The worst thing that can happen to a racing driver is to lose their car and not know why. Imagine you're driving super consistently, no mistakes for 20 laps, and suddenly you just spin crash an abandoned race and you have no idea what caused it. A big part of what most advanced students call the Swellio method is to try to replicate the mistake that just happened so you can understand exactly what caused it. Of course, try this in the simulator.

The Secret to Dealing with Unexplained Mistakes

Here is the secret on how to deal with this kind of frustration. It's this simple phrase: If you can cause it, you can prevent it.

Replicating Spins and Loss of Control

Did you spin and you absolutely have no idea why? Then try to spin exactly the same way again. Watch the replay and try to see exactly what was the input that caused it and then try to replicate that.

Replicating Lockups and Brake Issues

Did you lock up the front tires wall journey and went straight even though you did exactly the same thing on the previous lap and it was all good? Then try to lock up on purpose again.

Understanding Your Car Dynamics

If you just cannot replicate the problem, that means you need to better understand the dynamics of your car and your inputs. There's some precision level that is just not good yet. Mistakes are supposed to be replicable. The more you do them on purpose for the sake of testing, experimenting with the car, the better you will be at preventing them.

The Philosophy of Deliberate Experimentation

Don't be afraid of doing stupid things. We're in a simulator to explore extreme situations. A lot of exercises in this course will follow this philosophy. So don't worry about listing a bunch of mistakes yourself to replicate. I will give you all the examples so you identify the ones you do to fix them.