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This is a super specific question but perhaps others may benefit from your answer? I have a Miata NC with BC coilovers and front and rear sway bars. If my car massively understeers in mid and exit corners, what starting adjustments can I make to try to solve the issue? I understand I may be coming in to hot and I understand using the tips in your video, both of which I've addresses and still get understeer.

Truckers still double clutch.!!

In the opening to the video you explained that you assumed everyone knew what garage 61 is. Then, you continued to talk about it throughout the video... what is garage 61?

I dont see the shirts you mentioned!

Was really impressed to see Balázs out on the virtual track in the 4 race IMSA series that was broadcasted this year, 8K in iRating is really impressive. I need to book a session soon!

Two great sessions, guys. Thanks for the insights and keep it up!

Another thing many don't consider is that the body will only allow us to be strong if we control the force in the opposite direction. Someone might think they have a strong punch force by being en able to bench over 315 lbs but unless your lats and rear delts are just as well developed and explosive there will be room for improvement. For drivers, strength in the tibialis and hamstrings are just as important if not more so than the calves and quads

Very valuable information here Ross, we can survive a long time without food, less so without water, the best can only last minutes without air. It's ironic that something we think about the least is the most vital aspect to our fitness and performance. My cycling pace and distance improved dramatically when I learned how to basically meditate while pedaling, clearing the mind by only focusing on breathing into my belt.

We love this and believe a version of this should be exactly what folks should be doing at ALL times. Be aware, conscious, perceptive, looking forward and predictive. Going to the front!

Great video Ross.

I like your running commentary, Ross. After Arie won the Indy 500 in '97, he asked me to bring him a new steering wheel...he wanted to mount his winning wheel, Ser.#258, above the fireplace. Without Paul Page or any other commentary, he did the exact same thing on his big screen with his in-car camera rolling with just engine noise...a real treat.

Beautiful driving, beautiful mindset, beautiful commentary, Ross you're a super star!

Can I get "the most important tool" with an arrow pointing to my face on a Tee shirt? In all seriousness this was another great episode, I really appreciated the nuance regarding vision

BRILLIANT.

Happy New Year Guys and thank for the entertaining and so very true for me discussion. After well over 50 years racing something I believe I am having more fun now than ever. This last season I had the opportunity to race a Datsun 510 which I race I in the late 70’s early 80’s and a Spec Miata, big fun. Last year did a hand full of ChampCar and NASA endurance racing it was FUN! And like you both found great satisfaction coaching myself. By the way I to started in an HP Sprite.

Cheers to the sentiment 25:00 in 🙏✌️💪

Peter and Ross as a holiday surprise! Awesome!!

Slow cars really highlight getting to power earlier, exponentially so when followed by even a slight ascent

Very cool episode, the man understands logistics, communication, and research

Very cool episode Ross

Really interesting point about driving with closed eyes. Pretty radical but with simulators it's possible with relatively low risk. Probably would require deep pockets to get some kind of motion but even without that, enough practice might make it possible

Excellent thinking on the jack stand bias setup. I was going down a public road locking up my brakes trying to get an initial adjustment.

what an amazing video. Great work.

this is phenomenal

I have learnt so much from all your tutorials and books Ross.. you’re practically a virtual coach for me

criminally under watched RUclips channel. love your books Ross.

Fantastic books and podcast man, why is there no more on this channel?

Yes i intentionally induce understeer (in tiny amounts) to know I'm at the limit of grip, especially on the outlap, on cold tires, or in the rain. Oversteer is safer and doesn't get out of hand so easily compared to understeer. But never to scrub off speed.

But how can i after this let the rear come over to get more angle? Its a fwd...

Being relaxed (or as relaxed as you can be) is an important way to feeling your car and perhaps more importantly, sensing what you can ask of your car at a given moment...implementing Ross' tactics about being intentional and honing your senses is so vital in gaining pace.

Brilliant !

So that's why Jacky Stewart, Jim Clark, Alain Prost, and Jenson Button were fast. 😉👍

Clear and concise , thanks .

I guess still a question… isn’t OPTIMAL max braking right up until the turn-in point? Will looking at your EOB point allow you to intuit that? I find I’ll just 80% brake the whole way they the zone if I’m not conscious of it.

Yea this feels like it’ll crack the code. Going to try this next time I’m in the car. I’ve been getting better at braking, but don’t have it “figured out.” Might’ve found the sauce.

Ive been practicing the heel and toe for say 20 hours now, in a racing sim with a respectful pedal set. What ive been doing is (and my understanding is) when I know I will be downshifting whilst breaking i try to roll my foot to the throttle just before i release the clutch, to try to give the revs a head start, essentially. My question is.. Is there a list of situations where heel toe isn't the best option for faster lap times? Is it only beneficial to heel and toe on slow corners , say if its an uphill after the bend or should I be aiming to blip the throttle every chance I get, even say its best to coast round after changing gear? Its on corners where I have to be trial braking and I try to use the two techniques together is when it all goes wrong for me. I believe Im not seeing any benefits yet because Im over thinking it and not just driving with what comes natural.

Makes sense. Or you could just race in a diesel, where one upshifts to go faster as an intrinsic characteristic of that high torque engine. Combine your tip with a diesel engine and you'll be unbeatable.

So define the difference between a fishtail and oversteer. Where what you do to correct it is opposite advice. Fishtail let off the gas, oversteer step on the gas and steer into the slide. At what point is it not a fishtail but rather an oversteer and vice versa.

You pointed out some helpful guidelines, but in the end one needs seat time to learn to "feel" what to do. And that can change significantly with different cars on different tracks and track syurfaces, although teh guidelines still hold true. You guidelines hopefully shortens the seat time process.

Been a while since last comment but thought I’d say is it not about feel? Depends on tyres, weight of the car carrying inertia, adhesion of the road and tyre properties and weather, temp and humidity. Driving through the corner is balancing the motion and centrifugal forces while getting around that bend….oh s$/t TrEE….😂

Thanks for the podcasts, they've made good material to listen to while working the last few months I'm onto the last one today! :(

I drive a Porsche GT3 R in ACC. I’m experimenting with toe and camber. I prefer to use steering angle, throttle and brake to change the attitude of the car rather than make adjustments to the car then figuring out how to drive to those adjustments. I also drive with no TC. I don’t won’t to have the TC kick in when I don’t want it. I want to position the car the best as I can then use my inputs to do the rest. Rather than have fixed settings I can vary my inputs. Thoughts?

This vid, and indeed, your whole channel is sooo good. It's funny, you see all these guys who are (quickish) on track days, but have no idea in their first few club races and they just fall into a heap. People underestimate just how cerebral racing is.

This is a great episode, and what a surprise! I knew it was him when I saw the name. John Santiago was my logic professor my first semester of college. He actually did show us clips of him autocrossing his mustang. His class impacted the way I read math textbooks all through school, and obviously I still remember that he does autocross. Hopefully I'll run into him again some day. Thank you for all the episodes Ross Bentley! They're awesome and I've learned so much. I'm listening through the whole back catalog.

Great video thanks for the help!

I've seen some rider writing down notes without a map, I mean only descriptive note. What about that? Do you think it's still helpful?

Reading is accessible?! Only if you start off wealthy! Still waiting on an average guy race car scholarship! Haha! I'm going Brooke trying to keep racing lemons on a blue collar income, but I love it. 14 years in!

This makes me even more sesperate to get a wheel since I play with a mo

Trail braking you say…

Watching this before a rainy practice/quali day at Mid Ohio, and I am feeling much more confident for tomorrow. Driving in the rain on the simulator is super fun, so I'll try to make it fun in real life as well!