Individual Coaching
2024 Coaching Program
Are you looking to move from karting to car racing or from closed wheel to open wheel?? We provide individual coaching for most racing activities, both in Canada and the US, for both open and closed wheel racing. We specialize in F1200, F1600 and F2000 one-on-one coaching. We can help you make it to the podium!!! We provide all F1200 coaching for Vallis Motor Sport. If you don’t currently have a race car, we have access to arrive and drive programs in an F1200, as well as test day programs with our 1998 Formula Mazda (restrictions apply for both of these platforms) as well as other formula car platforms – contact us at [email protected] to discuss your plans so that we can develop the best program for you and your situation.
We also provide instruction, race licensing and coaching with a number of racing and high performance driving schools.
We also provide instruction, race licensing and coaching with a number of racing and high performance driving schools.
The Subject Motorsports Coaching Process
Our coaching process starts our initial meeting – during that meeting we will discuss:
Following our initial meeting, we will build a driver development plan which will be tailored specifically for you. Our approach to driver development is through the creation of a strategic plan and the implementation of it, in other words, by developing a driver’s natural talent in a deliberate way. It is not just about seat time – it is about the right type of seat time. And it is not just about driving technique. Our driver development plan covers all aspects of being a driver, from learning to sense a car’s handling characteristics to how to communicate that feeling to the crew to physical and mental training approaches.
Once we get to the track, we use track map analysis, video review, data analysis, corner-by-corner timing, post track debriefing as coaching techniques. In some cases, we may use a skid pad to improve your car feel. After each session we will review your progress and develop a program to optimize your performance for the next lapping session. This way, we can make continuous improvements over the course of a number of on-track sessions.
The goal of our coaching is to take a drivers’ natural talent, optimize the positive skills and overcome inherent weaknesses. Our strategy to reach this goal is through a step-by-step process of continuous improvement of all aspects of race car driving including: speed, race craft, consistency, seat feel and overall effectiveness both inside and outside of the race car.
We use a number of reference materials for our programs including Ross Bentley’s series of SpeedSecrets books www.speedsecrets.com – these books are recommended reading for all our clients.
- Your driving style
- Your past racing experience
- Your expectations for this coming season and the next
- Our coaching style
- Our compatibility - we only take on drivers whose goals are aligned with ours and whose personality we can mesh with
Following our initial meeting, we will build a driver development plan which will be tailored specifically for you. Our approach to driver development is through the creation of a strategic plan and the implementation of it, in other words, by developing a driver’s natural talent in a deliberate way. It is not just about seat time – it is about the right type of seat time. And it is not just about driving technique. Our driver development plan covers all aspects of being a driver, from learning to sense a car’s handling characteristics to how to communicate that feeling to the crew to physical and mental training approaches.
Once we get to the track, we use track map analysis, video review, data analysis, corner-by-corner timing, post track debriefing as coaching techniques. In some cases, we may use a skid pad to improve your car feel. After each session we will review your progress and develop a program to optimize your performance for the next lapping session. This way, we can make continuous improvements over the course of a number of on-track sessions.
The goal of our coaching is to take a drivers’ natural talent, optimize the positive skills and overcome inherent weaknesses. Our strategy to reach this goal is through a step-by-step process of continuous improvement of all aspects of race car driving including: speed, race craft, consistency, seat feel and overall effectiveness both inside and outside of the race car.
We use a number of reference materials for our programs including Ross Bentley’s series of SpeedSecrets books www.speedsecrets.com – these books are recommended reading for all our clients.
Contact us at [email protected] to discuss your plans so that we can develop the best program for you and your situation.