The Driver CoachThe Driver Coach
Alex Waters beside a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car and a 718 GT4 at Willow Springs Willow Springs, California

TDC · Remote driver review · Track, race, sim and ice

Your onboard,
reviewed by a pro driver coach.
Back in 24 hours.

Send one lap of video from any camera, with a data file if you have one. Video on its own gets a narrated coaching review recorded over your lap. Video with data gets a full data review against a reference lap. Either way, a written debrief with the key areas for focus and improvement. No travel, no waiting for a coach to be at your track.

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How it works

01 · UPLOAD

Send a lap

Onboard video from any camera (GoPro, phone, dash cam, sim capture). Data from VBOX, MoTeC or iRacing helps but isn't required.

02 · REVIEW

Get the breakdown

Video only: a narrated coaching review recorded over your onboard, with a brief breakdown at each corner: vision, braking, steering, throttle timing, what to change. Video with data: a full data review instead, your traces overlaid against a reference lap and explained corner by corner (real examples are in the Briefing Room for Inside Line members). Both come with a written debrief: the key areas for focus and improvement, three priorities and a drill.

03 · APPLY

Drive the drill

You leave with three priorities and one specific exercise for your next session. Add a 30-minute call if you want to talk it through.

Alex Waters strapped into a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car
In the seat · 911 GT3 Cup

What you get

Driver coaching that is specific, not generic.

Every review is recorded for you, and you keep it. Watch it before every session until the habit is fixed.

  • Annotated video walkthrough of your lap, slow-motion where it matters
  • Data overlay compared against a reference line where data is supplied
  • Your three biggest time losses, ranked and explained
  • One drill to run next time out, with what "done" looks like
  • Setup or tyre-pressure notes when the data points to the car, not the driver
  • Low-grip and ice technique coaching, a module almost nobody else teaches

Car control

Taught by someone who still does it.

McLaren 750S, Lime Rock Park. The same technique goes into every review, whether your car is a Cup car, a Miata or an ice-race 911.

Your Coach

Pricing

Pick a pace.

All prices in USD. Packs are used one lap at a time, whenever you like, via your personal upload link. Reviews are delivered within 24 hours of your upload window closing; fast track brings that to 12, and race weekend debriefs are handled the same day. Every plan can be bought as a gift: it makes a great birthday present for the track-day warrior in your life.

Founding rate · For a limited time only
Single review
$249$199
ONE LAP · ONE REVIEW
  • Video only: narrated coaching recorded over your lap, with a brief breakdown at each corner
  • Video with data: full data review against a reference lap, corner by corner
  • Written debrief: key areas for focus and improvement, three priorities, one drill
  • Email follow-up on the drill. Optional 30-min call, +$95
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Three-pack
$649$575
THREE REVIEWS · USE WITHIN 12 MONTHS
  • Three full reviews: narrated video or data review, plus the written debrief, each time
  • Progress tracked review to review
  • One 30-min call included
  • Priority 24-hour turnaround
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Founding rate · For a limited time only
Season block
$2,199$1,899
10 REVIEWS · USE ACROSS A SEASON
  • Ten reviews across a race season, a track-day year or a winter sim program
  • Monthly 45-min call to set the plan
  • Text access between sessions
  • Pre-event track notes for your calendar
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Inside Line members

Members' price on a single review: $149

Enter the email you joined with and checkout opens at the members' price. Founders keep $149 for as long as their membership is active.

Live sim coaching

One-to-one coaching in a private iRacing hosted session, with your coach on voice. Live onboard coaching while you drive, data sessions, and lead-follow laps with the coach ahead of you on track are all available. Add it to any plan or book it on its own.

$249
PER HOUR · WITH ALEX, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY

You need your own sim rig and an iRacing account with the software installed. Sessions are booked by email after purchase.

Full race weekend debrief

Three reviews timed to the weekend: your best test lap reviewed before qualifying, your qualifying lap reviewed before the race, and a full race review afterwards. Written so it can go straight to you and your engineer.

$997$749
PER RACE WEEKEND · FOUNDING RATE

Book at least a week ahead. All three reviews are handled the same day they arrive, so you have the feedback back before the next session and time to read it. After payment you land on the uploader; send the test lap first and the rest as the weekend unfolds. Fast track isn't needed or offered on this option. Multi-weekend and season programs by enquiry.

Or join Inside Line: the live review every Thursday, the Briefing Room video library, Track Notes with the coaching built in, and members' pricing on your own review, from $19/month.

GR Cup Supra at speed past the Daytona grandstands
Racing at Daytona

Inside Line

New · Inside Line

The live review, every Thursday.

One lap reviewed live, start to finish, with the fix and the drill. the Briefing Room video library after, new every week. Track Notes loaded with Alex's coaching notes for your circuit. Start Line, the monthly members' newsletter. Members' price on your own review. Founding rate for the first 100 drivers, kept for as long as you stay.

Who it's for

HPDE and club drivers

Most events don't allow a coach in the right seat. This is the coaching you can't get at the track.

Club and amateur racers

Qualifying pace, racecraft, and the consistency that wins endurance stints.

Sim racers with real ambitions

iRacing laps reviewed with real-world technique, so the habits transfer when you get in a car.

Karting driver development

A pro's eye on a young driver's onboard, with feedback in plain language that driver and parent can both act on.

FAQ

What do I actually get back?

It depends on what you send. Video only: a narrated coaching review recorded over your lap, with a brief breakdown at each corner. Video with a data file: a full data review instead, your traces overlaid against a reference lap and explained corner by corner (real examples are in the Briefing Room for Inside Line members); with data in hand the narration isn't needed. Both come with a written debrief: the key areas for focus and improvement, the three things costing you the most time, and a drill for your next session. : a Sebring race weekend, names removed.

Do I need a data logger?

No. The more data the better, so a data file is better than none, but it is not essential. Without a logger we work from what the video shows: your hands, the brake and throttle timing, the line and the speed you carry, and that is enough to find lap time. With a data file you get the full overlay against a reference lap instead.

What video do I need to send?

Your best lap only, trimmed, from a forward-facing camera, ideally showing the steering wheel. Phone footage is fine. One lap is 100–200 MB and uploads in minutes; a whole session is gigabytes, so trim first (Photos on an iPhone, QuickTime on a Mac, Photos or Clipchamp on Windows, or export the single lap from your logger software). Still big? The uploader links a free one-click HandBrake preset, or upload to YouTube as unlisted and paste the link. No reference lap needed, but if you have one (a coach's or a faster team-mate's lap, with its data) send it too and the review becomes a side-by-side comparison, coach lap against yours. If you have a logger file for that lap, include it, but the review works from video alone.

Which data systems do you work with?

VBOX, MoTeC exports and sim telemetry from iRacing. If yours isn't listed, send it anyway.

What file types can I upload?

Any of these, up to 12 files and 6 GB per file, in one go:

  • Video: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, M4V and any GoPro, phone or VBOX camera file
  • VBOX: .vbo data plus the matching video file. Send both; send just the lap's files, not the whole session
  • MoTeC: .ld, .ldx and .csv exports
  • Sim: iRacing .ibt, ACC and other telemetry exports, plus screen recordings
  • Anything else: CSV, ZIP, or a link to an unlisted YouTube, Vimeo, Drive or Dropbox file

There is no file-type filter on the uploader: if your logger makes it, we can open it.

I bought a pack. How do I send my next lap?

When you pay, you get an email with your personal upload link and the number of reviews in your pack. Use the same link every time; it prefills your details and shows which review you're on. Add all the files for a session before you press send, as each send counts as one review (anything sent within 12 hours of your first send is added to the same review; after that the window closes and your review is built). Lost the link? Go to the upload page, enter the email you paid with, and it's re-sent.

How fast do I get it back?

Within 24 hours of your upload window closing, or 12 hours with the $100 fast-track add-on offered after you upload (fast track isn't available for uploads made between 10pm and 1am Mountain time). Same-day turnaround on a race weekend can be arranged in advance.

Can you coach ice and winter driving?

Yes, and it's a specialty. Low-grip surfaces expose technique faster than tarmac; the same review format works for ice racing, rally-style driving and winter car control. Alex races and coaches at the FAT Ice Race in Big Sky, featured in Bloomberg Businessweek.

I'm a beginner. Is this too advanced?

No. The fastest improvement usually comes in the first few sessions, and the review is pitched at the level you're at.

What if I need something more than a review?

In-person coaching, sim program design for private clubs, and collector-car purchase advisory are available by enquiry. Mention it in the form below.

Alex Waters in the Oracle Red Bull Racing garage
Red Bull Racing garage

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