Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Speed Secrets

[Roger Marsh (marsh.r]

 Thanks, Dennis.

 I'll 2nd "Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving".   Excellent little book.

~Roger



At 2:45 PM -0400 9/25/06, Dennis Liu wrote:
> Larry B wrote:
>
> > My track instructor at Pocono this past weekend mentioned, approvingly,
> "Speed Secrets" by Bentley.  I believe he has written several with
> variations of that title, but I think the instructor was referring to the
> first one.  Any opinions on the value of that one -- or any other book for
> "green" drivers?
>
> =====================
>
> If you're looking for tips, lessons and techniques for the novice
> track-event student, I'd recommend "Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race
> Driving" by Carl Lopex.  This is the manual for the Skip Barber driving
> school.  Bob Bondurant has also written a good book - "Bob Bondurant on High
> Performance Driving".  Specifically to Porsche, consider Vic Elford's
> "Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook".  Also consider Carroll Smith -
> noted race engineer guru.  "Race to Win" is on driving technique, while
> "Engineer to win" and "Tune to win" are more technical. 
>
> For downloadable stuff, check out:
>
> http://www.miata.net/sport/Physics/ (26 part, Physics of Racing series -
> great, but very scientific)
>
> http://www.redlinerennsport.homestead.com/TheGLEN1.html (basic stuff you may
> already know; lots of good stuff on this site, surf around)
>
> Candidly, I had not heard of Ross Bentley before.  Doesn't mean that it's
> bad, by any means, though. 
>
> How was Pocono?!?
>
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis