Books on improvement of driving

Lee Yue Yang · 24 Feb 2003, 10:56 (Ref:515835)

Hi guys.I've recently read the book:Inner Speed Secrets and I think that it really is very good.I would recommend it to all you guys.Have any of you read other books and think that it is worth recommending?Thanks.

Lee

bradenc · 25 Feb 2003, 20:41 (Ref:517580)

I have read carrol smith and am reading skip barber. not that i'm trying to learn how to drive out of a book.

carrol smith was good and skip barber seems to be good so far, skip probably stars from a more basic level.

PDL · 25 Feb 2003, 21:06 (Ref:517605)

I read the first "speed secrets" - no the inner one. Very good book! Have copies of a couple of books for sale actually.

Lee Janotta · 25 Feb 2003, 22:59 (Ref:517750)

Don't get Jackie Stewart's book, it's a lot of "my way or the highway" opinionated drivel. Obviously there's more than one way to drive a race car... I think Emmerson Fittipaldi proved that when he beat Stewart for the championship!

GTV27 · 26 Feb 2003, 02:55 (Ref:517862)

"Going Faster" by ....can't remember - (an instructor at the Skip Barber school) very comprehensive and informative and worth reading several times.

Lee Yue Yang · 26 Feb 2003, 09:28 (Ref:518085)

Thanks guys.
PDL,what's the first speed secrets about?
Where do you guys get your books from?There are no book stores selling such books(not that I know of) here in Singapore.

Lee

evo · 26 Feb 2003, 09:41 (Ref:518096)

That reminds me of a story I heard where a guy was interviewing Jackie Stewart and Stewart said he teaches guys to do all thier braking in a straight line before they get to the corner. The interviewer then asked him "well what about schools like Bondurant where they teach trailbraking?"

Stewart's reply, in a non to impressed tone of voice: "Well how many world championships has Bob Bondurant won?"

My favourite book on race driving is the Skip Barber one, but then again, that was my first racing school too...

shiny side up! · 26 Feb 2003, 14:40 (Ref:518364)

Both the Barber book and the Carroll Smith books are very good. Before attending engineering school, I thought the Barber book was better, but now I tend to think that they are both equally useful.

I also read a book by Senna, which was fun to look at but not really too informative, IMO.

Lee Janotta · 27 Feb 2003, 01:25 (Ref:518829)

Quote:

Originally posted by evo
Stewart's reply, in a non to impressed tone of voice: "Well how many world championships has Bob Bondurant won?"

Methinks getting knighted went to his head.

gttouring · 27 Feb 2003, 14:56 (Ref:519316)

Senna's book on driving is great - not overly technical and good for newbies, the pictures are more informative than the Skp Barber book I have with its glared filled Black and whites, also read the owners manual to a formula ford or a formula500 and strap in- that's the ebst learning you can do.

Valve Bounce · 28 Feb 2003, 06:27 (Ref:520138)

Why don't you PM Jellybabe? She is a very good friend of Ant and he could probably give you guys some very good advice on how to learn to race.

Lee Yue Yang · 28 Feb 2003, 06:35 (Ref:520142)

Does anyone have an FF manaul that they can put in the mail for me?Thanks.

Lee

eltong · 1 Mar 2003, 11:51 (Ref:521319)

I've beening writing a driving manual over the past year if anyone would be keen to have a read of it and let me know what they think.

Its been written for a driving school that I work out to use with novice drivers.

gfm · 1 Mar 2003, 12:19 (Ref:521339)

IMHO the books to read are:
Pierro Taruffi - The Technique of Motor Racing
Denis Jenkinson - The Racing Driver
Paul Frere - Competition Driving
Ayrton Senna - Principles of Race Driving
Jackie Stewart - Principles of Performance Driving
You also need a sports psychology book - I've not found many but the best so far for me is Terry Orlick - In Pursuit of Excellence.
Cheers!

Lee Yue Yang · 1 Mar 2003, 12:20 (Ref:521340)

I'll like to read it.

Lee Yue Yang · 1 Mar 2003, 12:23 (Ref:521346)

I just visited a library today and I could not find a single book on driving techniques.Can anyone recommend a good place to go for books?Thanks.

Lee

gfm · 1 Mar 2003, 12:30 (Ref:521353)

All at www.collectorscarbooks.com and a few others.

eltong · 2 Mar 2003, 20:12 (Ref:522630)

Lee,

Send me an email at elton@n-i-r.fsnet.co.uk and I'll forward the manual to you.

Elton

275 GTB-4 · 3 Mar 2003, 08:32 (Ref:523247)

Quote:

Originally posted by Lee Yue Yang
I just visited a library today and I could not find a single book on driving techniques.Can anyone recommend a good place to go for books?Thanks.

Lee

"Drive and Stay Alive" - good basic read...

bradenc · 3 Mar 2003, 13:02 (Ref:523397)

I buy mine from amazon, they aren't cheapest but v easy, you can aslo buy used books from amazon. most amazon sites ship international, i know the us one ships to the uk.

**Peter Mallett** · 3 Mar 2003, 14:19 (Ref:523481)

Quote:

Originally posted by gfm
Denis Jenkinson - The Racing Driver

I'm reading that at the moment. As usual Jenks' "holier than thou" style gets completely up my nose but his points are valid. He even (and remember this was written in the mid to late fifties) talks about the consequences of taking the control away from the driver.

(BTW. Best book by Jenks is "From Chain Drive to turbocharger").

Paul Frere's is the best for my money.

zefarelly · 3 Mar 2003, 15:10 (Ref:523524)

first and only book to date is Paul Freres Competition driving, a bargain for a fiver I thought . . .I dont agree with his clothing ethic, but the basics of driving havent changed since 1960 or whenever it was published.

Richy_Rich · 3 Mar 2003, 18:09 (Ref:523661)

I have the Ayrton Senna book, 'Principles of Race Driving'. It's pretty good and covers most things in some depth. I'm not sure about the diet section at the end though.

It says, 'All meals must be accompanied with non-alcoholic drinks.'

binky · 10 Mar 2003, 15:23 (Ref:531487)

I've read the Ayrton Senna book like everyone else, there was also a good one by Alain Prost, but I read it so long ago I can't remember the title.
Just search http://www.amazon.co.uk or http://www.dukevideo.com/ and I'm sure you'll find it.

DAVID PATERSON · 5 Jun 2003, 08:28 (Ref:621506)

I've heard that "the unfair advantage" by Mark Donohue is a good book, but noone's mentioned it yet, hmmm.........

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