{"id":3579,"date":"2022-06-14T19:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specr53.com\/blog\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2022-06-14T19:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:27:58","slug":"experiments-in-coaching-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/bmw\/experiments-in-coaching-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiments in Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have the opportunity this month to have two events on the same track. At the beginning of June I instructed with PCA at the Shenandoah Circuit, Summit Point Motorsports Park, and at the end of June I return with BMW. I&#8217;ve always wanted to see if I could gather data to answer two common questions: How much faster will I be on track tires? And, how effective is coaching an experienced driver?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the answer to the first one is fairly straight forward, but since this track can have several different layouts, let&#8217;s establish some controls. We will not use the banked Karussel, but instead take the inside apron. We will run the Old Ram cut-off instead of running through the hot grid, and we will drive the Range Straight instead of the Range Esses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have 75+ days on this track and data on several hundred laps, that until now, were always on max performance summer tires (treadler 200 or greater.) My best recorded time was 1:44.73. At the start of this first weekend in June, I did a few sessions on Falken 615Ks (treadwear 200) and then switched to Toyo RRs (treadwear 40.) The best on the Falkens was 1:44.87 (so 0.14 sec off of my best). The best on the Toyos was 1:42.96, an improvement of 1.77 sec over my best, and 1.91 sec better than the Falkens on the same day. Average the two together and that&#8217;s a 1.84 sec improvement or just about 1.75%. So, just by spending money on better tires, I was faster, but that doesn&#8217;t mean I was better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with my new faster tires, I then asked one of my fellow instructors, Paul Bylis to ride along and coach me. I listened to his advice for a session, and then went out on my own again. This time, my best lap was a 1:41.97. A further improvement of 0.99 sec. So now I have a rough comparison of the value of coaching (which for me is free since I just have to ask for it) vs. spending money on more expensive tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lap of Shenandoah Circuit, Summit Point, WV. 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