{"id":369557,"date":"2011-10-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=37293"},"modified":"2024-01-10T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:45:00","slug":"new-website-for-racing-driver-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/new-website-for-racing-driver-education\/","title":{"rendered":"New Website for Racing Driver Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-788792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Safe-is-Fast-Website-293x183.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) created a website devoted to the education of racing drivers, with top champion drivers offering a collection of inside secrets.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund, this site (<a title=\"Safe is Fast Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.SAFEisFAST.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.SAFEisFAST.com<\/a>) is an invaluable tool for up-and-coming racing drivers, as well as established ones, to hone their skills and learn from the best in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by RRDC President Bobby Rahal, Safe is Fast features more than 30 RRDC members and other industry experts in some 90 minutes of high-quality videos covering subjects from physical and mental preparation to driving techniques, driver safety to car setup and sponsorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in the club\u2019s early days, you could go to a drivers\u2019 school or seminar and your instructors would be Mark Donohue, Roger Penske or Paul Newman,\u201d explained Rahal. \u201cI think we\u2019ve re-created that experience \u2013 online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud to be associated with this effort as it makes the RRDC truly relevant for today and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Safe is Fast Website Video Examples:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Helmets and HANS Devices by Drs. Steve Olvey and Terry Trammell.<\/li>\n<li>Driver Fitness by Dr. Jim Leo.<\/li>\n<li>Focus and Concentration by Dr. Jacques Dallaire.<\/li>\n<li>Karts to Cars by Dario Franchitti and seven other professional drivers.<\/li>\n<li>Learning a New Track by Patrick Long and four other drivers.<\/li>\n<li>Is Smooth Fast? by Boris Said and six others.<\/li>\n<li>Braking by Graham Rahal and six others.<\/li>\n<li>Overtaking by Memo Gidley and nine others<\/li>\n<li>The Driver Coach by Mike Zimicki with Graham Rahal.<\/li>\n<li>Working with an Engineer by Julian Robertson and 10 others.<\/li>\n<li>Cockpit Management by David Donohue and two others.<\/li>\n<li>The Ladder System by Martin Brundle and nine others.<\/li>\n<li>Team USA by Jeremy Shaw and four graduates.<\/li>\n<li>What Teams Look For by Roger Penske, Chip Ganassi and three others.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsorship by Mazda\u2019s Jim Jordan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These videos have additional observations and tips by Neil Alberico, A.J. Allmendinger, Bill Auberlen, Ryan Briscoe, Tim Cindric, Conor Daly, Ryan Dalziel, Cliff Dempsey, Scott Dixon, John Edwards, John Gentilozzi, Joey Hand, Hurley Haywood, Bryan Herta, Mike Hull, Charlie Kimball, Andy Lally, Patrick Long, Josef Newgarden, Johnny O\u2019Connell, Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Lyn St. James, Michael Shank, Ricky Taylor, Wayne Taylor, Dan Weldon, Justin Wilson, Henry Wolf and Jimmy Vasser..<\/p>\n<p>Future videos now in production include Basic Driver Workout, Getting in the Zone, Tire Management, Rain Racing, Pit Stops, Overtaking, Basic Car Set-Up, the Friction Circle, Understeer and Oversteer, Data Acquisition, Aerodynamics 101, Marketing Yourself, Working with the Media, Kids Helmets and the Evolution of Safety.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Craw, head of ACCUS and President of the FIA Senate, called www.SAFEisFAST \u201cnothing less than a game changer. This exceeds my expectations, which are fairly high to begin with, and whets my appetite for the coming items.\u201d<br \/>\nAccess to the Safe is Fast Video Symposium is free (upon registration).<br \/>\nFor more information, visit <a title=\"Safe is Fast Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.SAFEisFAST.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.SAFEisFAST.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: RRDC]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) created a website devoted to the education of racing drivers, with top champion drivers offering a collection of inside secrets. Supported by the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund, this site (www.SAFEisFAST.com) is an invaluable tool for up-and-coming racing drivers, as well as established ones, to hone their skills and learn from the best in the world. 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