Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

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Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by alik » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:14 pm

What could you suggest in terms of reading?

I remember Ayrton Senna's book was a good read, but, at $128 a pop (latest price from Amazon), it's just a tad steep. (I gotta pay my speeding citations).

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Re: Trying 2 learn thracing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by offcamber09 » Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:10 pm

"Going Faster"- available at Amazon- is the Skip Barber Racing School bible. It starts off very basic and ramps it up a bit. It will discuss throw-away corners etc. Worth the $20.

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Re: Trying 2 learn thracing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by Dave_G » Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:17 pm

+1 for Going Faster. It's an excellent book that I recommend highly.
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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by alik » Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:16 am

Good illustrations?

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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by DanDarcy » Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:01 am

Ross Bentley has a whole series of books I think the first one is called "Speed Secrets" . They are easy to read and understand and I think they are only $17.95 each (I think there are 6 books in his series)
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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by Don P » Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:53 am

+2 on Going Faster. Covers everything you'll need to learn from newbie to advanced. Read it, reread it, bring it to the track, reread it. Two and more years from now you'll still be able use it as a reference/learning tool. There is also a companion dvd that you might consider.
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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by alik » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:33 am

Thanks, guys. Ordered.

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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by Mick » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:43 am

DanDarcy wrote:Ross Bentley has a whole series of books I think the first one is called "Speed Secrets" . They are easy to read and understand and I think they are only $17.95 each (I think there are 6 books in his series)
Speed Secrets is a great series. Very easy read. The first book is great, I recommend it to all my students.

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Re: Trying 2 learn the racing line through 2 consecutive corners

Post by brucesallen » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:59 am

The White Mountain Chapter of the BMW club has a manual (Curriculum) that is perfect for what we do. It also covers the skid pad exercises that they also do.
http://www.whitemtn-bmwclub.org/learnin ... curriculum
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