Category: Racing is life
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#439 Racing is life – S4 E10 – The Road into Motorsport – The difference between being good and being world class
Practicing at least around two hours on my racing simulator a day, someone might assume that I would be world class in this sport already. But well, as we all know, it might not be that easy to actually get there! It’s never about the time we spend that really…
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#426 Racing is life – S4 E9 – The Road into Motorsport – Time is everything you need
On Wednesday I was, for the first time in 2020, on the kart track again. Blasting out some laps and having some fun with my friends and a couple of back markers (other visitors) of the kart track. Well, don’t get me wrong on this, I do not want to…
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#420 Racing is life – S4 E8 – The Road into Motorsport – Has motorsport a future? My thoughts about the HYRAZE League
As some of you guys definitely did not hear about in the last couple of days, there was a press conference this week in which the new “HYRAZE League” was getting presented for the first time. A hydrogen powered racing series. Yes you heard right! A hydrogen powered race car.…
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#409 Racing is life – S4 E7 – The Road into Motorsport – Step by step
That the road into motorsport might be long, hard and expensive should be clear to everyone already. But is it really just about that? Or is there also a different side? Sure, you will see yourself getting better, on track and off track. You will move forward in life, literally…
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#396 Racing is life – S4 E6 – The Road into Motorsport – Summer training racing camp
Having a five weeks summer break until I will start working on my master thesis for university in September, I decided to dedicate my time to my motorsport hobby. But what does that mean exactly? Well, I thought about this on Monday after watching a YouTube video of a racing…
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#389 Racing is life – S4 E5 – The Road into Motorsport – Fitness
Would you describe yourself as being sporty? Would you call yourself an athlete? How often do you do sport on a regular basis? Ho many hours a week? Racing is just sitting around inside a car and turning the steering wheel from time to time? Well, good luck with that!…
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#385 Racing is life – S4 E4 – The Road into Motorsport – Mindset
Being a realist? Ok! Being a believer? Good! Being a dreamer? Better! Standing with both feet on the ground? Excellent! Motorsport is expensive. Motorsport is dangerous. Motorsport consumes a lot of time. Motorsport requires a lot of traveling. Motorsport is not just a hobby. Motorsport is a lifestyle. Depending on…
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#382 Fascination PORSCHE – S1 E4 – Why PORSCHE?
A good question, indeed! What does a car need to be able to drive? Four tires, an engine, a gearbox, a seat, a steering wheel, some brakes and some petrol? That’s something other car manufacturers can deliver as well. But what makes a PORSCHE so special? For me as an…
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#369 Racing is life – S4 E3 – The Road into Motorsport – Sim racing
If you really want to get going in motorsport, but do not have your own race team hanging around yet, well, why don’t you start on the simulator? Is the simulator really that realistic? It doesn’t seem to be like that! What about the g-forces? This is just playing games…
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#356 Fascination PORSCHE – S1 E3 – A never ending story
356, a number that might do not tell you anything. I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself. Ferdinand Porsche The sports car of his dreams? Apparently the 356. The first Porsche that went into serial production. Years later, the more famous 911 would…
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