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Re: Books for Racing Drivers

To: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Books for Racing Drivers
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 16:56:29 -0500
You are missing Mark Donahue's book, a tough one to find.  John
> 
> I found a few minutes this long weekend to start compiling a list of my
> books on cars and racing. I was astounded to find I have 41 books
> written for racing drivers on race technique, participation, etc. and
> the oldest was from 1950.
> Many of these books have been found in used bookstores around the Boston
> area!
> Anybody know of any I've missed? Collecting can be obsessive you know...
> 
> Regards, Jim
> 
> Title                           Author          Date
> Racing Drivers Handbook         Quisenberry, Jimmy      1950
> Racing a Sports Car             Mortimer, Charles       1951
> Stirling Moss’s Book of Motorsport      Moss, Stirling  1955
> Sports Car Rallies, Trials & Gymkhanas  Hebb, David & Peck, Authur      1956
> Guide to Competition Driving    O’Shea, Paul    1957
> Motor Racing                    Davis, S.C.H.   1957
> The Racing Driver               Jenkinson, Denis        1958
> The Technique of Motor Racing   Taruffi, Piero  1959
> Sports Car Events               Clarke, Robert  1959
> Jack Brabhams Motor Racing Book Brabham, Jack   1960
> Getting Ready to Race           Anderson, Dick  1962
> Tackle Motor Sport This Way     Berg, Ivan      1962
> Sports Car & Competition Driving        Frere, Paul     1963
> Road Racing USA                 Jackson, Robert 1964
> Competitive Driving             Roberts, Peter, ed.     1964
> Modern Motor Sport              Bradford, L.E.  1964
> The Art & Technique of Driving  Moss, Pat & Carlsson, Erik      1965
> A Guide To American Sports Car Racing   Stone, William & Dain, martin   1967
> Getting Ready to Race           Anderson, Dick & Stone, Bill    1968
> Motor Racing in Safety  Henderson, Michael      1968
> Driving in Competition          Alan Johnson    1971
> NYTimes Complete Guide to Auto Racing   Radosta, John   1971
> Road Racing in America          Engel, Lyle     1971
> Racing Drivers’ Manual          Frank Gardner   1973
> International Motor Racing      Nye, Doug       1973
> The Way to Win                  Turner, Stuart  1974
> High Performance Driving        Peterson, Paul  1974
> The Art & Science of Grand Prix Driving Lauda, Niki     1975
> How To Watch Motor Sport        Moss, Stirling  1975
> Competition Driving             Marshall, Gerry 1979
> Race Car Driver                 Kaatz, Evelyn   1979
> Playboy’s Guide to Rallying, Racing and Sports Car Driving                    
>                                  Neely,
> William 1981
> Driving to Win                  Holbert, Al & Bob       1982
> High Performance Driving        Bondurant, Bob  1982
> The Drivers Handbook            Scott, Peter    1984
> High Performance Driving Training Manual        Bondurant, Bob  1984
> The Art of Motor Racing Fittipaldi, Emerson     1987
> Racing Drivers Manual           Roos, Bertil    1987
> Driver Training Manual          McKeever, Dan for Cal Club      1988
> Sports Car & Competition Driving        Frere, Paul     1992
> Principles of Performance Driving       Stewart, Jackie 1992

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