Last week I was at Virginia International Raceway for a cool opportunity with Car and Driver Magazine. Every year, they publish a special Lightning Laps issue. Journalists test drive the latest sports cars on VIR’s Grand Course, then they write a big article with...

This past week I was at Virginia International Raceway for NASA’s Hyperfest, a popular event in the Mid-Atlantic Region that encompasses everything from racing to drifting to helicopter rides to burnout contests, and even a downhill Power Wheels race! No wonder they...

I was at Virginia International Raceway again last week (no surprise there!) for an SCCA test day as we continue to prepare for the upcoming SCCA Runoffs in October. It was a fun day, but also an interesting dichotomy because the two clients I was with were in very...

This past weekend I was at Mid-Ohio for the IMSA Sports Car weekend. We had a very wet, cold event there, despite the better weather the forecast had promised. We only had brief glimpses of the sun until the WeatherTech race started on Sunday. One of the unique...

I have a good family friend who is a high school automotive shop teacher at Nations Ford High School. He invited me to be a chaperone for his students last week, when they participated in the NHRA’s Youth & Education Services (YES) Program at the drag strip in...

Last week we discussed how to optimize a short coaching session. This week, I want to discuss something that’s a little more common, which is a full day’s coaching at the track. In both scenarios, preparation can result in much faster progress. I was at Virginia...

Last week was exceptionally busy with my coaching. I bounced between Virginia International Raceway and Road Atlanta for several different clients and events. At VIR, I was able to join Will Cox once again as he evolves from go-karts to race cars. It’s incredible to...

I just got home from the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park, where the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Series had rounds three and four. There was a lot of on-track action, not just with MX-5 but also with IndyCar and a couple of debut events for IMSA, including GT3...

I just got back from another exciting weekend at Circuit of the Americas, this time with my good friend Reg Williams. Reg is a longtime racer and was coming back for his second visit to COTA. We had set up some specific goals coming into the weekend to build on his...

This past weekend was the series opener for the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas. The beginning of the season is always exciting, since we get to see both new and familiar faces. There are a lot of returning competitors this year along...