Dave Turner Motorsports in San Diego has some of these books
in stock. 619-571-3811
At 09:54 PM 10/26/99 -0700, Craig Blome wrote:
>A couple of years ago I put together an annotated
>bibliography for our local club newsletter. I didn't
>see all of these books listed in either John Crooke's
>or Kate Hughes' introductions, so if someone can use
>it here it is, with a couple of new entries. I don't
>profess to know what the hell I'm doing so if you
>think I don't, feel free to voice your opinion!
>--Craig B.
>
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>
>Secrets of Solo Racing
> by Henry A. Watts
>Loki Publishing Company, 1989
>ISBN #0-9620573-1-2
>
>This is, bar none, the best book available for
>beginning autocrossers. Most of the other books on
>this list were written with road racing in mind and
>are best taken with some perspective by the reader who
>wants to autocross; this is the only "no experience
>required" book on this list. Highly recommended.
>
>Winning Autocross Solo II Competition
> Dick Turner and J.B. Miles
>ISBN #0-932522-01-7
>
>The other major autocross-centric book on the market.
>It is still available but not as easy to find as Watts
>is, possibly because it hasn't been picked up by a
>major publisher. If Watts is Autocrossing 101, this
>is 102; it concentrates solely on the driving
>component of autocross and gets quite specific on
>that. You don't have to have a physics education to
>understand this book but it helps a lot. Much of the
>material simply is not covered anywhere else that I
>have seen. I like to come back to this book whenever
>I think I have plateaued, because it challenges my
>perception in a different way every time.
>
>Going Faster!
> by Carl Lopez et al.
>Robert Bentley Publishers, 1997
>ISBN #0-8376-0227-0
>
>This is the best recent book on driving technique I've
>seen. It is based on interviews with Skip Barber and
>nine of the instructors in his racing school. Much
>larger and more expensive than the Watts book, it has
>marvelously complete sections on basic car control,
>lines, car setup, and strategy. The wheel-to-wheel
>sections won't be relevant to all autocrossers but are
>still interesting. If I took one car book to a desert
>island (assuming there was a track there) this would
>probably be it.
>
>The Racing Driver
> by Denis Jenkinson
>Reissued 1997 Robert Bentley Publishers
>ISBN #0-8376-0201-7
>
>This is the first and still definitive analysis of the
>psychological makeup of the Grand Prix driver.
>Jenkinson's explanation of what top drivers do and why
>is as applicable to autocrossing as to Formula 1. The
>book also contains fascinating discussion of the
>handling characteristics of various cars of the day
>(1950's) and how their drivers exploited them. Along
>with the technical discussions, Jenkinson recounts his
>days as a racing passenger, first for motorcycle racer
>Eric Oliver and then for Mille Miglia winner Stirling
>Moss.
>
>The Technique of Motor Racing
> by Piero Taruffi
>11th printing 1991 Robert Bentley Publishers
>ISBN #0-8376-0228-9
>
>The classic textbook on race car driving. All the
>advice contained on driving position, controls,
>cornering lines, etc. is as valid today as when it was
>first published in 1959. Taruffi trained as an
>industrial engineer and the book has a definite
>mathematical emphasis to it, with formulas presented
>for taking any kind of corner you'll find. You're not
>likely to think in such terms on the track of course,
>but examining Taruffi's methods can give you a better
>understanding of the "right" line. The book was
>translated from Italian, and its English is therefore
>idiomatic, but it's not bad once you get used to it.
>Definitely advanced reading but rewards careful study.
>
>Sports Car and Competition Driving
> by Paul Frere
>Robert Bentley Publishers, 1992
>ISBN #0-8376-0202-5
>
>Paul Frere is another famed engineer-turned-racer (he
>won Le Mans), and this book is a combination of
>observations on the racing experience and lucid
>discussions of the physics that govern a moving car.
>Frere received a classical education and it shows in
>the dry nature of the book; it's not a page turner,
>but it is a good textbook. If you have an all wheel
>drive car, you will be interested in Frere's
>discussion of the ultimate handling characteristics of
>all wheel drive.
>
>The Physics of Racing
>Web pages available at
>http://members.home.net/rck/phor/
>
>This is a good series of articles by physicist Brian
>Beckman on the mechanics of racing cars. It's as good
>an introduction to understanding tire dynamics as any
>I've seen, and the price can't be beat. Also
>available at ftp://ftp.team.net/autocross/
>
>Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook
> by Vic Elford
>Motorbooks International, 1994
>ISBN #0-87938-849-8
>
>Very well written book with good techniques and
>examples. Most books by retired racing drivers have a
>lot of war stories and a little on driving but Elford
>does a very effective job of using anecdotes from his
>career to support the book's main thrust on technique.
> Read it even if you only own a Matchbox Porsche or
>two.
>
>Think to Win
>
> by Don Alexander
>Robert Bentley Publishers, 1995
>ISBN #0-8376-0070-7
>
>One of the few books with much content on the mental
>aspect of driving. Only a few pages on autocrossing
>and I'm not sure I agree with what is said there, but
>the chapters on mental and emotional skills are well
>worth a look.
>
>Jackie Stewart's Principles of Performance Driving
>Hazleton Publishing, 1986
>ISBN # 0-905138-43-0
>
>Stewart's book is getting dated now, but there is good
>information to be found here both on high speed
>driving technique and safer road driving. Jackie
>Stewart is famous as one of the smoothest drivers in
>Formula 1 history and explains his thoughts on driving
>finesse pretty well here.
>
>Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving
>Motorbooks International, 1993
>ISBN #0-87938-751-3
>
>Bob talks too much about himself but the material on
>driving technique, though sketchy, is useful. I'd
>give this one a good leafing through at the bookstore
>before buying.
>
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