The Key To Driver Training | Pro-Am Endurance Racing [TECH TALK]

V8 Supercars, A1GP, Euro Formula 3000, Bathurst 12 Hour class win

How does Pro-Am racing work? V8 Supercars, A1GP, Euro Formula 3000 and Bathurst 12 Hour class winner Jonny Reid explains during a SIERDC weekend with International Motorsports Audi R8.

Video vs telemetry data, where to push drivers to be faster and car setup focus are just a few of the topics covered in this [TECH TALK] release.

Pro-Am racing sees a professional driver and amateur or ‘gentleman’ driver paired together in the same car or team giving people the chance to race at a level otherwise not possible while adding an extra challenging aspect to race day. Part of this sees pro drivers like Jonny Reid working with race engineers and gentleman drivers directly in order to get the right car setup for qualifying and race day along with ensuring confidence levels and lap time performance is within an acceptable margin for the drivers and vehicles capability.

On race week, this all begins with a walk of the track checking surface, curb heights, braking points and track features with both drivers and engineers. From here the car's setup is dialled in along with a datum lap for the amateur driver to work from, while the pro driver is measured against his peer's comparable performances with assistance from race engineers where required.

0:00 - Pro-Am
0:23 - Jonny Reid
0:42 - Race Weekend Start
2:00 - Key To Success Driver Training
2:16 - On Track
2:44 - Car Performance Envelope
4:00 - Where To Shave Lap Times
5:19 - Video vs Telemetry Data
6:20 - Coaching While Racing
7:57 - Car Setup Focus
9:31 - Learn More Now

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