MORE THAN SPEED: THE SKILLS THAT WIN & HOW TO EXECUTE WHEN IT MATTERS

You've learned how to drive fast.

So why can't you always do it when it matters?

Most motorsports books teach technique.

More Than Speed teaches execution.

Whether you're competing in autocross, HPDE, Time Trials, road racing, or multi-discipline events, you've probably experienced the same frustration. You know exactly what to do—until the pressure is on.

Your vision narrows. Your rhythm disappears. Corners you've driven hundreds of times suddenly feel unfamiliar. Small mistakes become bigger ones, and the run slips away.

The problem isn't a lack of knowledge.

The problem is access.

More Than Speed introduces a simple but powerful framework:

Capability is everything you've built through practice—vehicle control, technique, experience, and pattern recognition.

Availability is your ability to access those skills when speed, pressure, fatigue, uncertainty, and cognitive load begin competing for your attention.

You don't lose skill under pressure.

You lose access to it.

Drawing on more than forty years of competitive motorsports experience, coaching, and performance research, Brad Larsen explains why talented drivers plateau, why execution breaks down under pressure, and how the best competitors consistently perform closer to their true capability.

Rather than teaching isolated techniques, More Than Speed provides a complete driver development system built around execution.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Stay mentally available when pressure rises

• Recognize and eliminate the hidden causes of inconsistent performance

• Improve vision, perception, and vehicle communication under load

• Build smoother, more repeatable inputs that create speed

• Recover quickly after mistakes instead of letting one corner ruin an entire run

• Use data and self-coaching systems to accelerate improvement

• Manage fatigue and cognitive load during long competition weekends

• Continue improving long after traditional driving instruction reaches its limits

Whether you're preparing for your first autocross, working toward an HPDE promotion, chasing a Time Trial podium, or competing at the national level, More Than Speed provides a practical framework for performing closer to your actual capability—when it matters most.

This isn't another encyclopedia of driving techniques.

It's a new way of thinking about performance.

Because every driver eventually reaches a point where learning more isn't the challenge.

Executing what you already know is.