Motor Therapy (Pal) is an amateur racing driver with 29 recorded laps across 5 vehicles on LapMeta, averaging 5.8 laps per car. The team name "Motor Therapy" perfectly captures motorsport's therapeutic value—track driving provides stress relief, mental clarity, and escape from daily pressures through focused performance driving requiring complete concentration. Enthusiasts often describe motorsport as mental health benefit combining physical activity, technical challenge, and passionate engagement.
His LapMeta data shows testing with 7 laps Current and 4 laps CCW. The selective 5-vehicle portfolio with nearly six laps per car enables meaningful development. Track day participants describing motorsport as "therapy" often demonstrate deep appreciation for driving's meditative qualities and psychological benefits. With 29 laps concentrated across five vehicles averaging nearly 6 laps each, Motor Therapy exemplifies the enthusiast who finds personal fulfillment and mental wellness through systematic motorsport participation and focused platform development.
Camera: GoPro Hero 5 Black, 1080p, 30fps, Linear
Weather: ~50°- 60° F, sunny, Sessions 3 (1 lap), 4 (2 laps), 6 (1 lap)
Tires: Hankook Ventus RS4, 245/40/18 Fr (day 1), 265/40/18 Rear (day 2)
Brakes: Stock with Pagid RSL1 (fr) & Ferodo DS3.12 (rear), Castrol SRF fluid
Tire Pressures: 29-31psi cold, 42-44psi hot after 17-18 mins of hot laps
Engine: Stock, Evolution Racewerks intercooler & charge pipe, Akra exhaust
Fuel: WA 92
Suspension: KW Clubsport, BMW M camber correcting hubs. -3° front camber (zero toe), -2.1° rear camber (stock toe)
Club: Audi Club Northwest, Passenger in right seat
Lap Times: 1:53.87, 1:53.83, 1:53.77, 1:53.77
Notes:
My second day on Hankook RS4s. I am starting to get more comfortable with these tires and the fact that these are akin to driving the M2 on some amount of slip angle all the time. Despite a lot of "sliding", these are very predictable and consistent for an entire session and at a wide pressure range. As before, these tires take about half to 3/4ths a lap to warm up, but you don't need to be slouching for them to get up tp temp.
Picked up a second since the first day which I attribute to 1/ Getting more comfortable with the behavior of the tires, 2/ Getting more use to the torque curve of the Pagid RSL1 front brake pads, 3/ Carrying 2-3mph more before braking for T1, 4/ Carrying 1-3mph more before braking for T11. (4) was the most revelatory to me as a driver - I found that I would press the throttle hard to the floor while climbing the hill after 8b and then back off a fair bit; relaxing my right foot and smoothly pressing the throttle to the floor let me slowly carry WOT for longer. I still breathe off before the top of the hill, but am starting to build new muscle memory.