Speed Secrets II: More Professional Race Driving Techniques (Paperback)

by Ross Bentley (Author) "It's long been an accepted fact in motorsport that a driver needs far more than just the ability to drive fast to make it to..." (more)
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Product Description
Discover the secrets that will make you a faster and more successful racecar driver with this up-to-date insight into the latest techniques in racing. Professional driver and driving coach Ross Bentley, reveals what it takes to be fast and win races at the highest levels. Chock full of diagrams and concise "speed secrets," Bentley has created an all-new approach to learning and perfecting the ideal line around the racetrack.

He teaches you how to turn errors into more speed, left-foot braking techniques, as well as three sure-fire ways to lower your best lap time.

From the Publisher
• Follow-up to Speed Secrets and Inner Speed Secrets
• Previously published books were adopted as core education materials for driver ed programs for the Porsche Club of America and the BMW Car Club of America
• Three definitive techniques to lower your best lap time
• The most up-to-date insights into the latest technologies and what it takes to win races
• Become the next Schumacher or Montoya with Bentley’s left-foot braking techniques

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (April 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760315108
• ISBN-13: 978-0760315101
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be combined with the others he's written, October 29, 2004

By	D. Grant (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's a lot of good info in this book, lots of stuff to provoke thought, and it is presented in a very simple and easy to understand format that communicates the points well - like a military training manual (but with a little more humour)

Unfortunately, it tends to rehash subjects discussed in Speed Secrets and Inner Speed Secrets, which means that the amount of new material (for owners of the other two) is roughly half of what is already a pretty thin book.

Between the three books, there is one outstanding book in there. If Mr Bentley writes another installment (as he threatens to do in this book) I hope he compliles all his books into one big one, adds a couple of new chapters to cover whatever new material he wants to add, and then edits it into a coherent whole.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet!, July 17, 2003

By	bob (Toronto) - See all my reviews

I've been a big fan of Ross Bentley's writings since I first read Speed Secrets. Inner Speed Secrets, while more challenging, made a big difference to my racing. Now, Speed Secrts 2 may be his best book yet. It's certainly the most in-depth and detailed book I've read on the subject - and I've read a lot. It's a perfect combination of Bentley's mental and physical approach to racing. While I'm not planning on making a career driving race cars, I now know exactly what it takes to do so. The chapter on the "complete driver" is fasinating, and like he says, it's almost a "job description" for a modern-day professional driver. If I was planning on making a career driving race cars, this is where I'd start. And the last chapter is the best - I must have read and re-read it 20 times now. This is the best driving book written.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great Ross Bentley coaching!, April 2, 2003

By A Customer

If you liked Speed Secrets or Inner Speed Secrets, the author's two earlier books with similar titles, you'll enjoy this one too. This takes off where those two books left off and adds a lot more advanced stuff. I've definitely seen the benefits, in terms of both confidence on the track and in my lap times, from applying the techniques in all three of these books. Bentley obviously has spent a lot of time thinking about how to drive a race car, but he's able to convey his insights in a very clear fashion that's easy to understand and fun to read.