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Perfect Control: A Driver's Step-By-Step Guide to Advanced Car Control Through the Physics of Racing
For a preview of Perfect Control as well as our other motorsport education titles please visit us at www.paradigmshiftracing.com Kindle version available to paperback purchases for $0.99 through Matchbook. Do you understand the true meaning of driving at the limit? Learn how to identify and prioritize the different visual, auditory, and tactile car control cues, plus the optimal driver inputs needed to extract %100 from practically any vehicle. We will also look in-depth at the Universal Cue. The driving cue that directly represents the physics of racing and provides the final layer of car control precision. Learn how world-class drivers use it to self-evaluate and perfect their on track performance.
134 pages, Paperback
First published February 11, 2016
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Paradigm Shift Driver Development
4 books2 followersWelcome to the next generation of racecar driver education. Many don’t realize, but for a given car, setup, and conditions there is in fact a singular optimum way to navigate a racetrack in the minimum time possible. A set of fundamental physics based rules exist that can guide you in your never-ending pursuit of speed.
While a driver will never be able to achieve a truly perfect lap in reality, there is one place an actual perfect lap can exist. It can exist in the mind and provide a goal a driver can always strive to reach. That is what we teach in our program. A set of rules that take a physics-based approach to finding an optimal solution on track and distilling it into an intuitive way of driving that racers at any level can begin to apply.
You will no longer have to try to mimic the laps of faster drivers. Instead, you will be able to watch their laps and identify where they are losing time. You will have a solid goal to focus on as you reach ever closer toward perfection.
While a driver will never be able to achieve a truly perfect lap in reality, there is one place an actual perfect lap can exist. It can exist in the mind and provide a goal a driver can always strive to reach. That is what we teach in our program. A set of rules that take a physics-based approach to finding an optimal solution on track and distilling it into an intuitive way of driving that racers at any level can begin to apply.
You will no longer have to try to mimic the laps of faster drivers. Instead, you will be able to watch their laps and identify where they are losing time. You will have a solid goal to focus on as you reach ever closer toward perfection.
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December 3, 2025
This is the second book I've read in this series, and I wasn't disappointed. The book is a very short and simple to read book about car control and racing.
The main premise of the book is that in order to be a better driver you need to be reactive - something I'm not very good at. While being predictive (knowing what you will do on a given track at a given time) can get you to a certain point, changing conditions will always mean that you have to adjust. Ultimately, one of the main goals of any racing driver is to keep the car at the limit at all times. This book focuses on giving you tips on how to get and stay there.
They start off with description of common cues that drivers use to stay at the limit - tire squeal, g forces, etc. And then they discuss why each of these may be useful at times but isn't always going to work, and even when they do mostly work there is a better way. Essentially in their method, keeping on the edge requires constant testing, and if you aren't testing you don't actually know if you are at the limit or not.
Overall I found the book to be very helpful, but as with the previous book in the series putting the concepts into practice is going to be a lot harder. Especially for someone like me who has to unlearn some habits and defaults that are going to be hard to get out of.
The main premise of the book is that in order to be a better driver you need to be reactive - something I'm not very good at. While being predictive (knowing what you will do on a given track at a given time) can get you to a certain point, changing conditions will always mean that you have to adjust. Ultimately, one of the main goals of any racing driver is to keep the car at the limit at all times. This book focuses on giving you tips on how to get and stay there.
They start off with description of common cues that drivers use to stay at the limit - tire squeal, g forces, etc. And then they discuss why each of these may be useful at times but isn't always going to work, and even when they do mostly work there is a better way. Essentially in their method, keeping on the edge requires constant testing, and if you aren't testing you don't actually know if you are at the limit or not.
Overall I found the book to be very helpful, but as with the previous book in the series putting the concepts into practice is going to be a lot harder. Especially for someone like me who has to unlearn some habits and defaults that are going to be hard to get out of.
May 10, 2016
The books in this series are, by far, the best books on high-performance driving I've ever read.
The lead author is an accomplished driver, and his understanding of the physics of driving goes well beyond what you'll find in other books. I myself have substantial track experience, with good results as an instructor and advanced coach, and I'm also an engineer with a good physics background, and yet I've learned A LOT from these books.
Aspects of driving which may have been vague and murky previously can become very clear after you read these books, but be advised that this isn't light reading. You'll need to put your thinking cap on and really concentrate, though the effort will be worth it if you're a serious student of driving or a racer who's motivated to win.
The first book in the series presents the basic concepts, and explains how they apply to various types of corners. This second book builds on the first one and takes things to a higher level, in the process answering many of the questions the first book may have raised for you. I could elaborate further, but you really need to read these books yourself to appreciate what they have to offer.
Simply put, I can't recommend these books more highly!
The lead author is an accomplished driver, and his understanding of the physics of driving goes well beyond what you'll find in other books. I myself have substantial track experience, with good results as an instructor and advanced coach, and I'm also an engineer with a good physics background, and yet I've learned A LOT from these books.
Aspects of driving which may have been vague and murky previously can become very clear after you read these books, but be advised that this isn't light reading. You'll need to put your thinking cap on and really concentrate, though the effort will be worth it if you're a serious student of driving or a racer who's motivated to win.
The first book in the series presents the basic concepts, and explains how they apply to various types of corners. This second book builds on the first one and takes things to a higher level, in the process answering many of the questions the first book may have raised for you. I could elaborate further, but you really need to read these books yourself to appreciate what they have to offer.
Simply put, I can't recommend these books more highly!
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