Drivers Books

As the title says, it's about racer's psychology and how to improve it, it covers many aspects of the human to help him perform better in racing.

As other Speed Secrets Books, it's well written with a lot of examples and illustrations.

I think racers who want to really accomplish in racing should get this book, and it's recommended to read the first books, and after doing some racing, this book should be read.

WE SPEND ALL THIS MONEY ON IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR CAR AND FORGET ABOUT THE MOST INTEGRAL PART OF THE PACKAGE, THE DRIVER. THIS BOOK ADDRESSES THAT ISSUE FROM A VERY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. THE OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES DEAL WITH DRIVING TECHNIQUES. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE MIND GAME INVOLVED WITH GOING FASTER. I FOUND IT VERY INSIGHTFUL. THE TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS BOOK ARE BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY TO DRIVING, BUT TO EXCELLING IN ONE'S DAY TO DAY LIFE! A QUICK READ WITH A LOT OF POSITVE BENEFITS!

Race car drivers can be, and must be continually developed beyond the capabilities of their car. Inner Speed Secrets clearly explains the mental engineering of today's winning drivers. If you are serious about your racing---this book is a must. Don Kitch Jr. Chief Instructor ProFormance Racing School Seattle International Raceway

What a revelation! We have been told for years that our mind harnesses the power to overcome all. In Ross and Ronn's book, these principles are succinctly laid out with techniques and exercises directly related to race driving. I recognized many situations in my own racing and have used their exercises to improve my performance and confidence on the race track. This book is a must read for anyone in racing (or in life)who wants to ensure consistency. For those who think racing is all guts - you are missing the boat (or shall I say the checkered flag) by not reading this book! PS - They also have a wonderful seminar too!

In the olympics, studies have shown that those who practice mentally (visualization, psychology, self-talk, etc) as well as physically (actual physical training) do better than those who just grind it out on the training field.

In a sport where there is a fusion of man and machine, it is even more important to "Maximize Your Racine Performance" by adhering to the strategies such as what Ross Bentley has outlined.

If you're a driver who has reached a plataeu and can't seem to improve, there's a great likelihood that it's not more practice or track time that's needed -- but more mental practice. And that's cheaper, too!

Ross outlines great mental techniques in this book that are easy to follow, and very applicable to the sport of race car driving.

For a bigger picture on Mental Training, I urge to to also look at Ken Baum's The Mental Edge. Then make sure you have this book by Ross to have mental training specific to race car driving.

Highly Recommended!

I purchased this book for my 14 year old son who began reading it as soon as I handed it to him. ('Hmm,' my mind thought, 'this is a good sign.')

While I was cooking dinner, I listened to lots of laughter and comments like, "Oh man, this is great!" And, "Aw, you gotta hear this!" ... followed by several snippets he just HAD to read aloud to me. At this point, I was fairly certain that I could consider myself a cool Mom since I had apparently chosen a hit (and all by myself, no less!).

The next morning I asked him if he was enjoying the book and he said, "Yeah, it was great, I finished it." Feeling even better about my choice, I said, "Wow, already? It MUST have been good!"

"Well, it was so good," he said, "that after a five minute break, I decided to read it again." He had actually read it a second time before going to bed that night!

Now it's official, if you are looking for a good, captivating read for your kid, and a vote for 'Cool Mom' don't pass up this book. It is a must-have!

Kudos to Christopher Cleary for writing an obvious winner, AND for scoring points for Mom!

Debbie Mancini-Wilson
Mom and Author of Color My World

I obtained a copy of this book when it first came out and I am glad I did. It was a quick and fun read about a teen boy coming into his own and realizing his potential. Of course, he could not do any of this without his love interest. She is the new girl in town and falls for the main character. The book captured the innocence, pain, and awkwardness of adolescent love. I highly recommend it.

WOW, The way the author brings you back to your highschool days is amazing. He brings back all those great memories associated with your youth. The book is a must read for all parents of teens and very enlightening for the teen crowd itself. A MUST READ!!!!!!

"Writing on the Wall" is a quick-reading teen novel, written in a witty, metaphor-driven style. It takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster, but ultimately leaves the reader with an empowering message of self-worth. This book addresses real teen issues, such as self-esteem, independence, suicide, and sexuality, but without trashiness or excessive profanity. The author is not afraid to "go there," but he is careful to "go there" tastefully. A reassuring and inspirational read for any teenager.

Cleary crafted a good, original storyline with "Writing on the Wall." The lead characters, Megan and Donnie, are originally drawn, not really falling into the traditional set of teen fiction characters. The family dynamics are realistic and there's some great characters that don't steal focus from Megan and Donnie but neatly assist in propelling the story forward. Because there are major reveals hidden throughout, it was a book that I put down only to pick right back up again!

This book is great! If you are an Ayrton Senna fan or just want to learn about the legend, pick up this book! You won't be disappointed!

Very detailed. Better if more pictures were added.
Truly explains how unique Senna was mainly as a driver and in all that he does. Without a doubt, he was the greatest.

Very thorough recount of Sennas life by someone who followed his carreer closely.
Each of the events are well written and exceprts of interviews from all the sides are included. Very unbiased !
It took me a few days to read, I enjoyed and my heart leaped with excietement remebering each season, each headline, etc.
A fantastic recollection of the Incident in Suzuka, and of "the lap" at Donnington.
But as soon as I arrived to Saturday Apr 30th 1994 my eyes were filled with tears and had to put the book back.

I don't want to write a long review since I don't think of myself as a qualified book reviewer.
I was and am a true Ayrton Senna fan so the book was almost mandatory for me to own, it gave me good insight into what he was like and what modivated him through his short but very successful life.

I recommend this book to anyone who truly is an F1 and Ayrton Senna da Silva fan and has some questions about his career as a driver.

Police and Pursuit Driving is a really good book that explains clearly to the reader how to do. It start out very basic such as how you should sit in the car, hold your hands etc to shifting weight, breaking techniques, skid control etc. Usually I never give a 5 star to any book (have never happened)unless it is very, very good but this one is almost as perfect as it could be, so for the first time a 5 star it is.

Excellent book! Describes several concepts of how a car functions during driving and describes how to use them to your advantage. Highly recommended!

This is probably the most advanced book on the subject of police driving in emergency and pursuit mode. Bob Bondurant and his co author bring together some new ideas on steering and vehicle control. The book has lots of pictures which help to explain the ideas expressed in "Police and Pursuit Driving." Well Done. This book should be in every EVOC Instructor's library.

Police Constable R.J. Spencer CN Police Service Edmonton, Alberta.

Police and Pursuit Driving (P&P) is far superior in every way to Bondurant's High Performance Driving (HPD). Whereas over half the content of HPD is anecdotes from Bob's racing days and plugs for Bob's school and sponsors, P&P skips all that. Instead, P&P is written for busy people -- cops -- who want "just the facts." Unless you are actually going to become a racer -- in which case, the last chapter of HPD, on buying a race car and finding sponsors, may be interesting to you -- there is no useful information in HPD that isn't also covered in P&P. The special Bondurant braking techniques, cornering techniques, seating position, etc. -- they're all in here. Furthermore, the presentation in P&P is geared toward applying your skills on the street -- where almost all of us spend most of our time driving anyway -- rather than on the track. Finally, if you are interested in participating in the "high performance driving schools" sponsored by local chapters of car clubs such as the BMW Club or the Porsche Club, then Police and Pursuit Driving is even more useful, because it goes over optimal techniques for the cone exercises that these clubs do in their entry-level schools, whereas High Performance Driving, despite its title, does not.

Nigel Roebuck is widely considered to be one of motor racing finest scribes. In this book, with a bit of an odd title (since it focuses on much more than just the F1 championship battles, but our Nigel acknowledges that), Roebuck again narrates miscellaneous stories and anectodes, remembrances and conversations from the world of Formula One. Never boring, with that Roebuck-wit and humour, it not only captivates but it also amuses. Of particular interest are his opinions, whether you agree with him or not. Roebuck covers the whole spectrum, from the modern Formula One cars and the knee-jerk reactions to safety improvements, to perceptive studies of personalities like Mika Hakkinen, Michael Schumacher, Enzo Ferrari, Sid Watkins, and Jacques Villeneuve-- amongst the many. A book for the serious Formula One fan, who appreciates the great history of the sport as well as its many great characters. A must on any Formula One student's shelf!

Nigel Roebuck, one of the finest journalists to cover motorsport in general and Formula One in particular, presents in this book a wonderful series of sharp vignettes covering the entire period of the modern World Championship. Roebuck begins at Imola in 1994, when, as he puts it aptly, "everything changed" with the tragic death of Ayrton Senna and the introduction of knee-jerk "safety" improvements which have led only to boring racing and have not, as we learned earlier this season, prevented what are, given the nature of the sport, inevitable tragedies. Hard as it is to believe, the "turbo years" of the late 70s and 80s are beginning to look suspiciously like a final golden age, which they certainly weren't at the time, but, given the emasculation of tracks, over-dominance by a few teams, and drivers who do not understand the history of the sport and drive like they're the only man on the track, they're beginning to look pretty good in retrospect. But I digress. Between the covers of this book you'll find incisive portraits of several great drivers (among them Phil Hill, Piers Courage, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, and Jochen Rindt), car owners (the great Rob Walker, who long after his car-owning days were over wrote wonderful F1 journalism for Road & Track when R&T was still a great magazine), and others associated with the F1 scene (journalist Denis Jenkinson, F1's official doctor Professor Sid Watkins, and current F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone). He also writes of several races - the great slipstreaming duel at Monza in 1971, the first win for Renault in 1979, Dallas 1984 which ended with Nigel Mansell trying to push his car over the finish line in the blazing heat. As an added incentive, there are sections of black and white and color photographs. More and more nonfiction books seem to be doing away with illustrations, and with F1 being the visual spectacle that it is, we can be glad that Roebuck and his publisher resisted this new and unfortunate trend. Turn to the section of color plates and feast your eyes on the first photograph - Fangio in the Maserati 250F at Monaco in 1957. The greatest driver, the greatest car, the greatest race; one picture says it all. Highly recommended to anyone interested in Formula One.

When I first saw this book's title, I nearly gave it a pass, thinking it was just one more in an already well-covered niche. But Nigel Roebuck's name was enough for me to chance it. (If you've read his columns you know he's always interesting.) This book is really unique. Despite the title, it's not an attempt to condense a history of 50 years of racing. It's more like a collection of essays about people and events that are not well covered elsewhere. I've read a LOT of books about F1 (cars, teams, drivers, ...) but each chapter of this book had new and intriguing things to say. It was a really enjoyable read, as well.

This book is one of the best books that I've ever read. It does not concentrate on the stats or indeed particularly on the winners of the World Championship. It takes a personal look at the people, races and years that have shaped F1 from it's very begining. It is a great read for any F1 fan as Roebuck succeeds in not only jogging our memory of the past but also telling untold behind the scenes stories in detail not to mention a tinge of humour. I trully love this book, in fact I think I've read it cover to cover at least 3 times if not more.

My husband just recently purchased a 1976 Triumph TR6. He is going to restore it and has used this book everyday since we got it! He loves it! The guy we bought the TR6 from highly recommended it to us.

My new E-Mail address is mytr6@home.co

My new E-Mail Address is mytr6@home.co

I have used this book to rebuild my car. It is by far the best manual on the market. It goes into detail on all areas and give a step by step "how to" on all repairs. A must for any TR6 owner.

This book was fun to read and the author is a great story teller.

Robert Dick has given us a gem. His narrative is interesting, thought provoking, sometimes disturbing and very often humorous.
Kind of a gallows humor. Probably appropriate for the times. He explains the technical aspects of the M-3 Stuart and M-4 Sherman in an easy to understand way. I suspect that some readers will not appreciate the frequent humor but we all cope with our ghosts in different ways. Great read.

got book FAST , READ it FAST ... great story of a " NON " Eddie Murphy type , a Regular G.I.doing the job assigned to him .. not EVERY soldier did Heroic stuff on the battlefield everyday ......But he still suffered thru the cruelty of War .......

Robert Dick has given us a great war memoir from the perspective of a tanker, which is all too rare, especially where the Pacific theater is concerned. This is a good, old-fashioned war story, emphasis on the war, but with just enough of the hijinks that veterans are so good at recalling. Dick offers a rare take on what it was really like to drive a tank in battle, the bond established between the tanker and the infantry he supported, and the odds and ends of a tank battalion's activities, such as firing as artillery. He honestly shares his painful experience nearing the "breaking point" after watching ever more of his buddies die in grueling combat. Buy this book!

Dale Earnhardt Jr. receives similar acclaim, with other race car drivers providing their personal insights and observations into his personality and career. An exceptional, colorful presentation.

I read this book and it was a great one. The interviews the author did on the other drivers and anouncers,that was a neat idea The pictures in the book were beautifully done. The information the book gave was perfect for what I wanted to know. I would recommend this book to anyone I knew! it was rally good. The author of "Driving Force Of A New Generation" did a wonderful job!

This Dale Earnhardt Jr. good is wonderful. It has the coolest pictures ever and is just great. Words cannot express how wonderful it was. You get to see what other drivers think about Dale Jr. and also learn new and exciting things about it. It is great. Any Dale Jr. fan should get it and add it to their Dale Jr. collection.

If you are a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan, this book is for you! I have read this one and loved it. The pictures are wonderfully done. And believe me there are lots of them! The interviews and insights are great. You will love this book!

This was a wonderful accumulation of mostly pictures but also some very poignant text. The forward from Benny Parsons was an extra plus. I do wish that his father had written a piece for it. I think that it is something that his fans and family(especially his kids) will cherish forever.

David Carl Allison had everything going for him. In his rookie season on NASCAR's Winston Cup Series, he won two races, won a pole, and established himself as an immeasurably friendly personality.

All of that ended in July of 1993. Landing a heliocopter he had recently purchased at Talladega Superspeedway, Davey was killed when the helicraft looped over and smashed top first onto the ground. Suddenly, the personality that was carrying the sport into the 1990s was gone.

Davey's widow Liz grieved the loss of her husband, the father of her children Krista and Robert Grey, but in 1995 she purged that grief and let her heart flow by putting together this poignant photo look at her husband's career.

The photos run the gamut - there is the 1961 shot of nine month old Davey using a toy telephone, with a look of "What the blank is THIS thing?" on his face. There are childhood photos and photos of the beginning of his racing career. His first win at Birmin! gham (AL) International Raceway came in April of 1979, with proud papa Bobby Allison looking on.

There are some great shots of Davey posing with racecars in the middle 1980s. One shows Davey posing with the #1 Chevrolet with which he made his Winston Cup debut in 1985. There is a 1983 photo of Davey, with Darrell Waltrip, Dave Marcis, and Dick Brooks all grinning at what he is saying during a news conference.

There are many shots of Davey hanging out with his best buddy, Brett Bodine. The one on page 73 shows Davey, Liz, and Brett walking hand in hand down Talladega's pit road, almost like little kids.

Another favorite is the shot of Dale Earnhardt on a payphone, Davey, Bill Elliott, Bobby Hamilton, Geoff Bodine, and Ted Musgrave all waiting their turn.

Davey took up hunting and fishing as a hobby, and one great shot shows him with a 26 pound bass fish that almost looks bigger than him.

But the most gut-wrenching shot is at the very end, of Dale Earnhardt, hol! ding a #28 flag in victory lane at Pocono, his face almost ! ashen. More than any words, that shot rams home just how much Davey meant to racing, and how much we so desperately want to know how high he would have reached in his career.

There are some minor nits to pick; there's a photo on Page 60 at Martinsville that is erroneously listed as 1992. Not only are the cars pictured of 1993 specs (Kyle Petty's Pontiac sports a flush airdam not allowed until 1993) but the name above the door reads, "Ernie Irvan." The book has several superb shots of Davey Allison and 1992 champion Alan Kulwicki, killed in a plane crash just three months before Davey's death, but should also have made an attempt to find photos of Davey Allison and Tim Richmond, yet another superstar cut down before his full potential was reached.

Noentheless, it is well worth the investment to own this look back on NASCAR's most genuinely charming personality to come out of the decade of the 1980s.

Though it's been five years since his un-timely passing, it is still hard for me to look at this book. Especially when it gets into Husband and Father. Seeing those pictures just makes me tear up cause I know he'll never get to see his wife and kids again. This a must have item for any loyal Davey Allison fan.

As a long time Allison fan, it's hard to even see the book. But it's a great way to remember a NASCAR legend and loving family man. David Carl "Davey" Allison will be sorely missed.

#28 will always be Davey's car. As his father said he is now the guardian angel for the #28 car.

I loved it. I have referred to it many, many time for my sled dogs' problems, and it is a great source of information. It covers just about everything you need to know for mushing, choosing a dog, making supplies, running them, etc. I would reccomend it to anyone who is an experienced musher or a beginner.

This is an excellent book for beginners as well as professional. It is the most detailed and updated book on the market. Covering finding the right dog, proper gear and how to use it (detailed photos) quality of food, daily care, medical needs, breeding, training, recreational, distance and sprint racing. I reccommend it to ALL beginner mushers.

Dog Driver by Miki and Julie Collins is a book all who have ever wanted to drive a team, who are driving a team, or who have drove a team should have. It has something for everyone.

While considered a 'beginners bible' it has much to offer the established dog driver. Any dog drivers who feel that they dont need it are the ones who do need it.

The Collins Twins are probably the two best known dog mushers in Alaska who arenot on one of the competitive racing circuits, they are known for their competence and ability in getting a dog team from point A to point B . This book is a distillation of their experiences in a wide range of situations, and they have presented it in a clear and straight-forward manner.

They cover the topics in a thorough and effective manner, from getting started to trekking and racing. If sled dogs are your interest, you will want this book.

Although the title implies that the book is for the "serious musher", it should properly read "any musher". Topics include nutrition, training, health care, distance and sprint racing, camping, breeding, buying, skijoring, etc. Each is dealt with in a practical and understandable manner.