{"id":105397,"date":"2024-09-10T03:13:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=105397"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:47:07","slug":"q-how-can-i-improve-at-remembering-reference-points-around-the-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/q-how-can-i-improve-at-remembering-reference-points-around-the-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: How can I improve at remembering reference points around the track?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q<\/strong>: \u201cOne area that’s been a challenge for me is being able to remember the reference points for multiple corners on the track.\u00a0I can pick out points on one or two corners, but as I add more then I start forgetting them.\u00a0I know that I can spend more time on the simulator practicing this skill, but I wanted to see if you had any techniques for improving your memory for this.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the book <\/em>Peak<\/strong>, it talked about\u00a0how folks were able to increase their\u00a0capacity for memorizing strings of numbers by applying certain mnemonics or other techniques.\u00a0The first person figured out\u00a0this\u00a0all on their own.\u00a0But then it said that if you can learn a technique from someone who is already good at memorizing strings of numbers, then that’ll get you going faster.\u00a0Which fits into their Deliberate\u00a0Practice model of getting specific feedback on technique from a pro.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo other than just driving more and trying to brute force memorize…. What are techniques to more effectively store\u00a0and recall roughly the five reference\u00a0points for a 10-20 corner track?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A<\/strong>: This is a really great question!<\/p>\n

The first suggestion is to use a track map and make notes on it of the key references you want to memorize. The physical act of writing (or drawing) something down has been proven to help whatever it is you want to remember stick in your mind better than simply thinking about, or even talking about, it. However, I\u2019d also recommend “talking someone around the track.” By that I mean give a narrative of what you\u2019re doing, and what references you\u2019re using to know when to do what you\u2019re doing, and tell that to a friend, partner, whoever (the barista at Starbucks!).<\/p>\n

If you know before you go on track that you\u2019re going to write notes on a track map, and tell someone what it\u2019s like to drive the track, you\u2019re priming your brain. You\u2019re telling your brain what\u2019s important, and it will help make things stick. Will it be perfect? Probably not, at least not the first few times. But with more and more practice, this will help.<\/p>\n

Something else \u2014 that you might already be doing \u2014 is to make sure you have some short abbreviations for the types of things you want to remember. Instead of trying to remember \u201cBegin braking at the 4 marker going into Turn 1,\u201d tell yourself, \u201cBoB at 4 \u2014 T1.\u201d Every driver has their own language for the various references and reminders, so take the time to write them down, almost as if you\u2019re creating a secret code. And again, the more you do this, the easier it gets.<\/p>\n

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Q: \u201cOne area that’s been a challenge for me is being able to remember the reference points for multiple corners on the track.\u00a0I can pick out points on one or two corners, but as I add more then I start forgetting them.\u00a0I know that I can spend more time on the simulator practicing this skill, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[57,17],"tags":[141,139,140,39],"class_list":["post-105397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-ross","category-driving-tips","tag-memorizing","tag-reference-points","tag-track-map","tag-track-notes"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105397"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107853,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105397\/revisions\/107853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}