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Going Faster!

Mastering the Art of Race Driving

by Carl Lopez

Softcover, 7 7/8 in. x 10 3/8 in.
296 pages
308 photographs and illustrations
ISBN-13: 978-0-8376-0226-4
Price: $44.95

Going Faster: Mastering the Art of Race Driving

This complete racer's reference is the perfect resource for drivers from novice to expert. The fundamentals of fast driving are revealed in this definitive how-to book for racers. You will find the competition-proven methods of instructors and of professional drivers that will give you the know-how to work up the track and stay at the front.

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Chapter 5: Braking and Entering
Block 3: Decelerating While Turning (Trail-Braking)

Interested in the world of racing? Just think, you can have lessons and insights from Skip Barber instructors and from professional racers compiled in one handbook. This racing reference reveals the secrets of mastering car control, reducing lap times, and takes the reader inside the world of racing.

Going Faster! reveals the collective racing wisdom Skip Barber Racing School (www.skipbarber.com) instructors have accumulated over the past 25 years.

Going Faster! is more than just a primer covering the basics. The hard-won knowledge of dozens of championship-winning race drivers-invaluable insights collected throughout their own careers-is distilled into a clear, understandable, organized progression. This book is about how the best drivers in the fastest, most sophisticated racecars use advanced race driving techniques-the difference between competence and brilliance.

Going Faster! is a book for the active race driver, the racer-to-be and the auto-racing fan who wants to know what driving a racecar is really about.

Foreword by Danny Sullivan.
Contributing authors:

  • Mario Andretti
  • Skip Barber
  • Robbie Buhl
  • Jeremy Dale
  • Terry Earwood
  • Bryan Herta
  • David Loring
  • Jim Pace
  • Dorsey Schroeder
  • Carroll Smith
  • Danny Sullivan
  • Brian Till.
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Audi R8, Sebring, 2001
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Smooth brake-throttle transition
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Formula Dodge RT 2000's - Sebring, 2002
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Reynard 98Es - Toronto, 2001
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Going Faster!
Going Faster!
Wholesale Case Quantity: 10
BSIN: GDBA
ISBN: 0-8376-0226-2 (ISBN-10)
ISBN: 978-0-8376-0226-4 (ISBN-13)
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