Driving Tip #18: Leveraging Data – Brake Application
How a driver gets on and comes off the brakes is just as important as where and when.
Engineering Tip #18: Rain Dance
Suspension and tire management for racing in the rain can be a very different exercise than when dealing with a dry track.
Coaching: How, When and Where
Part 2: What you as the driver can do to learn from a coach.
Coaching: The What and the Why
Part 1: The reasons for hiring a driving coach are more than one might think, and so are the things they can do
Engineering Tip #17: Miata Steering & Suspension Maintenance
Suspension and steering are often thought as something that you install at the time of the build and from that time forward only adjustments are needed; this is incomplete.
Driving Tip #17: Technical Corners
Pro driver and coach Kenton Koch breaks down off-camber and compression corners.
Engineering Tip #16: Alignment Temperature Test
There are several ways to determine if your suspension alignment is correct. One is certainly feel – are you getting the turn-in response you want? Is the amount of understeer or oversteer just right? Another is lap time; going faster is almost always a sign that whatever change you made is a step in the right […]”
Driving Tip #16: Stay Mentally Sharp
It’s easy to get out of racing mode in the off season. Finding ways to keep your brain engaged will have you ready when your next race rolls around.
Engineering Tip #15: Long Life Tires
Racing tires are a wonderful thing – nice and sticky, they allow more of those things that all racers crave – g-forces and speed. What they don’t afford, however, is long life. Since racers measure the cost of anything in the number of tires one could buy with the same money, it’s clear that getting as much […]”
Driving Tip #15: Learning New Tracks, Part 2
When visiting a circuit for the first time, there are many resources to learn from before you unload the car. The Mazda factory drivers tell you how to get the most out of those resources.
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