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Speed Secrets Podcast

The Speed Secrets Podcast is all about high performance and race driving. In it, Ross Bentley has conversations with guests, resulting in tips, advice and inspiration you can take to the track. Digging into topics such as trail braking, cornering lines, race track specific advice, data acquisition and video analysis, upshifting and downshifting, handling and car setup, steering techniques, and the skill of using the throttle - all while driving on track - the goal is to not just entertain you, but also help you learn. Along the way, these conversations will get into why we drive on race tracks, igniting your passion for the sport. Each episode (posted weekly on Thursdays) is about 45 minutes in length – just right for listening to while on your way to work, to the track, or while you're working out.
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Now displaying: February, 2017
Feb 23, 2017

James Colborn and discuss why some drivers love and use data acquisition systems, and some don’t; how he’s become a bit of a guru with data; what it is that he likes so much about using data; and whether data can be over-used. Then we switch to talking about the experience of moving from track day driver to club racer, and then to pro racing – and even back again.

James is a self-funded amateur/pro racer and sometimes track day driver who has become a data acquisition geek. He shares tips and advice on how to use data systems through some very useful videos he posts on his website at http://www.jamescolborn.com. Oh, and he describes himself as "Most happy when racing."

I hope you enjoy this week’s episode. Keep learning and having fun!

Feb 16, 2017

James Chartres and I talk about how a club racer or track day driver can manage all of the things that are needed before and at the track, and still allow time to really focus on one’s driving. We also talk about some specific driving techniques, including left-foot braking, trail braking, and driving a momentum car.

James races a Spec Racer Ford in the SCCA San Francisco region, runs his own team – Kanga Motorsport – and in his spare time is an aerospace engineer for NASA (or is that the other way around?!). As a club racer, James has put together some amazing marketing partnerships to help support his team, too.

Be sure to check out James’ Kanga Motorsport website at http://www.kangamotorsports.com. Also, James mentioned Brian Bonner and BRM (Bonner Race Marketing): https://www.facebook.com/PSSTbyBRM.

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Feb 9, 2017

David Ray and I talk about how to get the most out of a HPDE or track day event; common errors and things the best drivers do; the differences between racing and non-competitive track days; and the difference between the “school line” and the “racing line” around a race track.

David is the founder of Hooked On Driving, the only national professional HPDE organization, with operations in the northeast, southeast, California, and the pacific northwest. He's been helping drivers get "hooked on track driving" for over a decade.

Links mentioned in today’s podcast include www.hookedondriving.com.

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Feb 2, 2017

In this week's episode, Colin Braun tells us exactly what the top pro drivers do – the techniques they use to go fast. He shares his thoughts on left-foot braking, trail braking, the use of the throttle (and how Aryton Senna used it), and how to learn the cornering line.

Colin has won in everything he’s driven, from the quarter midget he started in at age 4, through karting in North America and Europe, to open-wheel cars, NASCAR Trucks, GT and Prototype sports cars. He currently drives the CORE Autosport Porsche in the IMSA GTD series.

Colin’s website is at http://colinbraun.com, and you can follow him on Twitter at @colinbraun, and Instagram at colinbraun.

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