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Sharing my passion for performance driving, racing & coaching… with a few tips & opinions along the way. - Ross Bentley Instagram: @rossbentley

Joined September 2009
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Ask Ross: "What’s the difference between oversteer and rotating the car?" Excellent question on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-whats-the…

Q: What’s the difference between oversteer and rotating the car? | Speed Secrets

Q: “What’s the difference between oversteer and rotating the car?”

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Ask Ross: "How can I “test” for grip by turning the steering more in the middle of a corner on a race track?" My thoughts on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-can-i…

Q: How can I “test” for grip by turning the steering more in the middle of a corner on a race...

Q: “Can you clarify something for me? What do I learn, and how, from the quick input understeer? I don't get how that helps me understand how much grip is available. I'm guessing that maybe the...

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Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss driver fatigue; driving style and… speedsecrets.com/no-dumb-que…

No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 17 | Speed Secrets

Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers.

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Ask Ross: "Should a coach talk a lot or a little when in-car with me?" Let's address this excellent, relevant question on this week's post. speedsecrets.com/q-should-a-…

Q: Should a coach talk a lot or little when in-car with me? | Speed Secrets

Q: "Is it a golden rule in coaching to prioritize quality and minimize advice for maximum impact? Or am I mistaken, and are there some very good coaches who talk a lot during sessions?"

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Ask Ross: "In racing, what does it mean to "present" myself to the driver I'm passing?" My thoughts on this week's post. speedsecrets.com/q-in-racing…

Q: In racing, what does it mean to “present” myself to the driver I’m passing? | Speed Secrets

Q: “I’ve read about, and heard about, the idea that I should present myself to the car/driver I’m passing. Can you clarify what that actually means?”

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Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss what single quantifiable thing… speedsecrets.com/no-dumb-que…

No dumb questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 16 | Speed Secrets

Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode,...

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Ask Ross: "Can you talk about rotating the car into a corner using lots of rear brake bias?" Great question on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-can-you-t…

Q: Can you talk about rotating the car into a corner using lots of rear brake bias? | Speed Secrets

Q: “You talk a lot about rotating the car by trail braking, but I find that I can just dial more brake bias to the rear and get the same thing. With more bias on the rear brakes, the rear tires...

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Ask Ross: "How can the Garmin Catalyst help me improve my braking?" We have an excellent question on this week's post, let's dive into this tech! speedsecrets.com/q-can-you-h…

Q: Can you help me understand how to use the Garmin Catalyst to improve braking? | Speed Secrets

Q: Can you help me understand how to use the Garmin Catalyst to improve braking?

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Ask Ross: "I'd like to improve my race starts. Can you take me through how you practice your starts in racing?" I absolutely can! My (detailed) thoughts on this week's post, bear with me! speedsecrets.com/q-can-you-h…

Q: Can you help me improve my race starts? How do I get better at the start of a race? | Speed...

Q: Can you help me improve my race starts? How do I get better at the start of a race?

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Ask Ross: "When I’m told to look farther ahead, how far ahead, and specifically where do I look?" Questions surrounding driving vision are common and this is a crucial fundamental to understand. I break down my approach on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-when-im-t…

Q: When I’m told to look farther ahead, how far ahead, and specifically where do I look? | Speed...

Q: "When I’m told to look farther ahead, how far ahead, and specifically where do I look?"

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Ask Ross: "How can I improve how quickly I apply the brakes? And is it possible to apply the brakes too fast?" Let's talk foot speed on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-can-i…

Q: How can I improve how quickly I apply the brakes? | Speed Secrets

Q: How can I improve how quickly I apply the brakes? And is it possible to apply the brakes too fast?

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Ask Ross: "Should I be using one hand more than the other when turning the steering wheel? And what are your thoughts on the so-called 'top hand dominance' method?" Excellent question on this week's post, let's dive into steering wheel techniques! speedsecrets.com/q-should-i-…

Q: Should I be using one hand more than the other when turning the steering wheel? And what are...

Q: Should I be using one hand more than the other when turning the steering wheel? And what are your thoughts on the so-called “top hand dominance” method?

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Hi there, thanks for joining us for another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this month’s episode, Jeff and I discuss the… speedsecrets.com/no-dumb-que…

No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 15 | Speed Secrets

Hi there, thanks for joining us for another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise ��� there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb...

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Ask Ross: "Can you explain who owns a corner when two cars go into it side by side?" My thoughts on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-can-you-e…

Q: Can you explain who owns a corner when two cars go into it side by side? | Speed Secrets

Q: “I’ve been racing in endurance races lately, and have had more than my share of close calls, and even a couple of car-to-car contacts. One of the close calls was when another car dive bombed me,...

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Ask Ross: "How do I go from knowing what to do, to actually doing it on track?" Excellent question on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-do-i-…

Q: How do I go from knowing what to do, to actually doing it on track? | Speed Secrets

Q: Your ‘tips’ are very interesting but I cannot envision applying what I read to my hands and feet when I’m on the track at a later date. How do I go from knowing what to do, to actually doing it on...

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Ask Ross: "Help, my car is trying to kill me! How do I fix my car from understeering early in the corner and then snapping to oversteer exiting it?" We tackle this classic problem on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-do-i-…

Q: How do I fix my car from understeering early in the corner and then snapping to oversteer...

Q: “My car is trying to kill me! :) Going into and through the middle of a corner, it understeers. Then, just past the apex, as I’m getting on the throttle, it snaps into a deadly oversteer. Any...

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Welcome back to another episode of No Dumb Questions! Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers. On this episode, Jeff and I discuss how a track’s difficulty impacts a… speedsecrets.com/no-dumb-que…

No Dumb Questions with Jeff Braun: Episode 14 | Speed Secrets

Jeff Braun and I sit down to answer your questions, and we promise – there are no dumb questions, maybe just some dumb answers.

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Ask Ross: "How far from the steering wheel should I be sitting?" Great question on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-far-f…

Q: How far from the steering wheel should I be sitting? | Speed Secrets

Q: “At a recent track day, an instructor told me that I was sitting too far from the steering wheel, and yet it feels comfortable to me. I’ve seen other drivers sit closer to the wheel, but that...

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Ask Ross: "What’s the difference between turning the car and rotating the car?" Excellent question on this week's post. Let's dive in! speedsecrets.com/q-whats-the…

Q: What’s the difference between turning the car and rotating the car? | Speed Secrets

Q: “What I was wondering is how to describe the difference between turning the car and car rotation. We talk about car rotation and using the brakes to effect it, but what is the difference from that...

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Ask Ross: "How do I improve my corner minimum speed?" What a thought provoking question; my thoughts on this week's post! speedsecrets.com/q-how-do-i-…

Q: How do I improve my corner minimum speed? | Speed Secrets

Q: “I have a question not about corner entry speed but rather about MID-corner speed (minimum corner speed). A friend of mine and I compare lots of data when we go to DE’s. He drives a nearly stock...

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