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Alex Fontana
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Official channel of swiss-greek pro racing driver Alex Fontana.
Dive into real racing footage, free driver coaching for reality and sim racing and daily life vlogs!
You can follow me on other social media platforms as well and race with me online.
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Dive into real racing footage, free driver coaching for reality and sim racing and daily life vlogs!
You can follow me on other social media platforms as well and race with me online.
Instagram: alexj_fontana
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Facebook: Alex J. Fontana
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Imola - Advanced Driving - Porsche GT4 RS - Alex Fontana
This lap was uploaded as a reference advanced driving for the AF Race Performance Academy. It was recorded during qualifyng of the GT4 European Series, with SRO 2022 Balance of Performance.
It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, but have already joined our previous events and have a higher level of experience. The lap is totally clear of track limits as per regulation of the series, despite more kerb usage is possible.
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Official channel of swiss-greek pro racing driver Alex Fontana.
You can follow me on social media for a better look into my daily life:
Instagram: alexj_fontana
alexj_fontana
Facebook: Alex J. Fontana
ARJFontana/
Twitter: AlexJ_Fontana
AlexJ_Fontana?ref...
TH-cam: Alex Fontana
/ @alexfontana1873
Website: www.alexfontana.net
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It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, but have already joined our previous events and have a higher level of experience. The lap is totally clear of track limits as per regulation of the series, despite more kerb usage is possible.
______________________________________________________________
Official channel of swiss-greek pro racing driver Alex Fontana.
You can follow me on social media for a better look into my daily life:
Instagram: alexj_fontana
alexj_fontana
Facebook: Alex J. Fontana
ARJFontana/
Twitter: AlexJ_Fontana
AlexJ_Fontana?ref...
TH-cam: Alex Fontana
/ @alexfontana1873
Website: www.alexfontana.net
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Misano Circuit - Advanced Driving - Porsche GT4 RS - Alex Fontana
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This lap was uploaded as a reference advanced driving for the AF Race Performance Academy. It was recorded during qualifyng of the GT4 European Series, with SRO 2022 Balance of Performance. It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, but have already joined our previous...
Mugello Circuit - Advanced Driving - Porsche GT4 MR CS - Alex Fontana
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This lap was uploaded as a reference advanced driving for the AF Race Performance Academy. It was worth pole position in class during the 100 miles of Mugello in the Porsche Sports Cup Swiss race of 2022. It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, but have already join...
Cremona Circuit - Level 2 Driving - Porsche Cayman GT4 MR CS - Alex Fontana
มุมมอง 456ปีที่แล้ว
This lap was taken as a Level 2 driving during some coaching sessions of the Alex Fontana Race Performance Academy (you can also find a slower lap in the same channel, called simply Cremona - Porsche GT4 -Alex Fontana). It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, but ha...
Tazio Nuvolari - Cervesina Circuit - Porsche GT4 Cayman MR CS - Alex Fontana
มุมมอง 447ปีที่แล้ว
This lap was taken as a simple and clean reference on average speed during some coaching sessions of the Alex Fontana Race Performance Academy. It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, before actually jumping in the car. Official channel of swiss-greek pro racing dri...
Cremona Circuit - Level 1 Driving - Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport - Alex Fontana
มุมมอง 1.4K2 ปีที่แล้ว
This lap was taken as a simple and clean reference on average speed during some coaching sessions of the Alex Fontana Race Performance Academy. It is uploaded as a tool for the next drivers who will join our practice sessions and will recieve a Driver Booklet with all the marks, lines and infos about the circuit, before actually jumping in the car, but have never joined our events before or hav...
How to drive with Heel and Toe (different techniques!)
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In this video we will discover how to use the heel and toe technique. Ever seen old footages of Ayrton Senna or any other motorsport hero with their skills on shifting gears on vintage racing cars? Ever wondered how to downshift faster the gears of your manual road car without compromising the engine? All of this and the different ways to master the heel and toe driving style are here for grab ...
Driving a race car in an old factory!
มุมมอง 5774 ปีที่แล้ว
That's right: this video shows you two on-board laps during a qualifyng session in Shoughang International Circuit, a half city-half permanent circuit in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, China. It's a one of a kind racing circuit because it's built inside an old and abandoned steel factory, thus giving it a very suggestive and special look. Enjoy these few laps good enough for pole position in the ...
How to set-up your Sim Rig like a racing car: seat, pedals & steering!
มุมมอง 56K4 ปีที่แล้ว
In this video I will explain how to set-up your simulator rig in order to achieve good comfort, no pain and a correct seating position like in a real racing car! We will use the new-under-development sim rig of good friend and fellow racer Robert Van Husen. If you have any questions please ask below in the comment section! If you want to get my equipment you find the links here: Sparco Evolve S...
Driving a McLaren to the limit...on old tyres!
มุมมอง 4114 ปีที่แล้ว
New exclusive on-board video of one of my first GT tests, coming from singleseeters back in 2016. Getting to terms with a very nervous McLaren 650s GT3 on old tyres at the Circuit Paul Ricard during the pre-season testing for the 1000km of the same year. If you want to get my equipment you find the links here: Sparco Evolve Sim Rig: amzn.to/2yCXlaw Sparco Nascar Steering Wheel: amzn.to/3aulRrv ...
How to use Data Analysis to improve driver performance (Ep.4)
มุมมอง 1.3K4 ปีที่แล้ว
In this new episode of "Set-Up day with a real Engineer!" we will discover the amazing tool of Data Analysis: how to read and learn from it, how to find out some tips in order to improve your own driving style or adjust the set-up. We will have the feedbacks of real race engineer Federico Turrata from Hexathron Racing Systems and we will do a lap comparison in iRacing. We have chosen two laps f...
Nascar survivor: driving through Chaos!
มุมมอง 2804 ปีที่แล้ว
Highlights of the second round of Euro Nascar Esport Series and boy, was it crazy! Had massive fun and some insane moments at the Watkins Glen: from the 76 entries I made it into the top 60 elegible for the event and then in the top 36 for the final. Have a look at what happened! If you want to get my equipment you find the links here: Sparco Evolve Sim Rig: amzn.to/2yCXlaw Sparco Nascar Steeri...
Ultimate TCR performance: differential, dampers and data analysis!
มุมมอง 1.1K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Welcome to Episode 3 of "Set-Up day with a real Engineer!" In this video we will talk about the challenging stuff: differential setting, dampers and a quick intro into data analysis. We will once again count on the experience of Hexathron Racing Systems and his British Touring Car Championship expert: race engineer Federico Turrata. After Silverstone (Ep.1) and Donington (Ep.2) we will move int...
When Switzerland becomes Wonderland
มุมมอง 1594 ปีที่แล้ว
Short first clip to prepare for the Vlogs during the 2020 racing season. A sunday adventure riding the Corvette in one of my beautiful homes: Switzerland. If you want to get my equipment you find the links here: Sparco Evolve Sim Rig: amzn.to/2yCXlaw Sparco Nascar Steering Wheel: amzn.to/3aulRrv Sparco Formula/GT Wheel: amzn.to/3auma5D Sparco gloves blue: amzn.to/2VViRz7 Sparco gloves black: am...
Jaguar GT3 at Barcelona-Catalunya
มุมมอง 4414 ปีที่แล้ว
Final week of the Jaguar Journey! We go on board for one final time with the Jaguar GT3 of Emil Frey Racing in the season finale of Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 2018, where we secured the title in the Silver Cup class and we had to say goodbye to this amazing blue cat. Enjoy this footage around the very technical circuit of Catalunya! If you want to get my equipment you find the links here...
How to set your TCR car (Ep.2): insane improvement at Donington!
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How to set your TCR car (Ep.2): insane improvement at Donington!
Racing Tutorial: how to change driving style (by braking!)
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Racing Tutorial: how to change driving style (by braking!)
Touring car battle in the streets of Detroit!
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Touring car battle in the streets of Detroit!
Racing Tutorial: how to Front Wheel Drive
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Racing Tutorial: how to Front Wheel Drive
Quarantine Cup: real GT drivers VS Simracers
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Quarantine Cup: real GT drivers VS Simracers
Racing Tutorial: the Nürburgring Nordschleife
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Racing Tutorial: the Nürburgring Nordschleife
Blancpain GT Series 2018 - Highlights Alex Fontana
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Blancpain GT Series 2018 - Highlights Alex Fontana
Alex Fontana - Korean Stock Car Superrace - Cadillac 6000 - KIC(short)
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Alex Fontana - Korean Stock Car Superrace - Cadillac 6000 - KIC(short)
4 years later still learning ❤
Love it!! Thank you🎉
What about a asphalt oval track tutorial
Brake, rotate, progressive gas.
The brake IS the rotation🎉
GREAT VIDEO
Hey thank you very much!
Getting ready for the ROAR this weekend and now inspired to try the TCR. Thanks!
You are welcome! Have a good race 🎉
music is so fucking loud and annoying
Thought that guy in the cockpit was sleeping
A tutorial updated to this year would be appreciated!
We born at the same year, but i only started driving alone on my 13th, been driving fast whenever i could when there was no trafic in countryside gravel roads. Also the most experience i had was with front wheel drive vehicles. As you said around the middle of your video, and that applys to all kind of terrain, but on gravel and slippery roads, is where you understand how FWD really works. Unlike RWD where you might need to apply a countersteer to maintain the front where you want on the exit of the corner, the FWD doesn't require that if you enter on the right line at the right speed and the most important at the right GEAR, you simply keep the wheels straight and give the right amount of throttle. The counter steer on FWD can be used but if you keep for more time than is needed, the result may be really bad for you, well i could say a lot more about the fun i have with this kind of vehicle, but i came here just to share a bit of the opinio i have based on the few years i have driving fast front wheel drive. Unlike you i've never had the opportunity to race or work with that, but i've been on many dangerous roads trying to improve my skills for the sake of fun.
You are totally right on your experience and the feeling is really like that! Just be safe and I hope you can translate your passion into a hobby on track or closed roads, as is never a good idea to push the limits in to roads open to the public😅
amazing
Thanks!!
What a great track
Been looking for something like this for ages! Thank you.
Amazing video! From your experience, what do you recommend for as first/beginner track day car, FWD or RWD?
Thanks!
I respect the hustle, man. Lied about the experience in touring car racing to get in there. Buckled down in the iracing grind and are now a manufacturer driver. Fantastic. Make the dream work. Love it
I always hear that you should race with lower tyre pressures because as the race goes on the pressures will keep increasing but when I race on ACC, my tyres reach optimum pressure (+\-.5 psi) with 3 laps and then I can maintain the same pressures for the whole stint. Am I doing something wrong? I don’t feel like I lose much grip through the stint and as the fuel comes down im improving my lap time.
quindi non si usa tanto il trail bracking in entrata in curva, meglio frenare prima e entrare di sterzo in modo che la parte posteriore segua la rotazione..
nice
Why am I just now finding your channel?! I’ve been following the GTWC and sim racing the Huracan GT3 for a few years now and I love data analysis! lol a little late but I’ll go through all your videos today, they’re perfect for me. After watching you and others race the Huracan, I practiced in ACC and finally got to drive a real Huracan around a track, best day of my life 🙌🏼
@@alexfontana1873 thanks! I’ve been fascinated with the Lambo and setups ever since watching the Orange FFF team, I couldn’t believe how aggressively that car took kerbs. I’m just trying to learn how to extract the most out of that car and love learning how the pros tweak it IRL, Emil Frey’s facility looks like a race engineer’s dream! lol
Only 346 views? A tragedy. Tremendous commitment into Signes. Late braking into turn 1 really shows how much you were pushing
Man what a great car.
Great video, fwd is very fun
Some angle measurements wold be helpful
This guy said “China” more than any word lol
Would a FWD with any sort of rear steering change anything? Or do you try to apply the same technique but with that added complexity?
I've never driven fast a FWD with rear steering, but I reckon the technique should stay the same and if anything you would have less issues in rotating the car, potentially avoiding a very aggressive set up and therefor keeping the car more balanced in high speed
Ive gotten my alu rig recently and was looking for the best explanation of seating positon, because I wasn't quite comfortable. And this is so far the best explanation out here. Very clear, very straight to the point and showing examples. And as it turns out, what you get into at 3:13 is exactly why I wasn't comfortable and what I need. The only criticism I have is that you could've gotten more into detail on how to position the pedals.
Hello! Gald it helped 💪 you are totally right, we could have said so much more about it and if I had done it today, there would have been much more info as I've made a new rig myself and find out more stuff. Thanks for the feedback!
@@alexfontana1873 you can always do a V2 video on the seating position:))
This gem is my favorite car in Assetto competizione.
Good choice!
Good info, shame about the music ruining the engine sound.
yea, front wheel drive cars drive so much different than rear wheel. I feel like I sorta figured it out pretty well on my own but this was definitely helpful.
It a a battle between undes and oversteer But what a car!!!
True! Very challenging car to be fast in, but amazing!
@@alexfontana1873 thank u so much Alex fontana for the comment I have a questioni if U Will answer me i ll be very Happy : does this car has a low roll center at the front ?
Or She Is stiff for other reason?
@@Drum_x_Life not particularly low center, but quite a mid engine placement to be a front engine car. Car was in general very stiff on slow corners as it was hard to make the front bite properly, was mostly a design flow of the chassis that was a bit outdated, despite having many new upgrades on aero and such during the years
@@alexfontana1873 thank u so much Alex for having questioned u this because also on acc on slow corners the front doesn t roll at all On fast corners with aero that pushes tyre into the ground Is much Better . Also if i try to increase camber and reduce caster at the Same time the insider tyre bite less and the out side tyre get the more importante to permit the car roll more
Great vid, thanks!
You are welcome Andrew!
FYI Audio balance is important. having voice a normal level then songs absolutely blasting makes me want to immediately close the video.
Wish this car was still around... Or at least a new Jag GT3 made by Jaguar themselves
Same!!!
@@alexfontana1873 How was it to drive? Was it difficult or a struggle?
@@OPgiSh0tzonYT phisically more demanding than other newer cars, and had a driving style of it own, so you had to really get it to be fast, otherwise you were putting a lot of effort for no reward. In general I enjoyed it!
@@alexfontana1873 Nice. I am going to be driving it for a league in ACC on Xbox. I will have to try my best to get it to go fast!
@@OPgiSh0tzonYT enjoy!!
Thnx...
I fee like I want to start driving now
thank you for this video, it really helps! maybe you can also answer this question: i got tennis elbow, what do you think how can i prevent this? should i get closer or further away from the wheel? (have now about a 50-55 degree angle)
Got it! When it happened to me in the real car was mostly because the steer was too close to me, and maybe even too low. The less bent are your arms, the less elbow pain you will get. By raising a bit the steering, the shoulder will help part of the rotation, taking off stress from the arms and potentially elbows. I hope it helps
@@alexfontana1873wow, you are fast! thank you very much!
I have absolutely no Sim experience at all but I do some FWD time attack racing and this was fascinating to watch and learn.. I might need a Sim rig for practice and learning. As coming from RWD I am totally lost
So I have a p1x and hk sprints with that same baseplate and slider. I get left knee pain after an hour long race at 50kg on the brake pedal. What should I do? Raise the pedal plate? I have my seat already with back at the lowest and front st the highest. Even have lumbar support so my back is flat against the seat at all times with no space
Yes, definetely raise the pedals. If you are running with the seat already titlted backwards but the pedals aren't high enough, the leg will be too much bent and therefore when you press hard on the brake the knee cap gets too much stress and pushes outward causing pain. The higher and more in line the ankles will get, the less knee pain you will suffer.
really loving the TCR series since the new cars were added in iRacing - was looking for some tutorials on FWD to up my game and found this - didn't expect it to be in iRacing, haha - great info, ty so much!
Awesome video. All the needed details for driving fwd cars 👌
Thank you! Glad it was helpful 👍🏁
Great video, but should the left leg and knee not be more in line with the brake pedal to avoid knee problems? Know your left leg needs to reach out to the right.
Thank you! Yes that is up to personal preference, many times in real racing car that pedal position isn't adjustable as is made to please also who brakes with the right foot. A good life hack is to place a piece of sponge, coushin or anyway thick material between the seat and your left thigh, so that the leg gets across to the right without effort.
@@alexfontana1873 thanks for the quick response. How would a cushion or sponge help to get the leg across better?
@@gjdriessen1 because the leg gets inclined to that direction without effort, so despite isn't perfect you don't get fatigued by holding the left leg to the inside to match the pedal position, but it's already pushed there without you doing anything 👍
This is the best description of trail breaking I’ve seen. Brakes aren’t meant to slow you down. They are to keep you fast. They are basically a rudder for a car.
Tnx for this
You are welcome! Happy it helps
thank you!!! i learned alot.
Telemetry would also be useful 👍 great video
@@alexfontana1873 wow, that was fast!😉 Are you not making new videos? They are excellent and a very valued insight from someone with real-life experience!😌
Driving god, never really understood how to drive fwd efficiently till now.
Glad it was helpful!!
THAT'S GIC!!!
Dui! Ctcc at Gic👍
This video was very helpful thank you. Just watched it to prepare for some Assetto Corsa TCR racing :)"
@@alexfontana1873 winning lol😁
how do u find the super ultrawide monitor? i cant see the driver side mirror in mine, maybe i have fov wrong?
This one was Rober's sim, at home I have a triple. Personally I don't like it very much. I suppose if you don't have a lot of space or you don't want the hussle to get 3 super expensive small monitors then is a good solution.
It is quite good with TrackIR setup right. With TrackIR you feel connected to the car and can look into the turns.
I have my sim rig set up as though I'm driving a lawn mower. I really need to take some of this advice.