OVERDRIVE fans! I know this is similar to the video we did with Max Fosh, but we wanted to make it more focused on driving technique and so decided it was better for it to sit on Driver61. There will be new content coming out on OVERDRIVE soon, so stay tuned! Cheers, Scott.

@sawtoothspike

4 ай бұрын

Nearly commented on how "overdrive" this when it started.

@aleksanderklimczak6066

4 ай бұрын

I don't see any problem. Here or on OVERDRIVE the content is still at 10/10 level.

@sawtoothspike

4 ай бұрын

@@aleksanderklimczak6066 No issue, just it was the first thing i thought when i started the video

@KIoakk

4 ай бұрын

@@aleksanderklimczak6066 Callum left and will got made redundant

@sleek86

4 ай бұрын

if you do more of this kind of stuff your channel will blow up quick. assumed everyones been away for the holidays but keen to see what you have new year

This was so much fun - Ty for having me!

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Great to have you Will. And really, excellent driving my man. Who do you nominate next?

@convexity11

4 ай бұрын

​@Driver61 weirdly, Will just said I was next? 🤷😬

@seanharrison6162

4 ай бұрын

Now you can finally drive your Porsche properly lol

@coldmilkexe2087

4 ай бұрын

@@Driver61geowizard

@jeffreychow8853

4 ай бұрын

Well done! What an impressive jump in times and skill.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the steel balls Scott must have to put himself in a car with a noob and telling them to send it 👏

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliment 😁

@Omei3D

4 ай бұрын

not just a car a fucking 500hp monster lmaooo

@vipe650r

2 ай бұрын

Seriously. Mad respect.

@martytdd1606

Ай бұрын

​@@Driver61Noob? 🤨 I hope he's a mate of yours.

@Alistair

Ай бұрын

it's great just seeing him crack up every time

3:39 The moment he thought Scott would brake, then realising Scott didn't brake until a full second later 🙂

@J30YLK

4 ай бұрын

Excellent moment 😂

@daveyanderson6166

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@robinpaulse4608

4 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this moment!! Will's face and reaction was classic😂😂

@Killbayne

Ай бұрын

the panicked looking around after the "bang!" is hilarious like "brake already you madman"

I think this video speaks better of Scott as an instructor than of Will as a student. Will did a fine job, but Scott's way of teaching is quite remarkable!

@marcodebruin5370

4 ай бұрын

Yes, it does say a lot of Scott's teaching, but don't underestimate a student willing to learn and listening to the teacher, internalise the new skills. Will started out overly aggessive (which could have been a habit that is hard to let go off within a few laps)

@AlexTamayo.

4 ай бұрын

@@marcodebruin5370 not underestimating Will at all. It's just that I've been a teacher for many decades and I can easily tell remarkable teachers/students apart from unremarkable ones. Will did fine but there was nothing remarkable about him, however, the way Scott went about things and his teaching methods seem very outstanding to me.

@luceatlux7087

4 ай бұрын

i wish i could hear what he was instructing better. But the vid prob wasn't made to instruct the audience. Plus being British, he was difficult to understand at some points (for me).

@pozkodeth

4 ай бұрын

wtf dawg @@luceatlux7087

@petyrkowalski9887

4 ай бұрын

Scott was brilliant but you cant teach a donkey to be a racehorse so full kudos to Will… he has some talent IMO.

Damn, someone has talent! With one bloody day of training he improved so damn much. No imagine a full week of training. I reckon he might have a shot at some amateur class racing series with a bit of training.

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

He was genuinely very good, for sure her could drive in an AM series.

@eedoamitay3341

4 ай бұрын

@@Driver61 I mean, you were giving him the exact right advice he needed to hear at the right moments, the coaching was excellent as well

@althejazzman

4 ай бұрын

Most improved student!

@scottex.

4 ай бұрын

he's probably at that level already lol, he's genuinely good

@lewdyson4744

3 ай бұрын

@@scottex.he does karting too

The energy in this video is immaculate. Smiling almost the whole time. Well done, Scott and crew! Massive ups to Will for being absolutely rapid.

@peterbrorsson5714

4 ай бұрын

Agree so full of nice athmosfere and occational one liners like when Scott says 'Did that feel well?' when HE just had the roller coaster ride of his life (or at least week). Was like one of those 'pro driver takes whife/woman/anyone for a ride and scares the sh*t out of them', Will looking totally fearless all the time.

@vipe650r

2 ай бұрын

So fun. The collision of an incredible instructor with a hungry student is absolutely beautiful. And what an experience. So much fun.

The roundness of the helmet somehow emphasizes his square head even more

8:22 "We found the limit and we decided to tell the limit to piss off" I love that

@slash148

Ай бұрын

A true Pastor Maldonado moment, right there.

Coming from someone who's been a club instructor for 15 years, it's validating to see a pro instructor start with the same fundamentals: Vision, weight transfer, and smoothing of inputs. Regarding the first, at our schools we mark the turn-in, apex, and track-out of each corner with orange cones. I try to get my students to focus on the track-out cone as soon as possible. And once it's obvious they're going to get tot that cone, be looking down the track for the next turn-in. Another trick I've seen used (but I haven't done this) is to put a piece of tape on the windshield about 1/3 up from the bottom, and tell the student their eyes should always be pointing to a spot above it.

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Nice!

@ghomerhust

4 ай бұрын

thats what i was always taught as well, smooth is fast. look around the corner, plan the exit, and your times will drop quickly.

@Doug_Narby

4 ай бұрын

I tell my students (based on the math) that inside a certain distance in front of the car, they’re actually “looking into the past” because actions they’ve already taken will determine what the car does in that distance

@eyemastervideo

4 ай бұрын

I've done lots of autocross and track days and I still don't look far enough ahead. It is a really important skill! You are right to put attention to it.

@americanAlienBoy

4 ай бұрын

@@eyemastervideo I gotta confess, I should know better, but I still catch myself looking too low. High speed driving is basically unnatural.

Who would you like to see next? Let's get a leaderboard going!

@Frostfly

4 ай бұрын

Mark Fernie from Drive Tribe. Darcinefel ....cuz a Navel Historian driving fast sounds funny to me.

@Maxville2

4 ай бұрын

Might be a tough ask but anyone from Donut media would probably be fun

@thedj9553

4 ай бұрын

Ashens! I wonder if he would be up for this?

@JoeJacksonGT3

4 ай бұрын

How about me :) A non-Tuber should go up against everyone on the leaderboard.

@BravePro

4 ай бұрын

Tom scott duh

This was one of your better videos. I really like the conclusion with both Scott and Will in the Porsche. I feel like some of the previous videos ended without a satisfying conclusion.

@justinmeyerr

4 ай бұрын

Haha yes! I was almost mad he didn't do a gt3 lap. Very thorough 😃

Wills last lap in the Mazda looked amazing, what a difference! Incredible coaching, I would love to have this opportunity, I've done quite a few track days in the past and even had a little bit of coaching, but nothing like this.

@Taima

2 ай бұрын

I've never done anything of the sort but I'm wishing I had when I actually had a bloody sports car for ~6 years (03 350Z). Kinda a mix of a little fear and uncertainty kept me from ever seriously considering doing something like that. I inherited my dad's 2012 Merc E350 which at least 0-60 wise is apparently about on par with my Z but doesn't have the brutal suspension, so that's always something I could try to have fun with but I definitely wouldn't want to go into something like that without some kind of instruction otherwise I'll either be driving way too cautiously or fuck up bad somehow.

This is the style of video we like. Driver61s main advantage over other car yt channels is the skill and experiance of one of their drivers. We love these driver training videos and tips

@nickel36

4 ай бұрын

Not only a skillfull and experienced driver, but a skillfull and experienced coach. It's one thing to be able to drive quickly, but another to coach well.

@LupinYonderboy

4 ай бұрын

Great point. @@nickel36

11:28 - that explanation of gentler braking and throttle, and how it helps weight transfer, finally got me to understand trail braking.

@EdwoodCA

2 ай бұрын

Yep. I was taught by an instructor that while he held a half filled 500ml bottle of water on it's side/horizontal, for me to drive as smoothly/quickly as possible, so as to try to keep the water as level as possible and not all going to either end of the bottle.

The thing about trail braking is that it's one of those addictive feelings. Once you learn to do it right, it just feels sooo good, that you want to experience it constantly. Especially in a manual car. Yeah, doing fast laps is great and all, but that feeling of full control over the car and the feedback, especially from something mid-engined like an MR2... absolute bliss.

@Gl-my8fw

2 ай бұрын

Same goes for using it cornering on bikes with the rear brake.

@valiantdiesel1332

2 ай бұрын

​@@Gl-my8fw Ex-racing driver here, still can't fathom the size of the balls on race bike riders!

Good stuff, love Will, love Driver61. Great episode, guys!

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@CrapImGud

4 ай бұрын

@@Driver61 Would love to see more of Will on here, if you guys are up for it! Definitely would watch anything involving you two. 👀

Definitely enjoying the coaching aspect for normal drivers! Perfectly suited for Driver61!

This is a really cool format. _Much_ better than the "every time they lose, we upgrade their car" format, frankly. I loved seeing the progression! It made me feel like I was really involved, feeling his victories and improvements rather than just watching a video. Plus you don't have to get half a dozen cars at once, so it's got to be an easier format to organize!

Driving skills are the one thing but knowing the track is the other which makes you faster.

The whole point of being fast is to hit brake points and be patient, smooth through turns. This video shows exactly that. No aggression needed what so ever, which most of the drivers do exactly that, use aggression.

@M_Andras

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I see that in gokart, they drive like crazy, and seconds slower than me, I just drawing the lines smoothly.

Highly appreciate that you've taken on board some suggestions on getting in representative lap times for both yourself and the guest, at both the start and the end of the day, and in both slowest and fastest cars. Really helps the audience to see just how much they've improved and just how brilliant your mentoring is. One of the may reasons your channels are worth clicking the bell icon for notifs, the videos are always a treat

Excellent video. For me this brings the "dicking about in cool cars" format back towards the (sim) driver training format to just the right extent. Keeps it fun, but also informative/technical. Great job.

Will is an absolute character. Should definitely get more people on for more of this

We need Behz and Josh Zerkaa doing this😂

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Yes!

Hahah I’ve been asking for Will to be on this series for ages, bloke loves cars and motorsport. Top lad.

wow that scott person was outrageous! he should be pro, great training from willNE too, such a good coach

I'm only an average sim racer with some track and karting experience but I can tell that Will has some natural feel for car handling, even on his first lap, his reactions to counter the car's oversteer shows that he has some talent, Great video!

Wow. No way he had no experience of driving fast was what I thought. The way he catches the drifts? Absolutely superb.

0:45 _"Let's get it goin' the right direction first, and then we'll start to optimize"_ I like this dude

What an amazing video! It's incredible to see just how much progress can a random bloke, who loves karting make in just one day of driving. I really loved the way Will was constantly getting instructions and feedback. Keep up the good work!

Loved the analysis, explanation coupled with the physical demonstration of the impact of braking and accelerating on the car's balance.

This was a mixture of brilliant coaching and brilliant driving. Great to watch. Scott was really enjoying seeing Will's improvements, just as I do when coaching on track in my MX5. One difference with me is that I prefer my drivers to start at 80% of what they think they can do and build from there, with the same learning topics in the same order. But then I do my coaching at track days where drivers are also learning to be in traffic on track and where they don't always have such big and flat run-offs. Smooth is fast.

Wicked video! The patience you had and your approach to coaching Will is impeccable! Cheers guys!

Smooth is fast. As a part time instructor you can tell he was getting better just watching his hands. One smooth motion out, in (apex), power down, track out. Your steering angle should be mirror your pedal application. More steering angle = less pedal, brake or gas.

Wow! I always tell my clients how important coaching is but this is absolutely a stunning example of such. Good work by the team! I’d love to see more of this content!

Seeing the difference in how settled the Mazda was around the corners before and after training was probably a better visual illustration of weight transfer than most of your more technical videos on the subject. Great work. Started out bobbling around all over the place, and after the training he just soared through the corners like a bird.

Great video! One of my favourite things about track days is the ability to play with your car, explore the limits, experiment with the balance and improve your own skills in a relatively safe environment, with no risk of getting a ticket. This video made me wish I could do one every weekend. More please!

Absolutely love your channel boys. Keep up the great work, happy new year🎉🎉

Very fun video to watch, as you guys clearly had a lot of fun, but it was also educational and I got to learn a ton of what happen to a car on a racetrack juste by watching mere minutes of your coaching! We want more like these! 🏎️🚗

Great video. Loved the tips and the showing of improvement.

Awesome Scott. I have been following and learning from you Driver61 playlist from past few years and trying to improve my sim racing and karting [sometimes] skills and gain bits of time. But replicating those tutorials into a trackday kind of thing by coaching someone really shows how important technique is in track driving. Would love to do similar [or overdrive] stuff someday😊🙌

This is really like something from the good old top gear, it was very very instructive in terms of what could be achieved with excellent coaching and a keen learner but it was also extremely fun and funny to watch certain parts. Nothing beats genuine enthusiasm from both parties. Just brilliant!

This was genuinely such a good video - Really informative, great fun - personalities were super, amazing camera work, nice story, lovely editing. Honestly could be a TV show.

This video was soo fun to watch and I learnt a loot from it too! An excellent video for the start of new year. Keep the great content coming!

Top notch, that was the most entertaining video I've seen in a long time! What a great student he is(good teacher also). Thank you so much for making this.

Amazing content scott! Informative & entertaining!

Great video. Entertaining to see how was all the process was ans the driver's evolution. Keep up with good work.

This is a good evolution of the "driving with other people" videos you guys have been tinkering with. I like the focus on instruction over competioin

Coincidentally got on your channell, simply LOOOOOVED every second of this clip - and therefore, of course, subscribed immediately. Especially enjoyed the enthousiasm of the 'instructor' seeing the progress of the 'student'. Just GREAT, really. Thumbs up👍👍👍!!

Epic video, the beginning was so fun and had me laughing out loud! What a great guy to work with, his enthusiasm reminds me of what I love about performance driving.

This is actually a great concept of an exercise/video and executed amazingly. Top video

Its crazy how good a teacher Scott is. Made me realize I need to find a driving coach near me, this is valuable info.

I would rather drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow! Also Miata MX-5 are much cheaper than a 911. Scott is a very good coach.

That was so fun to watch and made me want to work harder to get track time. WillNe got so much faster by being smooth on controls vs where he started. Very impressive! Also I drove a GT3RS (991 I think from 2013) on a track and I couldn't stop smiling for months. Life changing experience to be sure. Thanks for posting!

This was a great video and also sparked some buried memories from a couple students I’ve instructed. Vision is something I can spend all day coaching on. Exactly like you put it, the further ahead you look the smoother and proactive you can be

Such a shame the overdrive team isnt around anymore. This series was class on overdrive, looking forward to see what you have upcoming regardless

@mathikoux7736

4 ай бұрын

Wait they aren’t?! Just thought they were taking a holiday😅

@cheescake98

4 ай бұрын

What happened?

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

We will be producing more content on OVERDRIVE - stay tuned. Scott.

@9wowable

4 ай бұрын

@@Driver61 F for Will though.

@rorypuds

4 ай бұрын

@@9wowable F for Callum too.

Great video! It is really nice to see WillNe evolution through the first and last atempt!

I really enjoyed watching this - and I've just learned how car balance is more important than how quick you can brake and get back on the throttle. I always believed i should stamp on the brakes, then turn, then apply full throttle as soon as possible but this video shows how thats not going to exploit the grip the car has when everything is balanced. It's a shame that track days are too expensive for me now, as I'd love to get back on track and put some of this learning into practice. I'd love to spend a day in the car with Scott and really learn how to be in control on the limit! 10/10 video guys!

I really liked the educational aspect of this video, great job :)

Not only was it a blast to watch, but I actually learnt something as well. Love the enthusiasm and humour. Thank you Scott! Well done Will!

That was such a great watch. Great video!

Really enjoyed that. Great teaching must be being able to transfer knowledge whilst making the recipient feel good about it.

That's really good coaching. My mate Will is a lucky man. Thanks all for sharing it.

This seemed like genuine fun, great video!!

I have watched like tens of the videos from you and normally there is some technology Topias- and you are telling some nice details. This video shows that motorsport is physical act and you are understanding it so high level that you can be perfect teacher. It would be nice to have video where you are sharing what you are thinking when you hotlaping.

This was so enjoyable. Educational, entertaining, and we got to watch a box man learn new skills 🙌🏻

Great video. Shows what they teach you at the major driving academies - balancing the car correctly is key to a fast lap time.

this was such a joy to watch! top job , thank you!

I would definitely watch "Driver coaching KZreadrs"

This was a FANTASTIC video. Well done Chaps. Top shelf.

What a great video. As an instructor myself, this video encapsulates the process of every new student driver. Technique before horsepower, the last second is mega difficult compared to the previous 5+ seconds. I always ask my students, "Do you want to be fast because you bought a fast car, or because YOU are a fast driver?" Then I say, if you want the best modification to your car being YOU driving, then focus, learn, and use the techniques. This process will work with almost everyone for that initial big improvement. That last second improvement, well, that's another story and another video, IMO. Again, great video, thanks!

NC Miata has SO MUCH body roll! And I say that as a proud owner.

I was looking for ways to improve cornering while sim racing my Porche and Corvette and watching you train ths guy helped alot - lucky dude - which I could have experienced that. Thanks for doing this. I’m gonna go work on traction throughout the whole turn now.

guys a natural! awesome vid, amazing teaching

Quality content, loved it!!

Vision was THE SINGLE biggest thing that impacted my driving for the better. I was racing in a monthly arrive-and-drive karting series of about 90 drivers, and I was consistently finding myself in the back of the B-main / front of the C-main (so around P50 to P70 of 90). I did some coaching sessions with a great coach who drilled into me how critical proper vision is. After a few sessions with him I came back to the next month's round and found myself running mid A-main (P10-15 of 90) and sniffing at podiums! Vision slows everything down and gives your mind time to process - it also opens up the rest of your periphery to do useful things like navigate traffic and find gaps in the pack. Great stuff!

Loved this... I learnt from it.... So.much insight... Fantastic video

amazing comparison, great teaching and a great student.(always need both to succeed)..well done everyone

Man, well done. [+] Did not crash [+] Did not crash the blue car [+] Had fun [+] improved your time [+] improved your technique Respect! Please use this Force in proper places now

I watched all your videos and I already learned a lot Scott! This one was the most funny one, thanks a lot!

What an awesome day for Will. And how awesome of you guys to give him the opportunity. I'm speechless, otherwise. Oh, and jealous x 100 😂🤣

Awesome awesome video! Love watching how you instruct and how much driving technique actually makes a difference! I drive a stock 350z at my local Autocross and can keep up with some of the fastest modded guys purely on better technique over them.

Couldn’t agree more with looking where you go! VR has really helped me personally by giving me that depth perception. I can really “look through the corner” like I couldn’t with a single monitor. Great video guys! I knew Scott would be faster in the Miata in his first go!

@bakedandsteaked

4 ай бұрын

I definitely feel like VR is undervalued by most sim racers.

@surfer101ist

4 ай бұрын

@@bakedandsteakedthe horizontal fov is usually worse than triples, and some people get motion sickness. But yeah, couldn't agree more!

@bakedandsteaked

4 ай бұрын

@@surfer101ist I've never tried triple monitors but I can see how some would prefer that peripheral vision over VR. You can move your head in VR, but that's not very useful when you're trying to keep your eyes on track and you're not sure where a car is next to you because you don't have the FOV. I think the reason I like VR so much is that it's 3D and you have real depth perception. Of course you can guess with fairly good accuracy how far a car or brake marker is on a 2D screen, but adding a 2nd point of reference (1 in each eye) really helps me make sense of where things are on track. Ultimately, I would say that the best display setup is dependent on what type of driving you do and how you want to use your vision.

@amyorissa

4 ай бұрын

@@surfer101ist realism :) its like you have an actual helmet that restricts your view, as it would normally, and you look around how a normal driver would

@surfer101ist

4 ай бұрын

@@amyorissa I mean, I have a reverb G2 so a racing helmet definitely has more horizontal FOV. But it definitely feels more like wearing a helmet!

Loved it. Watching you coach rookies is incredible

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I personally love these videos like this! Also when all 3 of you guys do competition against each other. Great videos! Keep them coming guys!

Such a fun video. Excellent coaching. Excellent student

Wow! That was a blast!! Good job WillNE!!

Fantastic video!!! Love your work!

@Driver61

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

That was great and really enjoy the focus on technique instead of pure entertainment. Now would be interesting to see that from different levels. What does someone that does amateur racing need to improve and what would Scott be tought by someone coaching e.g. in an F1 Academy/Farm-Team? Or on dirt?

Holy shit guy improved so much and Scott teaching by the individual needs it’s what’s helped on this 🎉

Great video! Loved it!

Great video, you should definitely do this with more youtubers! If you could find more drivers like Will, you could make your on AM racing team!

This was an excellent idea for a video! And it was well filmed and edited all around. There is a good balance between showing the fun and thrill of driving, and discussion about racing and coaching. It highlights the coaching more than the personalities, but the personalities is what makes the video work so well. It would be exiting to see you coach someone who isn’t initially at all comfortable going close to the limit on a race track, and ease them into it. Doing it over multiple track days might work better. For a nervous student part of the learning is emotional, not just technical, and they still need to be in front of a camera. What I would personally like to see included is slower recaps of full laps, with commentary by you or the student. This would help audience get a better feel of the track as a whole.

17:01 I love that there was absolutly no hesitation there from Scott 😊

Man always has the best content on cars🔥

8 seconds of improvement after a day of training is damn impressive. Awesome job guys!

This was amazzing! Wildly entertaining, and also informative?! What am I experiencing?!

It was really fun to watch the coaching and learning processes. Episode!

That was very impressive, you need to do more stuff with him