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Complete HPDE car prep checklist from a decade of track days

After ten years of running HPDE events in everything from a stock Miata to a prepped E46 M3, here is the car prep checklist I run through before every single ev...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
PinnedBeginnerWatkins Glen International
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What I wish I knew before my first HPDE at Watkins Glen

Just finished my first full weekend at The Glen — Group 1 with NASA Northeast. Wanted to share some things I learned the hard way so the next first-timer can be...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
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Trail braking: when did it finally click for you?

I have been doing HPDE events for about two years now and trail braking is the one technique that still feels inconsistent. I understand the concept — maintain ...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
BeginnerLaguna Seca
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Passing etiquette: how point-bys actually work at HPDE

I see a lot of confusion from newer drivers about how passing works at HPDE events, especially at tracks like Laguna Seca where the narrow sections make positio...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
Technique
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Vision technique is the #1 skill nobody talks about enough

Every debrief I do with newer drivers eventually comes back to the same root cause: they are looking at the wrong thing at the wrong time. Vision drives everyth...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
SetupVirginia International Raceway
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Tire pressure management for a full track day at VIR

VIR is one of those tracks that really punishes incorrect tire pressures because of the surface variation and elevation changes. The Full Course puts enormous l...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
Data AnalysisMid-Ohio Sports Car Course
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How to do a productive self-debrief with AiM data

After a year of collecting data with my AiM Solo 2, I have finally developed a self-debrief process that actually helps me improve session over session. Sharing...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026
TrackRoad Atlanta
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Rain driving at Road Atlanta — lessons from a soaked weekend

We got rain for all six sessions at Road Atlanta last weekend and it was honestly the most educational track weekend I have had. The track surface there has hug...

CChris Tanferno · May 6, 2026