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Commenting on my New Role with MX-5 Cup!

Commenting on my New Role with MX-5 Cup!

If you haven’t heard yet, Mazda has announced that the Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Series will be going e-racing for the next several weeks. This five-round series is a very exciting opportunity for all current and previous MX-5 Cup competitors, who are all...

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Let’s Go iRacing!

Let’s Go iRacing!

With the chance to get back to the race track drawing nearer, I know my mind has certainly been shifting into focus again. I’m getting myself psyched up, but also working through logistics. My day-to-day routine of being at the track, whether I’m driving or coaching,...

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How to Control Emotions In and Out of the Car

How to Control Emotions In and Out of the Car

A while back I’d asked all of you what topics you’d like to see on my blog this year. Today I want to talk about a great question: how do you control your emotions both in and out of the car? I thought this would be a fitting topic for the current time as we are...

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Staying Fit for Driving: Strength, Balance, Reaction

Staying Fit for Driving: Strength, Balance, Reaction

Last week we talked about alternative exercise outside the gym, since all of our favorite gyms are closed for the time being. Beyond just getting some exercise outdoors, using home equipment and doing general cardio work, here are some specific exercises that I do to...

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What are you doing to stay fit these days?

What are you doing to stay fit these days?

Typically, I find myself working out in the gym several times a week. Since gyms are closed right now, I’m having to find alternative routines to stay fit and active. Luckily, we’re still able to enjoy the outdoors, which opens up a variety of options. With this...

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Taking the Coaching Online!

Taking the Coaching Online!

With our current reality, many people have gotten creative when it comes to what to do with their time, and they are finding imaginative alternatives to everyday life. The motorsport industry has gotten creative, too. To keep up the spirit of the events we’re...

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The Race that Wasn’t: A Surreal Weekend at St. Pete

The Race that Wasn’t: A Surreal Weekend at St. Pete

This past weekend was one to remember. I was coaching an SRO America team at the St. Pete Grand Prix – or I was supposed to be coaching, at least. The event appeared to be getting off to a somewhat normal start, with all of the teams and transporters loading into the...

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Preparation Leads to Success & Season Momentum

Preparation Leads to Success & Season Momentum

Last weekend marked the first round for SRO America—a series that comes from the former World Challenge Series—at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). A new Touring Car team that I have been working with was competing, and it was the first pro event ever for both of the...

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Answering Your Questions: Turning Feedback into Adjustments

Answering Your Questions: Turning Feedback into Adjustments

Recently I asked all of you about what topics you might be interested in learning more about. Brian Wright asked about how to communicate car feedback, and how that feedback gets turned into setup adjustments. What does that process look like? My testing with...

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Testing with Automatic Racing at Sebring

Testing with Automatic Racing at Sebring

Last week was a really fun and productive one at Sebring International Raceway. I got to join Automatic Racing in their Aston Martin Vantage GT4 cars in preparation for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race during the 12 Hours of Sebring weekend next month. However,...

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