating episode, where Matt shares his suggestions to help you manage pre-race nerves, optimise your racecar setup, how he uses data and the importance of having fun in our sport. --- Links mentioned in the show: - https://www.mattneal.co.uk/ - https://twitter.com/mattnealracing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Neal --- Be sure to visit our website for more Motorsports article...
Ep10. "Some Say" He Was Flat Out & Flat Broke with Perry McCarthy Ex-F1 Driver & The Original Stig.
June 05, 2020 07:35 - 54 minutes - 43.9 MBEx-Formula 1 racing driver Perry McCarthy, who is best known as The Original Stig, joins us on the show to talk about the life of a professional racing driver, what it takes to get to the top and what you can learn to help your own race car driving. Episode Notes What does it take to make it to Formula 1? What can you do to help your own driving? Perry McCarthy's professional racing career is as inspiring as it is frustrating. Blessed with natural talent we can all only dream of and with ...
Ep9. Data In Club Racing with AIM expert James Colborn
May 27, 2020 13:29 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBAIM Expert James Colborn joins us on the show to talk all things data. Learn how he went from zero to teaching others, how you can approach data and where data can add value to your own racing. Episode Notes What value does motorsports data really offer you as a race driver? When should you start using data? What should you look to achieve when using data? James Colborn is not an engineer. Nor does he have a professional motorsports background. Yet through developing his own data analysis...
Ep8. Teaching Future Stars at Jim Russell Racing School with John Kirkpatrick
May 22, 2020 07:35 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBMentored by Jim Clark, John Kirkpatrick ran the Jim Russell racing school and has spent a lifetime teaching racing drivers to improve. He joins us on the show to share his advice to help you improve your driving together with a little bit of history mixed in along the way. Episode Notes Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Derek Bell ... the list of champion racing drivers who passed through the Jim Russell racing school goes on. A former F3 driver who was mentored by Ji...
Ep7. Making Fast Racing Drivers with Scott Mansell Driver 61
May 15, 2020 07:35 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MBScott Mansell from Driver 61 joins me for this packed show. You will learn how you can apply some of the driving secrets that sit behind his exclusive racing driver masterclasses. Its not one to miss, believe me! Episode Notes What is the most effective and efficient way to develop racing drivers? After a successful Pro driving and coaching career, this is the question Scott Mansell (Driver 61) asked himself. After a chance encounter in the pit-lane, Scott Mansell has gone on to found th...
Ep6. Chassis Setup Made Simple with ex-Prodrive Engineer Damian Harty
May 08, 2020 07:35 - 50 minutes - 40.7 MBA World Rally Car is the hardest racacar to setup. Ex-Prodrive rally engineer Damian Harty joins us on the show to make the complex simple. Damian helps us to understand what is really going on, what you can apply yourself and where to focus in order to drive faster. Episode Notes World Rally Cars are some of the hardest vehicles on the planet to setup well and to drive at the limit. The lessons learnt in this punishing environment can inform all your forms of racing. Join us for this fa...
Ep5. Racing Insights from Mercedes F1 Engineer James Williams
May 01, 2020 07:35 - 58 minutes - 46.5 MBMercedes F1 Engineer and successful single seater hill climb racer James Williams, joins us on the show to talk about what you can learn from his work and apply to your own racing. Episode Notes What can you apply from how an a Formula 1 team goes about their racing? What do the very best drivers do that you could also work towards? Join us to find out exactly what Mercedes F1 engineer James Williams has been able to take from his day job to his own racing hobby. A show packed full of in...
Ep4. Race Driver Performance Analysis with Andrew Rains of Apex Pro
April 03, 2020 03:45 - 56 minutes - 45.3 MBRacecar data acquisition systems are powerful but many racers struggle to get the the most from them. Former Pro racer Andrew Rains joins us to discuss how his company Apex Pro are developing a novel product to making life easier (and faster) for drivers to improve performance. Join us to learn about his approach to data and how you can apply the same approach no matter what data system you use. Episode Notes Racers spend a fortune on data acquisition systems in the hope of improving their...
Ep3. Tips For Racing Faster - with Ross Bentley
March 26, 2020 16:04 - 54 minutes - 43.5 MBLegendary Indy racecar driver, author and driver coach Ross Bentley joins us for a fascinating, fast paced show, packed full of useful, actionable tips you can use to improve your own racecar driving. Episode Notes Ever wondered what value a driver coach could offer to you? Join us to find out as legendary driver coach, and former professional IndyCar racecar driver, Ross Bentley talks about all things driver coaching and driver improvement. This show is packed full of his invaluable tip...
Ep2. How You Can Raise Sponsorship (Yes You!) - with Andrew Cohen-Wray
March 07, 2020 17:25 - 42 minutes - 34 MBMost people who race as a hobby do not even consider raising sponsorship money. After all, who is going to pay thousands for a sticker on your car? Well complete racing novice Andrew Cohen-Wray has raised a huge sum. Learn exactly how he has done it, how much and HOW YOU COULD DO THE SAME. Episode Notes Discussing money in Motorsports is not the done thing. Most people who race as a hobby have no idea where they would even start to raise significant sums to fund their own racing. Many do n...