Art & Science of Driving Begins Here

Introducing Art & Science of Driving

It's All About FEEL
...not memorizing rules.

Ed Dellis is the Mechanical Engineer and Racing Inventor who has been teaching Friction Circle Analysis "Inside Out" since the mid-'80s. Dellis' unique method uses everyday props to convey THE FEEL AT THE LIMIT from the driver's perspective. Traditional Friction Circle conventions analyzed the forces acting on the tire...not anymore.

Dellis Motorsports Resume (click)

PRICING —

$750 – $995  First Day – The Reveal

$495 – $750  Skills Development Days

A Full Day of Revelation -$750 Discounted for a Day’s-End Testimonial (see below), or $995 for a FULLY PRIVATE LESSON…you choose.

The First Day Reveals your driving skills to Dellis.  Driving Your Car, you will also be coached into various driving situations – from city driving to freeway sections to canyon carving – that reveal areas in need of development.

This full-day of coaching is a low-stress fun day where you will become aware of the myriad aspects of driving available for you to learn.

While it can seem a bit overwhelming, you will learn things about driving that you never knew existed.  It is designed to make you aware of the possibilities that lie ahead.  See Lessons Page for the List of Possibilities.

From there, a Custom-Tailored Program will be developed to suit your needs and goals. At the day’s end,  during a low-key debriefing session at the cafe of your choice, your program will be brainstormed.

With Action Cams rolling, the Discounted Price ($750) also provides Dellis with B-Roll footage of the day’s ride along with a few words about the experience at the end of the day.  You will be given an opportunity to review the short video prior to posting, don’t worry.

Demonstration Rides in #007 Lister Corvette Lightweight Racer Are Included — Provided it’s running, videos of the hair-raising rides can go viral online to help spread the word in social media.

Once Dellis starts driving #007, eye-opening driving secrets for both enthusiasts and casual prospects alike will serve as a prelude for your Custom-Tailored Program that lies ahead for you.

Skill Development Days — $495 – $750 – Half-Day/Full Day

Once the Day of Revelation has been completed, a Series of Skill Development Days will be designed to take your driving to the next level using a Custom-Tailored Step-by-Step Approach.


Dellis’ on-camera experience allows him to comfortably explain the purpose of providing instruction to you.

Friction Circle During Trailbraking

RACERS & GEARHEADS —

Proven Track Record — Dellis’ high-performance driving instruction dates back to the mid-’80s when he taught Police Pursuit Driving at the Bobby Rahal TrackTime Driving Schools.  Prior to that, he taught full-time at Skip Barber Racing Schools.

His mechanical engineering degree’s graduating thesis “Vehicle Dynamics for the Racing Automobile” gives him insight into the physics involved, but his ability to explain it in plain English is where Dellis shines.

Presentations on the Friction Circle from the DRIVER’s perspective teaches drivers how to analyze steering feel so they can intuitively make the right moves with their hands and feet to get the car to respond according to their wishes.

With 2-1/2 years teaching full-time at the Skip Barber Racing School under his belt, Dellis became the Chief Instructor and led the classroom on weekends at the Bobby Rahal TrackTime Driving School while working full-time as Associate Editor at SAE’s Automotive Engineering magazine during the week.

As Chief Instructor at TrackTime Driving Schools, Dellis was able to fine-tune his presentations over 6-1/2 years so anyone can understand the advanced car-control principles.  He also was able to put a set of custom-molded grips on the steering wheel of Bobby Rahal’s Indy car in Long Beach a month before its official track debut winning the Indy 500 in ’93.

PersonaGrip & The Steering Wheel Guy

Dellis invented and twice patented the custom-molded steering wheels that you see today throughout IndyCar, F1, NASCAR, IMSA, et al.

At the 1993 Indy 500 debut, Dellis designed the steering wheel grips for race winner, Emerson Fittipaldi (Ser.#001).  Other drivers that gambled on that yet untested technology include: Sullivan, Ribbs, Cheever, and St. James.

Mysteriously, the winning steering wheel disappeared during the Victory Banquet that evening.

To this day, no one knows the exact whereabouts of Ser.#001 although Dellis donated a replica steering wheel bearing that serial number and similar engravings to the Indy Museum.  Dellis has since designed nearly 1000+ steering wheel grips as of this writing.

He has traveled the world — Berlin, Dusseldorf, and Ann Arbor, MI — speaking at steering conferences about how drivers can improve their ability to drive on the edges of the Friction Circle using a counter-intuitive relaxed grip on the steering wheel.

Please visit SteeringWheelTechnology.com to watch videos of his presentations, while SteeringWheelGuy.com has less technical information…both open in a new window.

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A Distracted Drunk Driver Changed Dellis’ Life…forever.

This life-changing event – which put instructor, Ed Dellis, in a coma for weeks – is the motivation behind Science Of Driving’s Safer Street Driving Program.

The Safer Street Driving Program will be held at Car Dealerships and other business establishments where you can learn his insight gained from working face-to-face with officers during Police Pursuit and Anti-Terrorist training.

Distracted Driving is here to stay, and learning Defensive Driving Techniques to avoid becoming a victim is the first step.

However, the Danger Doesn’t End There…

From the minute you leave the safe confines of your home or public establishment, you can become a victim of a crime simply walking to your car.

Dellis’ decades of involvement in Law Enforcement opened his eyes to tricks and techniques that can help you avoid becoming a victim.

You will learn how your body language and posturing alerts others with ill intent that you will not become their next victim.

How you approach and enter your car after scanning the area, and your actions once inside will be covered.

Parking areas and how to spot suspicious characters will be discussed along with finding the safest parking spot available to avoid break-ins.

Once underway, situational awareness and monitoring mirrors for suspicious activity will guide your actions to ensure your safe arrival at your destination.

You will learn how to handle tire failures at speed, and where to drive within lanes to avoid hydroplaning.

Escape Methods from Submerged Vehicles Will Become a Piece of Cake After You Leave with a SPECIAL TOOL Used to Break Glass.

MORE Techniques  – Maximizing Options of Realistic Escape will be covered, too.

These include how to accelerate from stop lights and positioning your vehicle when arriving at red lights.

Merging onto freeways and lane choice for optimal safety will be discussed along with handling Road Rage.

BioMechanics…

The correct seating position behind the wheel is different for every driver since we come in all shapes and sizes…there is no one set rule.

When to use Left-Foot Braking is covered along with Proper Steering Techniques. 

Research on this subject comes from Dellis’ experience gained from his decades of work custom-fitting the world’s best drivers to their steering wheels in IndyCar/Formula One/NASCAR/IMSA with his patented invention, PersonaGrip.

Peer review on this subject at Engineering Conferences in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Ann Arbor, MI went uncontested establishing Dellis as the leading world authority.

Call now to see how employee morale and turnover improves with this special Safer Street Driving Program.