{"id":25001,"date":"2019-09-23T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=25001"},"modified":"2019-09-22T23:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T06:12:01","slug":"q-how-do-i-use-data-to-help-me-define-what-to-do-to-improve-my-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/q-how-do-i-use-data-to-help-me-define-what-to-do-to-improve-my-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: How do I use data to help me define what to do to improve my driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q<\/strong>: I’ve been looking at the telemetry data and onboard footage of faster drivers to improve my driving. I’m at the point where I understand what I’m doing wrong and what I can do better conceptually, but I can’t seem to apply it when I go out on track. What’s confusing me is I don’t understand what exactly I’m doing wrong when I’m in the car. For example, if I need to use less brake going into a corner, I’ll tell myself that before the corner, but I just end up repeating the same mistake as before. How do I figure out what exactly I must do with the controls by looking at data?<\/em><\/p>\n

A<\/strong>: I think there are two issues here. First, it\u2019s using data to tell you what to work on, and then there\u2019s being able to follow through on it and do what you set out to do.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible to get into every detail of how to use data to tell you what to work on in this post, however I do have a full webinar totally focused on that. Go to SpeedSecrets.com\/Webinars<\/a> and download the Data for Drivers<\/strong><\/a> webinar. I know you\u2019ll learn a ton from it. You\u2019ll learn how to use data to help you prioritize what to work on.<\/p>\n

It sounds like the bigger challenge you\u2019re facing is actually following through on what you set out to do. Let\u2019s say, after reviewing your data, you determine that you\u2019re braking too hard or too long for a corner \u2013 you\u2019re over-slowing for the corner. But the more you can define what really needs to happen, the better. Saying, \u201cDon\u2019t brake so hard\u201d will not help one bit. Tell yourself what to do, not what not to do. Then, be specific. Tell yourself, \u201cBrake 10% lighter.\u201d The more specific you can be, the better. And that\u2019s just the first step.<\/p>\n

Next, I strongly urge you to write what you want to do down on a track map. The physical act of writing, by hand, on a track map will definitely improve your chances of actually doing it.<\/p>\n

Then, take at least ten minutes to imagine yourself doing that. In your mind, brake lighter for that corner. Do that over and over again, as many times as you can in ten minutes. And here\u2019s the thing: actually move your feet and hands while doing this. Don\u2019t just visually imagine it, but also physically imagine it.<\/p>\n

The reason you sometimes don\u2019t do what you want \u2013 in this case, brake lighter or for less time \u2013 is because you\u2019re mentally programmed to do that. It\u2019s a habit. The only way you\u2019re going to change your mental program is to physically do it, or mentally do it. Remember, your mind doesn\u2019t know the difference between a real or imagined event, if you imagine it with enough realism. Mentally put yourself in your car, approaching that corner, and do what you need to do \u2013 over and over again. (I also have an eBook all about how to use mental imagery \u2013 go to SpeedSecrets.com\/eBooks<\/a> and download the Mental Imagery Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The combination of taking the time to really define what you want to do, writing it down, and then visualizing doing it\u2026 that will increase the likelihood of you doing it. A lot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q: I’ve been looking at the telemetry data and onboard footage of faster drivers to improve my driving. I’m at the point where I understand what I’m doing wrong and what I can do better conceptually, but I can’t seem to apply it when I go out on track. What’s confusing me is I don’t understand what exactly I’m doing wrong when I’m in the car. For example, if I need to use less brake going into a corner, I’ll tell myself that before the corner, but I just end up repeating the same mistake as before. How do I figure out what exactly I must do with the controls by looking at data?<\/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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-ross"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25001","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=25001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25006,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25001\/revisions\/25006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}