After learning that, in a rear-wheel-drive car, the timing of a downshift can sometimes affect your stopping distance, I made a point of practicing my shifts so I could do them as quickly as possible. From then on, I thought my corner entry speeds were always perfectly consistent. I was sure I was hitting every … Read more

After making mistake after mistake, I was slowly getting faster. “Now it’s time to start fine-tuning the little things!” I thought, full of enthusiasm. My braking and cornering had both become more consistent, and I was working hard to find even more time. But once again, I started noticing that my corner entry speeds weren’t … Read more

After learning how important trail braking is, I started using it everywhere. The extra heat meant I had to do more cool-down laps, otherwise my tires and brakes wouldn’t hold up. But there wasn’t much I could do about that, so I just made sure to cool everything down properly and kept driving. But there … Read more

Cornering is where you really get to show off your driving skills, right? Fast drivers look cool, and corners are where there’s usually the most time left to find! As a beginner who was gradually getting more familiar with the track, I was obsessed with increasing my cornering speed. I knew that carrying too much … Read more

Motorsports are complicated, but basically, if you can take the right line and use all the available grip from the tires, you can go fast. When you think about it, going fast is easy! Right? Easy-peasy! All you have to do is use all the grip! Around the time I finally started driving without getting … Read more

As a beginner, I learned firsthand just how important it is to stay calm when driving on a race track. Don’t get nervous. Relax, relax… Just relax, like you’re sitting on a sofa, kicking back and taking it easy. Re-laaax…♪ Hmm? Wait a minute. Does that mean the more I relax, loosen up, and take … Read more

When I was younger, I often had to work on Sundays, so I’d take weekdays off instead and go to the track. On weekdays, I often had the place practically to myself, which was the perfect environment for practicing. Thank you, Takasu Circuit! How’s business going? The best thing about having the track to yourself … Read more

And here we are with Part 3! I still have plenty of braking mistakes to talk about, but I figured writing about nothing but braking mistakes would get a little repetitive, so today I’m going to tell you about one of my mistakes involving cornering consistency. When you’re a beginner, you gradually get more and … Read more

Here we go again! It’s time for another installment of the series where I put my past mistakes on the internet for the whole world to see! Last time, I told you about one of my braking mistakes. And this time… it’s another braking mistake! HaHa. So, I’d finally overcome my beginner’s habit of lifting … Read more

One nice thing about driving on a circuit is that you can practice by driving the same track over and over again. But when I was still pretty new to circuit driving, I realized something one day. Even though I thought I was doing exactly the same things every time, there were times when I … Read more