Racing Driver: How to Drive Racing Cars Step by Step - Softcover

Chapman, Giles

 
9780500650264: Racing Driver: How to Drive Racing Cars Step by Step

Synopsis

Racing Driver is a thrill-a-minute training course that shows children how the world’s fastest racing cars are driven. The book is divided into three types of spread that encourage the child to imagine speeding around the track and becoming a racing champion. ‘Driving school’ looks at the engineering and science of driving. ‘On the track’ puts the child behind the wheel in a variety of high-speed cars, including stock cars, Formula 1 cars and sports racers. In this section, the child can find out how to speed off the grid, negotiate corners and deal with skids. Feature boxes include a checklist of things to remember; fast facts with fascinating tips and trivia; and step- by-step sequences detailing race strategies for finishing first. The final ‘ID section’ pages explain how to identify different kinds of racing cars, including historical models.

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About the Author

Giles Chapman, is an experienced motoring journalist who has written or co-written over 15 books. He regularly contributes to the motoring columns of Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Sunday Times.

From the Back Cover

Racing Driver is a thrill-a-minute training course that shows children how the worlds fastest racing cars are driven. The book is divided into three types of spread that encourage the child to imagine speeding around the track and becoming a racing champion. Driving school looks at the engineering and science of driving. On the track puts the child behind the wheel in a variety of high-speed cars, including stock cars, Formula 1 cars and sports racers. In this section, the child can find out how to speed off the grid, negotiate corners and deal with skids. Feature boxes include a checklist of things to remember; fast facts with fascinating tips and trivia; and step- by-step sequences detailing race strategies for finishing first. The final ID section pages explain how to identify different kinds of racing cars, including historical models.

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