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Books on driving?

Post by QuickGT » Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:48 pm

Hello!

Not sure if this is the right area, but I'm looking for books on driving? Any recommendations...

I recently finished "The Unknown Art of Driving". Interesting read.
He has a facebook page with some cool tips and such:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-U...32582806932896

What have you read?

Cheers!

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Re: Books on driving?

Post by breakaway500 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:55 pm

"Ultimate Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley is a great read.
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by cuda6666 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:03 am

"The Inner Game of Tennis"
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by dradernh » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:26 am

breakaway500 wrote:"Ultimate Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley is a great read.
Arguably, the only book you need.
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by 962porsche » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:07 pm

breakaway500 wrote:"Ultimate Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley is a great read.
+1

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Re: Books on driving?

Post by paultg » Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:03 pm

I've heard Skip Barber "Going Faster" is also a good read.
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by 962porsche » Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:26 pm

paultg wrote:I've heard Skip Barber "Going Faster" is also a good read.

having dyslexia i will have to say i'm not a big reader but when it comes to books on car set up ,aerodynamics and driving i try and read evry book i can on that or if it's on tape /CD i will buy them too .
the skip barber book is ok i though ? i was to much info in some things and not enough on others .
all and all it was a good read and worth buying .

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Re: Books on driving?

Post by CP » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:51 pm

The Skippy book is good for general principles, but lots of it can be skipped (get it?). The Bentley books are great and offer more than just technical information. I do "cross-crawls" in my car on grid before every race once the 5-minute whistle sounds.
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by StephanAlfa » Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:33 pm

I read a lot the COM Classroom Materials by 4 time Class Champion Stephan ... portions co-authored by multi-Champion Nate ... it's special edition, for COM students only and not available in bookstores ... :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Re: Books on driving?

Post by brucesallen » Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:43 pm

If it is still in print: Driving in Competition by Alan JOhnson. He still has the best discussion of type I, II and III turns using photos of little model cars on paper. I still teach these terms. He specifically follows through getting an SCCA license. Only 30 years out of date.
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Post by brucesallen » Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:50 pm

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