Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race DrivingPerformance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals.
Whether you are a track-day novice or a seasoned professional, Ultimate Speed Secrets will arm you with practical information to lower your lap times and help you get the best out of your vehicle—and yourself. It’s the ultimate high-performance driving tutorial! |
Contents
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4 Chassis and Suspension Basics | 23 |
5 Race Car Dynamics | 30 |
6 Driving the Limit | 48 |
29 The Inner Game of Racing | 193 |
30 Managing Errors | 210 |
31 Comfortable Being Uncomfortable | 217 |
32 Using Your Strengths | 219 |
33 Learning | 221 |
34 Adaptability | 235 |
35 Oval Track | 246 |
36 The Unknown Corner | 249 |
7 Fancy Footwork | 58 |
8 Cornering Technique | 72 |
9 The Line | 80 |
10 Prioritizing Corners | 87 |
11 Different Corners Different Lines | 92 |
12 Learning the Track | 95 |
13 The Exit Phase | 102 |
14 The Entry Phase | 105 |
15 The Midcorner Phase | 116 |
16 Vision | 120 |
17 Racing in the Rain | 123 |
18 Racecraft | 128 |
19 Different Cars Different Techniques | 133 |
20 How the Drivers Mind Works | 135 |
21 Brain Integration | 139 |
22 Sensory Input | 144 |
23 Mental Programming | 158 |
24 State of Mind | 177 |
25 Decision Making | 179 |
26 Focus | 180 |
27 Behavioral Traits | 183 |
28 Belief System | 186 |
37 Car Control | 252 |
38 The Limit | 253 |
39 Going Faster | 257 |
40 Practice and Testing | 263 |
41 Qualifying | 270 |
42 The Race | 274 |
43 The Complete Race Driver | 280 |
44 Engineering Feedback | 286 |
45 Team Dynamics | 290 |
46 Data Acquisition | 300 |
47 Communications and Records | 306 |
48 Safety | 309 |
49 Driver as Athlete | 314 |
50 Flags and Officials | 317 |
51 The Business of Racing | 319 |
52 The Perfect Driver | 326 |
53 The Real Winner | 330 |
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Self Coaching Questions | 334 |
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