Coaching services offered by David
Consultation
The first call is always free - let's assess where you are and where you want to go [fill out this brief form]. This is not a cookie-cutter activity - to coach effectively I should really understand your underlying motives and what you want to achieve.
Lead-Follow (included with many track events)
Lead-Follow is a great way to learn the line as a new track driver. With groups such as Lightspeed, Lead-Follow is included for Novice students in the first two sessions. We can arrange a brief download session afterwards, but it's typically not too involved because of the lack of data.
Data (at the track)
Put an AiM Solo in your car, and bring it back after your session for us to review on my computer. I'll do this twice for you individually or all day providing there are other students who purchase this service. Even better, get 3 or 4 people and schedule a Group day.
Passenger Seat (with or without Data)
Passenger-seat coaching with data assessment afterwards for the entire day. This is a personal 1:1 coaching session which is the most valuable and is likely going to net the best results. I highly recommend this for any newcomer or lower intermediate driver who wants to shorten the path to becoming a more advanced driver.
Note that there are track schools which provide passenger seat coaching. Commonly, you'll be sharing a coach with multiple students, but it's a great way to get started. These organizations usually charge for for this added service. BMW CCA is my preferred organization.
If you would like passenger-seat coaching and your track event organizer doesn't provide it, or provides it at an additional fee, please reach out to me [via this form] and let's talk over what your options would be for private coaching.
Let's get on a Zoom call and look at your data from anywhere. Please feel free to bring in other data from other people to assess as compared to yours. Preferred that this be AiM Solo data (bonus if it includes SmartyCam video). This is the best way to assess what is going on with you on the track. Note that we can diagnose a lot from just the speed/distance trace combined with the accelerometer data, so OBD2 or Canbus connection is not necessary – just throw the device in your car and drive!
Group
Up to 4 drivers in 4 different cars. The intent is to have 4 friends learn from each other with a coach to guide the program - and save a little money to boot. This includes 4 passenger-seat ride-along coaching sessions however you want to divide them up between the drivers. The big value proposition is that we will spend a lot of time pouring over the data and learning from each other. Even if your cars are vastly different, the data will show opportunities for almost everyone in how they can improve so they can apply it next session. If you're all in similar or the same car, we can get very specific in how things are going.
Please bring along an AiM Solo device for data acquisition. I have one for loan if necessary. We can move it from car to car as necessary but, obviously, if 2 cars are on the track at the same time it cannot be shared.
Simulation Rental and Coaching
Available for rent is a high-end full-motion Simulator tuned well to reflect many different cars on many different tracks. I can help you refine your driving style in a low-cost, low-risk environment before ever visiting the race track. There are techniques we can refine (with full data analysis capabilities) from the air conditioned comfort of an office. Trail braking, heel-toe, confidence in traffic, etc. Bring your iRacing credentials or use mine in a test-only environment.