Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving — The Skip Barber Racing School

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This complete racer's reference is the perfect resource for drivers from novice to expert. The fundamentals of fast driving are revealed in this definitive how-to book for racers. You will find the competition-proven methods of instructors and of professional drivers that will give you the know-how to work up the track and stay at the front.

Interested in the world of racing? Just think, you can have lessons and insights from Skip Barber instructors and from professional racers compiled in one handbook. This racing reference reveals the secrets of mastering car control, reducing lap times, and takes the reader inside the world of racing.

Going Faster! reveals the collective racing wisdom Skip Barber Racing School instructors have accumulated over the past 25 years.

Going Faster! is more than just a primer covering the basics. The hard-won knowledge of dozens of championship-winning race drivers-invaluable insights collected throughout their own careers-is distilled into a clear, understandable, organized progression. This book is about how the best drivers in the fastest, most sophisticated racecars use advanced race driving techniques—the difference between competence and brilliance.

Going Faster! is a book for the active race driver, the racer-to-be, and the auto-racing fan who wants to know what driving a racecar is really about.

Foreword by Danny Sullivan. Contributing authors: Mario Andretti, Skip Barber, Robbie Buhl, Jeremy Dale, Terry Earwood, Bryan Herta, David Loring, Jim Pace, Dorsey Schroeder, Carroll Smith, Danny Sullivan, and Brian Till.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Danny Sullivan | Preface, by Skip Barber

Introduction
This Book is for You | The Skip Barber Racing School: A Modern Approach | Using This Book | Your "Instructors"

PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS

1. A Plan of Attack
Mayhem | Line, Corner Exit Speed, Braking | Defining the Problem | Finding the Line | Car Control for Exit Speed | Slowing for Corners | Out on the Racetrack | A Sample Run | The Framework of Fast Laps

2. The Three Basics: Line, Corner Exit Speed, Braking
Line Fundamentals | Common Errors | Exit Speed | Braking and Entering | The Analytical Racer

PART II: DEVELOPING THE BASICS

3. The Real-World Line
Speed Changes Things | Shortcuts to the Line | Beyond Geometry | The Whole Racetrack | Grading Corners | Knowledge is Speed

4. Mastering Car Control
Genuine Confidence is Earned | Redefining Oversteer, Understeer, and Neutral | Using the Controls to Alter Handling Balance | Rotation | Over-Rotation | Under-Rotation | Big Rotation—Pitching | Multiple-Event Corners | Front/All Wheel Drive | Summing Up

5. Braking and Entering
Block 1: Throttle-Brake Transition | Block 2: Straight-Line Deceleration | Block 3: Decelerating While Turning (Trail-Braking) | Block 4: The Brake-to-Throttle Transition

6. Shifting
Downshifting | Mistakes | Getting Good | Upshifting

PART III: HONING YOUR SKILLS and STRATEGIES

7. Working Up a Track: From Map to Laps
"Working Up" the Racetrack | First Impressions | Focus on the Details | Time to Drive

8. Finding Lap Time
Sebring—Our Laboratory | From Warm-Up to Fast Laps | Chasing a Faster Pace | Where the Time Goes | Implications of the Data

9. Passing
The Rules | Cooperating | Passing Equal Cars | Passing in the Braking Zone | The Out-Braking Game | Defending Your Position

10. The Reality of Racing
Qualifying | Rehearsal's Over | Starts | The Body of the Race | The Final Stages | Caring for the Car | Post-Race Critique

11. Accidents
Risk is Inevitable | The Spin | Hitting Hard | Common Errors | Being the Victim | Prepare for the Worst | Laugh and the World Laughs with You

12. Racing in the Rain
Maintaining Visibility | Optimizing Traction | Changing Your Set-Up | Rain-Driving Techniques | Common-Sense Tips

PART IV: THE ROLE OF HARDWARE

13. Tires
Traction Basics | Caring for Tires | Street Tires | The Basic Rules for Tires

14. Chassis Adjustments
Load Transfer | Methods of Changing Bias | Longitudinal Load Transfer | Adjustments under Braking | Lateral Load Transfer | Cornering Adjustments | Weight Jacking | Aerodynamics | Describing Car Behavior

PART V: BECOMING A RACE DRIVER

15. Comparing Cars
Formula Dodge & RT/2000 | Showroom Stock Racing | Barber Dodge Pro Series | Front-Engine Sedans and SCCA Trans Am | Sports Prototypes | Indy Lights | Indy Car

16. Inside the World of Racing
Be Realistic | Racing is Different | Sponsorship | Money isn't Everything | The Job | Ups and Downs

Appendix: Racing Resources
Karts: Schools | Karts: Sanctioning Bodies | Car Club Time Trial Events | Vintage Racing: Organizations | Legends Cars | SCCA | Major Professional Racing Schools | Professional School Racing Series | Major Oval Racing Sanctioning Bodies | Road Racing Sanctioning Bodies | Publications | Racing Resources | Bibliography | Glossary | Index

Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving — The Skip Barber Racing School