Hitting Apexes… July 2015

Hi gang. By the time you read this, we will have just had our famous Paul Miller Ladies Day DE at Pocono and really looking forward to our upcoming event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport). Mosport is a world class track that is well worth the drive and should be on everyone’s list. The […]

Hitting Apexes… June 2015

We are well into our 2015 season and plenty of events to go. In my series of driving technique articles, I have covered most of the fundamentals and touched on one or two more advanced techniques. It is now time to dig into Heel-Toe downshifting which is not really done with your heel and toe […]

Hitting Apexes… May 2015

In March I covered Understeer so guess what I am going to cover this month? How about Oversteer? Great guess – you get to move to the black run group. Just kidding. To refresh, understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamic terms used to describe the sensitivity of a vehicle to steering. Simply put, oversteer (or […]

Hitting Apexes… April 2015

We just held two seminars; the first on was January 25 which was our Introduction to High Performance driving. This seminar was attended by 40+ participants who are new to DE and are interested in learning more about this fantastic sport (hobby?). Welcome and I hope to see every one of you at Lime Rock, […]

Hitting Apexes…. March 2015

Tick-tock, tick-tock……….. The countdown begins for the start of our 2015 DE season!! I know I am pretty excited. Last month I covered getting ready for the season so I figured this month I would return to skill development and touch on a more advanced technique, left foot braking. If you are ready for this, […]

Hitting Apexes….Feb 2015

I do not know about you, but I am pretty psyched up about our 2015 DE season approaching and getting back on track. Our schedule is set for 2015 and by the time you read this, we would have just held our Instruction to High Performance Driving seminar (January 25). It is at this seminar […]

Hitting Apexes…. Jan 2015

We are busy setting up dates, contracts, etc… for our 2015 DE season and are looking forward to another great season of NNJR track events. Here is a preview of what the season will look like: Mid-winter Introduction to High Performance Driving on January 25: This event is exclusively for drivers who have never attended […]

Hitting Apexes…. Dec 2014

Just back from VIR and so NNJR’s 2014 DE season has come to a close and what a season it has been. I have really enjoyed my job (my second job) as NNJR’s Track Chair and as a result have made quite a number of new friends and have seen the excellent results that Teamwork […]

Hitting Apexes…. Nov 2014

Hi Gang. Our season is winding down and planning for our 2015 season is under way. In the September P4Us I wrote about passing because of some issues we have witnessed at a recent track event. In the October P4Us I figured I would try to touch more on the basics of HPDE driving and […]

Hitting Apexes…. Oct 2014

As I was sitting here thinking about what to write about, I started thinking about my DE Checklist and did I have everything set for our upcoming Watkins Glen II event on September 15-16. It has been 6 weeks since I have been on a race track so I am pretty stoked about this event. […]