Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving (Paperback)

Ross Bentley

ISBN 10: 0760340501 / ISBN 13: 9780760340509

Published by Motorbooks International, Wisconsin, 2011

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Paperback. "Ultimate Speed Secrets" is the drivers' guide to going faster Professional race instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to world sports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more complete driver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley covers everything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars, tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding car adjustments and mental preparation. Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, "Ultimate Speed Secrets" will give you the information you need to succeed "Ultimate Speed Secrets" is the drivers' guide to going faster! Professional race instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to world sports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more complete driver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley covers everything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars, tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding car adjustments and mental preparation. Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, "Ultimate Speed Secrets" will give you the information you need to succeed! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving (Paperback)
• Publisher: Motorbooks International, Wisconsin
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760340501
• ISBN 13: 9780760340509
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Performance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals.
 
Professional race driver and coach Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indycars to World Sports Cars to production sedans, on ovals, road courses, and street circuits all around the world. His proven high-performance driving techniques benefit novice drivers as well as professional racers. Ultimate Speed Secrets covers everything you need to know to maximize your potential and your car:

• Choosing the correct line
• Overtaking maneuvers
• Adapting to new tracks and cars
• The mental game and dealing with adversity
• Finding (and keeping) a sponsor.

The pages are filled with specially commissioned color diagrams to illustrate the concepts described.

Whether you are a track-day novice or a seasoned professional, Ultimate Speed Secrets will arm you with practical information to lower your lap times and help you get the best out of your vehicle—and yourself. It’s the ultimate high-performance driving tutorial!

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.