{"id":41369,"date":"2022-07-26T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=41369"},"modified":"2024-03-23T08:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T15:07:08","slug":"q-im-faster-when-chasing-another-car-why-and-how-can-i-be-fast-when-not-following-another-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/q-im-faster-when-chasing-another-car-why-and-how-can-i-be-fast-when-not-following-another-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: I\u2019m faster when chasing another car \u2013 why and how can I be fast when not following another driver?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Q<\/strong>: \u201cWhy am I faster when I\u2019m chasing another car in a race than I am by myself?\u201d<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>: Certainly, one of the reasons for being faster when chasing another car is that you have a reference. When you\u2019re driving by yourself, and you approach a corner, what tells you when to brake, how much to slow down to, and what speed to carry through the corner? It\u2019s a combination of your senses and your memory \u2013 what you\u2019ve done on previous laps.<\/p>\n

But when you\u2019re following another driver, you can view it and react to what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

For some drivers, it\u2019s a competitive thing. Chasing another driver means you\u2019re on the hunt, whereas driving by yourself is relatively pointless. And leading? Well, here\u2019s pressure that comes with that, and for many drivers, that leads to tensing up, resulting in less feeling of what the car needs to drive fast.<\/p>\n

The best drivers focus on themselves and their own driving, rather than what others are doing. In other words, they focus on their own references, how to apply and release the brakes, their own line, their own acceleration. And they do this whether there is another car in front of them or not. That makes them consistent.<\/p>\n

A follow up question could be, how can I be fast even when I\u2019m not chasing another car? Pretend you\u2019re chasing another car, even when you\u2019re not! You do what you do because you\u2019re mentally programmed to do so, and in this case that means you have the programming \u2013 the ability \u2013 to be that fast. If you don\u2019t drive as fast when not chasing another car, that just means that you\u2019re not accessing and using the right mental program \u2013 the one that is fast when chasing another car. If you \u201ctrigger\u201d that program by imagining you\u2019re chasing another car, you\u2019ll be consistently faster.<\/p>\n

The more you trigger and use your \u201cchase\u201d program, the better you\u2019ll get at using it. It builds momentum.<\/p>\n

Of course, your belief in yourself also plays a role in this. If you believe you don\u2019t drive fast unless you\u2019re chasing another car, then that\u2019s like to be true. If you believe that you\u2019re fast whether there\u2019s another car in front of you or not, you\u2019re more likely to be fast.<\/p>\n

Oh, I almost forgot the most important reason you may be faster when following another car: The leading car is magnetic so it\u2019s drawing you closer and closer to it! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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