Inner Speed Secrets: Mental Strategies to maximise your racing performance: Race Driving Skills, Techniques and Strategies (Speed Secrets): Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance - Softcover

Ross Bentley; Ronn Langford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760308349 ISBN 13: 9780760308349

Publisher: Motorbooks International, 2000

Synopsis

Maximize your driving ability with tips from the experts! Based on performance seminars conducted by the authors for race car drivers, this informative guide helps you consistently perform at your highest level. Chapters discuss: The Driver - The Ultimate Management System; Inner Race Driving; Skills and Techniques; and Strategies.

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Review:

WE SPEND ALL THIS MONEY ON IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR CAR AND FORGET ABOUT THE MOST INTEGRAL PART OF THE PACKAGE, THE DRIVER. THIS BOOK ADDRESSES THAT ISSUE FROM A VERY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. THE OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES DEAL WITH DRIVING TECHNIQUES. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE MIND GAME INVOLVED WITH GOING FASTER. I FOUND IT VERY INSIGHTFUL. THE TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS BOOK ARE BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY TO DRIVING, BUT TO EXCELLING IN ONE'S DAY TO DAY LIFE! A QUICK READ WITH A LOT OF POSITVE BENEFITS! (S Wolfe)In the olympics, studies have shown that those who practice mentally (visualization, psychology, self-talk, etc) as well as physically (actual physical training) do better than those who just grind it out on the training field. In a sport where there is a fusion of man and machine, it is even more important to "Maximize Your Racine Performance" by adhering to the strategies such as what Ross Bentley has outlined. If you're a driver who has reached a plataeu and can't seem to improve, there's a great likelihood that it's not more practice or track time that's needed -- but more mental practice. And that's cheaper, too! Ross outlines great mental techniques in this book that are easy to follow, and very applicable to the sport of race car driving. For a bigger picture on Mental Training, I urge to to also look at Ken Baum's The Mental Edge. Then make sure you have this book by Ross to have mental training specific to race car driving. Highly Recommended! (Alfred Racho)Race car drivers can be, and must be continually developed beyond the capabilities of their car. Inner Speed Secrets clearly explains the mental engineering of today's winning drivers. If you are serious about your racing---this book is a must. Don Kitch Jr. Chief Instructor ProFormance Racing School Seattle International Raceway (Don Kitch) --Don Kitch

based on performance seminars conducted by the authors for racecar drivers, Mental Strategies to maximise Your racing Performance focuses on developing a driver's stratagey to perform consistently at the highest level. Chapters include Brain Wave States, Sensory inout, State of Mind, Psychomotor Skills and the Care and Feeding of the Brain. --Race Tech magazine 2008

About the Author:

Ross Bentley is the author of the popular Motorbooks Speed Secrets series. He is a racing coach, race car driver, author, and speaker. Bentley grew up in a racing family in Vancouver, British Columbia. He raced in the CART Indy Car series in the 1990s before moving on to endurance racing, where he won the 1998 GT3 United States Road Racing Championship and the 2003 SRPII Class Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. Bentley currently resides in Redmond, Washington. Official Website: www.speedsecrets.com

Vancouver, Canada's Ross Bentley is a former Indy Car driver and winner of the U.S. Road Racing Championship. Today, he is a professional driving coach who works with drivers at every level of racing, from karting to the IRL.

About this edition

• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0760308349
• ISBN 13: 9780760308349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160