Why Brakes are Important in Going Fast…. Why are we talking about brakes if we are looking to go faster, surely brakes exist to slow you down? Yes, this is true, but having better braking capacity will contribute to your overall lap time. What does being “better on the brakes” really mean? Normally it means …
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Get a Grip! If you’ve been following our ‘Shaving Lap Times’ blog series, you’ll have seen us cover Chassis Alignment & Suspension Geometry, Circuit Knowledge and Driver Health. In this week’s motorsport vlog, NMA tutor Roger takes you through the basics of racing tyres. Tyres. Yeah. Kind of an essential piece of equipment for motorsport …
A couple of weeks ago we discussed improving your circuit and track knowledge to help you turn in quicker lap times. When we touched upon the subject of Sim Racing, we were inundated with enquiries about which platform we recommend but also were surprised by how many people referred to Sim Racing platforms as ‘games’! …
Sim Racing Isn’t Gaming, It’s for Motorsport Pros! Read More »
When I was racing back in the dark ages (Did you win the Horse and Cart race at Donington?. . Ed) there were fewer ways of getting circuit knowledge than there are now. If you wanted to know about a circuit at the other end of the country, you had to up sticks and go …
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