As a racing instructor over the years I have mentored and instructed many student drivers. Some started out in their daily drivers, some in well prepped race cars and even a few let rental cars learn along with them. They range from young to not-so-young, there are guys and gals but all of them have the desire to learn to go faster in a controlled fashion. There are those occasional times when some pro-drivers will come to race in what we deem “our” tracks not unlike a dog who has his favorite fire-hydrant. Quality drivers can figure out most tracks on their own but getting some local knowledge doesn’t hurt anything either and pros will take any advantage they can. I liken it to when I go to some far away place on a fishing trip and even though I have fished all my life I know it will save me lots of wasted time when I hire a local guide to show me what works best and what doesn’t.
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Being out front… Consistency is the key to success
August 12th, 2007 — Tags:driving-experience, driving-school, lapping-day
Shell leads the way to lapping days
November 6th, 2006 — Tags:edelman, grassroots-motorsports, lapping-day, shell

As anyone who’s been involved in motorsports will tell you, the most common question that you are asked is “How can I get involved?” Shell has taken some initiative to become a leader in grassroots motorsports with the production of the Hooked on Driving dvd.





