Ultimately, driving is a skill, whether on the road or the track. And like all skills, it requires practice. But not just any practice, it requires regular, attentive, deliberate, conscious practice to maintain, correct, and improve the subconscious skills and keep the conscious focus needed to orchestrate them effectively.

The March/April issue of Consumer Reports is out with its annual evaluation of new and used automobiles and their recommendations. CR has their own test track facility and lab. They also survey their membership about the cars the members own. It is the most comprehensive evaluations I know of, and I’ve come to respect their process.