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Paul F. Gerrard

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in Windsor, The United Kingdom

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Sports, Psychology, Self Help

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Paul F. Gerrard is an accomplished professional racing driver, published best-selling author (Optimum Drive released 2017), precision/stunt driver, advanced driving instructor, vehicle evaluator and presenter. His career started in Europe winning a prestigious Winfield Scholarship that lead to successfully racing formula cars in both Europe and the United States. He made the transition into racing sports cars and simultaneously started instructing a wide range of drivers from military special forces to aspiring racers to teen drivers. Next on his progression was television appearing as an automotive expert and driver on shows such as Grand Tour, Top Gear (UK and US editions, US Stig for 8 years, 2008-2016), MythBusters, Speedmakers, Superca ...more

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Optimum Drive: The Road Map to Driving Greatness Optimum Drive

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Making Slow Look Scary (Fake It Until You Make It?)

There is a prevalent type of experienced driver who looks fast but isn’t. People categorize then as “over drivers” but in most cases they are going under the actual limit of the cars maximum cornering speed …but they are somehow sliding. It sounds a bit irrational because the car only slides at the limit right(?). Not exactly, the actual point of great driving is to raise the limit of the car by m Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 04, 2017 15:05

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“I have no idols. I respect hard work, dedication and competence”
― Ayrton Senna

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