The Successful Race Car Driver: A Career Development Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (805 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0768004977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 279 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All drivers from those who consider racing a hobby to those who wish to embark on a professional career, will find valuable tips and techniques that will help make them faster drivers, and help them avoid pitfalls along the way. Even the amateur racer must now be knowledgeable of the effects of business and technology on the sport, and have some idea of how to use this to his advantage. Always a difficult sport to master, racing is becoming even more complex as the influence of business and technology grows. Contents include: Psychological Elements Physical Condition Coordination and the Senses Selecting a Class and Car The Type of Car You Race: Karts Oval Track Cars Road Racin
Best Racing How To Book Ever I have been racing most of my life and this book contains information I have never seen in print anywhere else. The other books I have read on this subject tell how to start racing but this one tells you how to get good at it. Metcalf explains everything from from how a driver should prepare himself mentally before going on the track to how sponsorship really works and how to get sponsored. He has chapters on driving, chassis setup, offensive and defensive passing manuevers, selecting the best car and class to race, running a . The Successful race car driver Over 20+ years of being an enthusiast/racer, i've read pretty much every book on this subject i could get my hands on. This book is the most real world guide to racing i've seen yet. this book should serve to inform an aspiring driver what to expect and possibly remove some of the misconceptions that so many enter motorsports with. I could have used this book 20 years ago. ----------------------------------------- JBL. "The Successful Racecar Driver" according to A Customer. Altho' not even an aspiring racecar driver, I read Metcalf's book, so I am approaching it with a "street car" mentality. With the first page of this book, he piqued my interest with his innovative approach to a disclaimer. His approach to racing is experienced, educated, informative and, as as added bonus, entertaining, with an understanding of to whom he is speaking -- you as the reader -- and you as a driver. It IS a very technical book on the art of race car driving. However, even readers like me can glean both an understan