How Jacobson is maximising the break from racing

Garry Jacobson has spent the past seven weeks at Norwell Motorplex to maximise the time off-track.

Jacobson, who joined Team Sydney in 2021 following a year with Matt Stone Racing, last raced in Townsville in July.

The 2021 season will resume at Sydney Motorsport Park on October 29.

Jacobson lies 22nd overall after seven rounds in 2021, recording a season-best 14th at the OTR SuperSprint.

The 2016 Super2 champion is one place ahead of teammate and 13-time race winner Fabian Coulthard, who slipped back to 23rd in Townsville.

Jacobson out-qualified and out-raced Coulthard in the final two outings in Townsville.

Now in his third full-time year in the main game, Jacobson is looking to better his skills.

"I have been living it Norwell Motorplex being part of the franchise for the last seven weeks or so," Jacobson told Supercars.com

"I’ve just been working on my driving while we've had the opportunity and catch up to speed with the mid-season break.

"I had a conversation with Paul Morris after the second Townsville race and I said, 'I think I can improve my driving, can you help me out?'

"It's been a really good journey for me and I'm excited about seeing what I can do when I hit the track at Sydney."

Originally from Shepparton in Victoria, Jacobson was a national and state karting champion before he switched to tin tops in 2009.

The 29-year-old spent six years in the Super2 Series, before being picked up by Kelly Racing in 2019.

Jacobson hopes being mentored by 2014 Bathurst winner and Norwell owner Morris will pay dividends.

"For me, it's just extracting that little bit more out of myself in qualifying," Jacobson said.

"I think I've been lucky enough to be part of Team Sydney, you get access to the Triple Eight data of Jamie [Whincup] and Shane [van Gisbergen].

"There's just that little bit of I think that right-foot braking technique that I've always wanted to try and master.

"I've been a left-foot breaker in my time, and I've had some success with it, Super2 championships and whatnot.

"Once you get to the top level, no matter how good you think you are, or what you know, there's always more to learn and the motorsport always consistently evolves.

"I think it's just realising the fact Paul’s got a lot to teach when it comes to the right-foot braking technique and making sure that you maximise all of those tools that you can to get the most out of yourself.

"The steering technique as well, I'll be honest, I was probably moving the steering wheel a bit too much and overreacting to the car and the grip levels underneath me the first time he took me out.

"I had a lot to work on. So that's just me being honest.

"I'm excited about evolving as a driver as best as I can. I want to demand that my team brings me back a faster car, but I've also got to push myself to make sure that I'm a faster driver when the time comes.

"Hopefully take all this momentum to Sydney and Bathurst and finish the year on a high."