James Knapton joins us on the show to talk all things Engineering. If you've ever wondered what you can apply from the world of Formula One to have more success and more fun in your own racing this episode is for you. Topics include: - Maximising your testing, - Where to find the most lap time on a track (not obvious this one ... ) - Working in Formula 1 , - Working with Adrian Newey ... and more! — Links mentioned in the show: - James on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-knapton-0638...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Today, we're talking to Jeff Braun. US-based race engineer. Jeff has over 40 years experience engineering at the highest level in North America. Working with both professional and amateur races. Jeff has the full spectrum of experience. We talk about optimising the setup for the driver, and adapting it for different weather conditions. Should you change it or should you not? What you might find most interesting however is the process and approaches that Jeff adopts not only for his racing, but i...
Dec 18, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Motorsports sponsorship guru Brian Sims, joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. Brian Sims developed his sales expertise to fund his 14 year professional racing career before eventually ending up raising millions of sponsorship funds for the Benetton Formula 1 team. In this show Brian shares his experiences, techniques and philosophies to hopefully help you achieve your own fund raising goals. Expect to be inspired on this one! -- Links mentioned in the show: Linkedin in profile: http...
Nov 11, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Olympic cycling coach Scott Gardner, joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. This show is all about performance. Ex-Team GB Scott Gardner has coached multiple Gold medal winners such as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton Learn how professional coaches performance plan to develop Olympic athletes to win. Then understand how you can apply that learning to improve your own racing. Packed full of great advice. You will be thinking different after this one! 1:17 Welcome & who is Scott Gar...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 18
[Part 2] Formula 1 Engineer Dave Devine joins Samir Abid on this special two part Your Data Driven podcast. Dave shares his journey on how he has turned his own race driving hobby into his perfect day job. How did he break into Formula 1? What is it like to work with F1 drivers? What has he been able to bring to F1 from his own racing? How can you learn about the things he has brought back the other way? 1:04 Designing Formula 1 Suspension at @RacingPointF1 4:23 Influence of the F1 Driver 7:31 W...
Oct 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
[Part 1] Formula 1 Engineer Dave Devine joins Samir Abid on this special two part Your Data Driven podcast. Dave Devine shares his journey on how he has turned his own race driving hobby into his perfect day job. How did he break into Formula 1? What is it like to work with F1 drivers? What has he been able to bring to F1 from his own racing? How can you learn about the things he has brought back the other way? 3:53 Racing with Nick Tandy @NickTandyRacing 11:30 How did you get to F1? 13:38 Value...
Oct 23, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Rob Wilson joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast show. The legendary F1 racing driver coach, Rob talks all things race car driving. What does his work involve? How can you apply some if his famous techniques so you can go faster too? What is the best way to steer through a corner? How should you brake? What is "flat car" ... Find out all this and more on this fascinating show. -- Links to topics discussed in show: Optimum Gear Change calculator - https://shop.yourdatadriven.com/advanc...
Oct 21, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 15
What can you really learn from sim racing? How realistic are they? What is the best way to use simulation technology to help your own racing - real or virtual? What have we got to look forward to in the future? In this episode we discuss all this and more with Aristotelis Vasilakos - Head of Vehicle handling at Kunos, the makers of the Assetto Corsa sim racing game. Whether you are curious about sim racing or a sim pro then if you are looking how to get value from virtual rigs, there is somethin...
Aug 25, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Chassis simulation is everywhere in Professional motorsports, but rarely seen at club level. Simulation expert Danny Nowlan, creator of ChassisSim and regular contributor to Race Engineering magazine, joins me on the show to explain the value of simulation. We discuss how it works and how you can use it to evaluate the lap time effects of your different racecar settings (springs, bars, dampers and more.) Hold on to your seats as it does get a bit technical at times. The shows goal however remain...
Aug 18, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Motorsports analytics guru Peter Krause joins me on the show to talk all things data. Packed full of practical, actionable advice we discuss WHY data is valuable, HOW you can apply it and WHERE to start if data is new for you. So grab a note pad, sit back and enjoy listening to how one of the best in the business goes about helping racers at all levels to go faster now. -- Links mentioned in the show: - Contact Peter Krause peter@peterkrause.net - Peters educational website: http://www.peterkrau...
Jun 26, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
3x BTCC Champion Matt Neal joins us on the show to talk about what it takes to win as a racing driver. A fascinating episode, where Matt shares his suggestions to help you manage pre-race nerves, optimise your racecar setup, how he uses data and the importance of having fun in our sport. --- Links mentioned in the show: - https://www.mattneal.co.uk/ - https://twitter.com/mattnealracing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Neal --- Be sure to visit our website for more Motorsports articles and re...
Jun 12, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Ex-Formula 1 racing driver Perry McCarthy, who is best known as The Original Stig, joins us on the show to talk about the life of a professional racing driver, what it takes to get to the top and what you can learn to help your own race car driving. Episode Notes What does it take to make it to Formula 1? What can you do to help your own driving? Perry McCarthy's professional racing career is as inspiring as it is frustrating. Blessed with natural talent we can all only dream of and with the gut...
Jun 05, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 10
AIM Expert James Colborn joins us on the show to talk all things data. Learn how he went from zero to teaching others, how you can approach data and where data can add value to your own racing. Episode Notes What value does motorsports data really offer you as a race driver? When should you start using data? What should you look to achieve when using data? James Colborn is not an engineer. Nor does he have a professional motorsports background. Yet through developing his own data analysis skills...
May 27, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Mentored by Jim Clark, John Kirkpatrick ran the Jim Russell racing school and has spent a lifetime teaching racing drivers to improve. He joins us on the show to share his advice to help you improve your driving together with a little bit of history mixed in along the way. Episode Notes Emerson Fittipaldi, Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve, Derek Bell ... the list of champion racing drivers who passed through the Jim Russell racing school goes on. A former F3 driver who was mentored by Jim Clark...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Scott Mansell from Driver 61 joins me for this packed show. You will learn how you can apply some of the driving secrets that sit behind his exclusive racing driver masterclasses. Its not one to miss, believe me! Episode Notes What is the most effective and efficient way to develop racing drivers? After a successful Pro driving and coaching career, this is the question Scott Mansell (Driver 61) asked himself. After a chance encounter in the pit-lane, Scott Mansell has gone on to found the hugely...
May 15, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 7
A World Rally Car is the hardest racacar to setup. Ex-Prodrive rally engineer Damian Harty joins us on the show to make the complex simple. Damian helps us to understand what is really going on, what you can apply yourself and where to focus in order to drive faster. Episode Notes World Rally Cars are some of the hardest vehicles on the planet to setup well and to drive at the limit. The lessons learnt in this punishing environment can inform all your forms of racing. Join us for this fascinatin...
May 08, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Mercedes F1 Engineer and successful single seater hill climb racer James Williams, joins us on the show to talk about what you can learn from his work and apply to your own racing. Episode Notes What can you apply from how an a Formula 1 team goes about their racing? What do the very best drivers do that you could also work towards? Join us to find out exactly what Mercedes F1 engineer James Williams has been able to take from his day job to his own racing hobby. A show packed full of insights, ...
May 01, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Racecar data acquisition systems are powerful but many racers struggle to get the the most from them. Former Pro racer Andrew Rains joins us to discuss how his company Apex Pro are developing a novel product to making life easier (and faster) for drivers to improve performance. Join us to learn about his approach to data and how you can apply the same approach no matter what data system you use. Episode Notes Racers spend a fortune on data acquisition systems in the hope of improving their lap-t...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Legendary Indy racecar driver, author and driver coach Ross Bentley joins us for a fascinating, fast paced show, packed full of useful, actionable tips you can use to improve your own racecar driving. Episode Notes Ever wondered what value a driver coach could offer to you? Join us to find out as legendary driver coach, and former professional IndyCar racecar driver, Ross Bentley talks about all things driver coaching and driver improvement. This show is packed full of his invaluable tips, recom...
Mar 26, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Most people who race as a hobby do not even consider raising sponsorship money. After all, who is going to pay thousands for a sticker on your car? Well complete racing novice Andrew Cohen-Wray has raised a huge sum. Learn exactly how he has done it, how much and HOW YOU COULD DO THE SAME. Episode Notes Discussing money in Motorsports is not the done thing. Most people who race as a hobby have no idea where they would even start to raise significant sums to fund their own racing. Many do not eve...
Mar 07, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2
What can you learn from how Formula 1 driver psychologist Andrew Cohen-Wray prepares the best in the sport? Join Samir Abid for this inaugural episode as he puts the myths to bed and gives you actionable tips to improve your racing performance. Episode Notes Mental performance coaching is traditionally looked down upon in Motorsports. In nearly all other professional sports domains mental coaching is seen as essential. In this inaugural episode we are honoured to welcome Andrew Cohen-Wray to tal...
Mar 07, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1
