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Old 07-01-2009, 06:36 PM
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Any suggestions for some good dvds or books for road course driving? Not so much for actual racing, but just for the average enthusiast that does a few track days/year like myself?

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Old 07-01-2009, 07:15 PM
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I've got "Going faster! Mastering the art of race car driving" and really like it.
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Ross Bentley has eight+ books in a "Speed Secrets" series. Each book covers a specific area of driving:

On and off track
Autocross
Racing
Driver Training
Etc.


He is a nice guy and knows what he is talking about. Even if you have no plans for racing, you would learn a lot from these books.

For an entertaining read try "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Loosely based on a story from Seattle, juxtaposes lessons from racing cars to life. My wife even liked it!
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Add another vote for "Going Faster".
Old 07-01-2009, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kentz06
Ross Bentley has eight+ books in a "Speed Secrets" series. Each book covers a specific area of driving:

On and off track
Autocross
Racing
Driver Training
Etc.


He is a nice guy and knows what he is talking about. Even if you have no plans for racing, you would learn a lot from these books.

For an entertaining read try "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Loosely based on a story from Seattle, juxtaposes lessons from racing cars to life. My wife even liked it!
I also like Bentley's books. As far as "racing in the rain" it started well, but turned into a soap opera with a dumb ending
Old 07-02-2009, 07:06 AM
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Old school answer:
Driving in Competition by Alan Johnson.

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Old 07-02-2009, 09:08 AM
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"Competition Driving" by Alain Prost
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Henry Watts - Secrets of Solo racing (i think thats what its call)

good one to start out with, has alot of the fundamentals
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[QUOTE=kentz06;1570644378]Ross Bentley has eight+ books in a "Speed Secrets" series. Each book covers a specific area of driving:

On and off track
Autocross
Racing
Driver Training
Etc.

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Agree! Buddy got me one of his books and it helped tons. Lots of good common sense info. that is easy to put into practice.

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