Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver

by Ross Bentley

Overview

With racing, as with almost any pursuit, being the best entails having a clear idea of what the best is--having a mental model that instructs and motivates and inspires. That's where Speed Secrets 6 comes in. Drawing on his extensive experience as a competitive driver and coach, author Ross Bentley helps the aspiring professional and the ambitious amateur develop the mental model that is essential for successful racing. His book reviews the techniques needed to drive fast, win races, and build a career as a professional race driver--and then, more importantly, schools readers in the process of turning this clear mental picture into racing perfection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610600033
Publisher:	Motorbooks
Publication date:	01/15/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

The author of five previous Speed Secrets books, Ross Bentley is a former Indy Car driver and winner of the U.S. Road Racing Championship. Today, he’s a professional driving coach who works with drivers at every level of racing, from karting to the IRL.

Although he no longer races regularly, Bentley still drives competitively. In 2003, his team won the SRP2 class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and in 2005, he teamed with three 16-year-old phenoms to contest the GT Class at Daytona in a Racer's Group Porsche.

This combination of driving and coaching skills allows Bentley to write about the actual task of driving a race car with more depth and intellect than any other author working today.

Table of Contents

Contents

 

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1.                  Mental Imagery

2.                  Driving the Limit

3.                  Learning a New Track

4.                  Driving with Your Feet

5.                  Adaptability

6.                  Brake Release

7.                  Professional Preparation

8.                  Assertive Driver

9.                  Belief System

10.             Brave Driver

11.             Qualifying

12.             The Racer

13.             Simulation

14.             Engineering Feedback

15.             Developing Luck

16.             Building Programming

17.             Overslowing the Car

18.             Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

19.             Learning As an Objective

20.             Using Your Strengths

21.             The Perfect Driver

Appendix A

Appendix B

About the Author