I recently had the pleasure of doing a couple of track days at MSR with Eric Sutton, along with some sim time before going to COTA for the first time.
Eric is amazing! His approach is very thoughtful when it comes to finding your limits as a driver. And I am definitely the limiting factor. As Eric showed me when he drove my car and was lapping 10 seconds faster, probably driving a 5 out of 10 for him.
The difference just between the first and second day was staggering. If you follow his instructions, he quickly becomes more comfortable with pushing your limits. The ceiling is very high for me as a novice, and I almost wanted to cry after I saw what Eric could get out of my car, but it definitely inspired me!
I love that he logs data of each of your sessions as well. Very professional!!! He gave me great insight when we compared some of my hot (luke warm really 😩)laps to his hot laps. Surprise surprise, he was breaking later, on throttle earlier, and racing cleaner lines just about everywhere! Again, more inspiration to get better.
I’m looking forward to continuing my training with Eric into 2025 and closing the gap between my limits and the car’s limits. Eric is definitely the man for the job. And he’s a great dude to spend a day with as well!