Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving - Softcover

Carl Lopez

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0837602262 ISBN 13: 9780837602264

Publisher: Bentley Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

This complete racer's reference is the perfect resource for all 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. Interested in the world of racing? Just think, you can have all of the 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, as it takes the reader inside the world of racing. Going Faster! is the definitive 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.

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Review

...demystifies the techniques of race driving. -- Playboy

The best and most comprehensive book about driving racing cars, including cornering, car control, racing in the rain, and tuning the chassis. Mandatory reading for anyone who wants to drive fast on the street or on the track. -- Automobile

There really is nothing about racing this book does not cover. -- Sports Car International

Going Faster! is the most complete, most compelling, best-illustrated look at the technique and science of race driving seen to date...Even if you're a veteran of many driving schools, you'll have trouble putting this book down. -- Road & Track

Going Faster!...may be the best book on race-driving technique to date...Going Faster! is not a substitute for the Barber three-day racing class, but...it's the next best thing to being there. -- Car and Driver

If race driving were taught as a multi-semester course at a prestigious university, the textbook would look a lot like Going Faster!...Every race driver would be well served to reread Going Faster! at least once a season... -- Motor Trend

The book is incredibly in-depth, going a few steps further than those that simply say 'a late apex is always better'.-- Grassroots Motorsports

Three types of readers will find Lopez' work particularly useful: the would-be racer who wants a real taste of what the track is like, the driver who wants to improve, and the racing fan who wants better to understand what he sees going on at the track. All will be rewarded by a thorough read of this excellent book. -- Excellence

For a beginner not to avail themselves of this book is unpardonable. More experienced drivers will also be making a mistake to avoid it. You may not agree with everything it says about racing, but it will make you think about your driving in competition. -- SportsCar Magazine

No racer, or driver school participant should be without this book.

--Roundel Magazine

Years in the making, it may be the best book on race-driving technique to date. Lopez has seen every mistake that can possibly occur on a racetrack, and his book is designed to help you avoid them. "Going Faster" is not a substitute for the Skip Barber three-day racing class, but considering the fact that it's more than $2000 cheaper, it's the next best thing to being there. --Steven Cole Smith - Car & Driver Magazine, August , 1998

For a beginner not to avail themselves of this book is unpardonable. More experienced drivers will also be making a mistake to avoid it. You may not agree with everything it says about racing, but it will make you think about your driving in competition. --Jim Kearney - SportsCar Magazine, May 1998

Edition details

• Publisher: Bentley Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0837602262
• ISBN 13: 9780837602264
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294