Danny Lee's Free Sim Racing Driver Course
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Contents
Use the list below and click/tap the lesson number or the thumbnail images to go to each course video. Each link will open a Youtube window, therefore advertisements may be present throughout these videos.
Beginner Lessons
Aimed at newer and/or slower (be honest with yourself) sim racers. Here you'll pick up many pointers and principles that'll help you get comfortable with the tricky nature of Sim Racing quickly.
Lesson 1
Understanding Racing Lines - 16 Min
Learn what makes the racing line produce the fastest lap times
Lesson 3
How to Stop Spinning - 12 Min
Learn why your car spins, and understand what you can do to stop it
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Lesson 4
How to Keep Your Car Stable on Turn In - 14 Min
Learn the right approach to making your car fast but predictable
Lesson 5
How to Catch Spins (The Short Version) - 3 Min
A short, sharp how-to demonstration of catching a spin
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An extremely common destroyer of lap time and race pace
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Lesson 11
iRacing Standing Start Methods - 31 Min
A demonstration of how to refine your iRacing standing starts
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Lesson 12
How To Fit In When Online Racing - 8 Min
A timely pep talk if you're feeling out of your depth racing online
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Intermediate Lessons
Move on to more developed topics that will help you refine your lap times and solidify your race performances. Lessons on dynamics, car control, technique and setup tweaks.
Lesson 13
How to Control Understeer and Oversteer - 17 Min
Discover the secrets of car balance and unlock deeper control
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Lesson 14
How to Use Brake Bias - 17 Min
Learn how to utilise brake bias, a silent performance and control perk
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Lesson 15
Driver Information Lights - 9 Min
Understand the real-time feedback your car gives you for better pace
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Lesson 16
How to Harness Slip Angle - 10 Min
Understand the magic of the 'limit of grip' that all fast drivers know
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Lesson 18
Why Grass Makes You Spin - 5 Min
Understand how stability works by understanding how it's destroyed
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Lesson 20
How to Drive in the Rain (Further) - 6 Min
A demonstration of race-winning understanding of rain dynamics
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Lesson 21
Effective Corner Exits with Power-on Slip - 12 Min
Understand the true reason most race cars are rear wheel drive
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Advanced Lessons
Advanced lessons to further refinine your ability to make the most out of your races.
Lesson 22
Complex Multi-Corner Overtakes - 12 Min
How to use track layout for smarter overtaking and defending
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Lesson 23
The Easiest Overtaking Opportunity - 5 Min
How to spot and utilise one of the best overtaking opportunities
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Lesson 24
The Surprise Overtaking Move - 6 Min
A high risk move to defeat the high-awareness defenders
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Lesson 26
Creating Overtakes Against Tough Drivers - 7 Min
How to deploy 'the weave' to open up overtaking opportunities
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Lesson 28
Overtaking On The Outside - 3 Min
Demonstrating going 'off line' to punish complacency in defenders
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Lesson 30
Mid-Race Pit Adjustments - 9 Min
Highly situational, but highly useful when in the situation
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Lesson 31
Using Other Cars to Overtake and Defend - 6 Min
A demonstration of using surrounding cars to win the place
Lesson 32
Using Telemetry To Analyse Lost Laptime - 16 Min
Analysing my lap time to find weaknesses and improve pace
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Lesson 33
Using Telemetry To Analyse Lost Laptime 2 - 58 Min
Coaching a teammate using VRS telemetry tools
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Lesson 34
How to Drive in the Rain (Further) - 6 Min
Another 'real world' example of rain driving techniques
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