GHIT 0163: Ian Korf: Teacher, Racing Driver, and Author of "You Suck at Driving"

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

Ian Korf was our guest for this podcast.\xa0 Ian is an amateur racer and driving instructor when at the track, as well as the author of the book \u201cYou Suck At Racing\u201d that is aimed at helping newer drivers progress, as well as his similarly titled blog.\xa0 Ian and Ben have raced together for several years on the west coast and obviously have had more than a few stories to share.\xa0 In spite of Ian have a well thought out and logical approach, he still enjoys racing as much as anyone we have met.

Since Ben was on, we took this opportunity to have a live Dominating with Dawson with Ian as a special guest.\xa0 For this Dominating with Dawson segment, we went into

You can find Ian\u2019s book at:\xa0

https://www.amazon.com/You-Suck-Racing-course-novice/dp/153318562X/

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Best regards,

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Vicki, Jennifer, Alan, and Bill

Hosts of the Garage Heroes In Training Podcast and

Garage Heroes In Training racing team drivers

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Highlights from this episode include:

1)\xa0 Vicki and Ian may have already met online gaming.\xa0 Still TBD.

2)\xa0 How his interest in driving started and how his blog progressed from examining racetrack incidents and eventually transitioned and led to the book.\xa0 It was that lure of the $500 race car.

3)\xa0 Ian went into his low-cost racing Yaris and how he has managed to find a way to actually make racing relatively inexpensive.\xa0 Does anyone have or know of a lower cost option?\xa0 We would love to know.

4)\xa0 Plywood splitters?\xa0 Absolutely.\xa0 This is almost low budget racing OEM equipment.

5)\xa0 Ian may have accomplished two things that we have been searching far.\xa0 His Yaris may be the car that races everywhere and more surprisingly, he may have more spreadsheets about racing than Bill.\xa0 Still TBD at this point, lol.

6)\xa0 We then discuss how to get people started in driving, both those that have interest and those who don\u2019t.\xa0 The track is so much more fun and a way safer way to enjoy your car.

7)\xa0 The difference in helping novice drivers grow within our sport and how it is different, sometimes vastly different for intermediate drivers.

8)\xa0 Apparently Ian has zero black flags in his entire career.\xa0 I am 100% sure that none of us can say the same.

9)\xa0 Ian also goes into several ways to gain skills while off track, at least in meat space.\xa0 How virtual racing can assist in your driving.

10)\xa0 Breaking news related to an update of the book and potential expansion to intermediate drivers, including data.

11)\xa0 Why poker is a game of imperfect information and how racing is a game of imperfect amount of practice.

12)\xa0 Ian has a series of drills and we weren\u2019t smart enough to ask what they area.\xa0 We will have to get together again.\xa0 One we did get was to drive the track without using the brakes at all.\xa0 Zero braking.\xa0 Hopefully, we can get a section on the next book.

13)\xa0 Bill sucks up to Ian and asks to help with the book.