Racing Books

Despite its rather unique niche, this book proves to be an indispensible guide to Formula Super Vee racing. Schupack, still relativly active on motorsports scene today, has captured a snapshot in time.

The book, which is difficult if not impossible to find, is highly prized among racing afficianados.

Greg Fielden set out in 1988 to chronicle the history of the Winston Cup Series. The result was the four-volume epic Forty Years of Stock Car Racing. Every individual race in the history of what began as the Grand National Series is reviewed in these four volumes, with informative race reports on the highlights of each event and full field rundowns.

The season reports are bracketed by overviews previewing each season, giving a big picture to the happenings within a season. These overviews help provide greater depth to understanding individual races.

When Volume Four was finished, it soon became clear that fans would want follow up accounts of subsequent seasons. Thus has come Forty Plus Four, a review of the 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 NASCAR seasons.

If there is a theme to this book, it is the zenith of Dale Earnhardt's career and the rise of Ernie Irvan. Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki play major roles as well, most notably in 1992, but their deaths in 1993 robbed the sport of two great stars and helped Earnhardt and Irvan become near-unstoppable superstars.

There is superb photography throughout all five of Fielden's Forty Years epic. Among the best photos are of flags at half-staff at Pocono following Davey Allison's death, and of Neil Bonnett's subsequent tumble into the Talladega fencing.

Given the sheer volume of the task at hand, it stands to reason that Fielden would make some slips - he gets some race details wrong, notably when he says, in the 1992 AC Delco 500 at Pocono, that Allison tried to crowd off Darrell Waltrip off the Tunnel Turn, thus causing Davey's terrifying tumble toward Turn Three. He also has insufficient photos of such events as the 1993 Daytona 500 - his race recap is also absurdly bland and dull, doubly so considering that 500 was among the wildest and most exciting ever - and of the crash-torn 1993 Splitfire 500 at Dover Downs.

Nonetheless, this series is vital to any racefan's understanding of the sport.

I particularly enjoyed reading accounts of races I have attended and refreshing my memory. Also helps settle arguments with my friends over winners etc. I have the whole series up to 1993 and hope that he will produce a new book bringing it up to date.

This is as honest an autobiography penned by a major sports figure in quite a long time. As a matter of fact, a reader does not have to be well-versed in the nuances of the "Sport of Kings" to appreciate the oftentimes wild ride chronicled by Dettori.

A fascinating aspect is how Dettori approaches his race against a variety of demons - which lurks in the shadows for any athlete - and how he pulled himself from the brink of destroying a promising career. There are no pity parties of finger-pointing and the lessons learned by Dettori are valuable to anyone who faces adversity in any walk of life.

Ultimately, though, it's his triumphs on tracks throughout the world which brings his life into a grand perspective. Dettori writes like he rides, as a special champion, from gate-to-wire.

This book has information that is hard to find and not many people are willing to give up. It will set you on the right path to running a race or pro-street vehicle on constant flow mechanical fuel injection. It is a great work bench resourse book.

This is one of the best books on general sailing that I have ever read. It comes in second only to 'Sailing For Dummies' and that is just by a very slim margin. I have both books in my sailing library and between them, I have more than enough reference material to cover almost any sailing situation. This book should satisfy both beginning and experienced sailors alike. Good job...

The book is great.
It doesn't contain much information about mountain bike tricks and stunts. It covers mostly cornering, types of corners and cornering tactics, but what's more important it will help you spend your "$10 attention bill" wiser.
I would suggest to read first "Mastering mountain bike skills" by Brian Lopez and Lee McCormack. Then train. When you're ready switch to this book. Learn how to use your attention, concentrate, plan your race, choose reference and timing points, visualize, read the course, make proper decisions beforehand, overcome psychological barriers, choose cornering tactic, analyze your mistakes, etc.
When you're done with it, buy and read "The Mountain Biker's Training Bible" by Joe Friel. Then train, rest, train some more, rest, train harder, rest, then race.
Happy riding.

Written by one of the top trainers of racing greyhounds, this title 'provides a fascinating insight into the unparalleled success of a man who rose from the slums of pre-war Portsmouth to the pinnacle of his profession...and chronicles his training methods, practical advice and forthright views on every aspect of the sport he has graced with a flawless reputation for more than 40 years' according to Jim Bailey of the Daily Mail.

FYI, this item was reprinted and offered for sale without the authors knowledge. No royalties are paid to the author.
Thank you. Paul Markel

If you believe, as I do, that Gilles Villeneuve was the greatest driver of all time, then this book is a must. The photos are all of excellent quality, and there is just enough written information to keep you informed. This book, however, is aimed at those of us who know of Gilles exploits already, and of the tragedy of his untimely passing. Therefore it is all about enjoying the visual aspect of his exploits behind the wheel of racing cars, and remebering his brilliance.