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Ross Bentley (Author)
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August 13, 1998 Speed Secrets
Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

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About the Author

Vancouver, Canada\u2019s Ross Bentley is a former Indy Car driver and winner of the U.S. Road Racing Championship. Today, he is a professional driving coach who works with drivers at every level of racing, from karting to the IRL.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (August 13, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760305188
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760305188
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I love to write! Well, duh. I guess after nine books, that's a bit obvious.

I could tell you all about how, at the age of five, I declared that I would be a professional race driver when I grew up, but that would mean that I grew up - and I don't feel like I have! See, I've spent my life doing what I love: driving race cars, coaching drivers, talking about driving, writing about performance in sports and business, coaching executives and business owners, learning, and writing about them all.

Behind the wheel, after years of racing sprints cars, Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, Trans-Am, I finally realized my dream of racing Indy cars. And then, after a few years of struggling with underfunded and "under-competitive" Indy cars, I got the opportunity to drive prototype and GT sports cars in IMSA, Grand-Am and ALMS.

I'm a "learning junkie." I've focused my addiction on sports psychology, educational kinesiology, neuroscience, human learning strategies and coaching for performance. While testing all of these techniques and strategies on myself, I won the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship, driving for the factory-backed BMW team, and the 2003 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. As a coach, my drivers have won at practically every level and in every form of motorsport: road racing, oval racing, motorcycles, drifting, and even drag racing, in North America and around the world. I also do a lot of speaking engagements and seminars at car club events, working with both individuals and entire groups, drivers and instructors. Check out http://drivercoach.net/ and https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach.

But performance is performance. It doesn't matter if it's on the race track or in the boardroom. I've had a blast successfully applying the same performance-based approaches to the business world (coaching executives, managers, sales people, teams, etc.) that I do with drivers. Interestingly, some of my business coaching clients don't know a thing about my motorsport background - and it doesn't matter since my focus is on helping them improve performance in the workplace. Check out http://performance-rules.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/Goperform).

While I live in the Pacific Northwest, my coaching and speaking engagements ensures that I travel a lot - something that I have a love-hate relationship with. I share some of my travel experiences at https://www.facebook.com/Roadramblings.

That's it. I gotta go do some writing.



 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Speed Secrets review, July 3, 2000
This review is from: Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques (Paperback)
I've done AutoX and road racing for some years and recently started as an instructor for racing drivers license courses. I have bought and read about ten books on motor racing technique. This one, written by Ross Bentley, was one of the best. Where Skip Barbers (although excellent) book is very theoretic and quite technical in it's approach, with diagrams and figures, Ross Bentley writes modestly and concisely about the "softer" sides of racing, for example about mental training, feeling the car and how drivers psychology works.

Many of the secrets are blatantly obvious when you see them in print and read his motivations, but to race successfully you need to remind yourself all the time. This book is perfect for that. The suggestions on how to hone your race driving skills in your everyday street car (without ever violating traffic laws i must add) is worth the price of the book alone. If you must buy only two books on racing, combine Ross Betleys Speed Secrets with Barbers book and you get most of the picture. Highly recommended!

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you think you've read it all, BUY THIS BOOK!!, March 3, 1999
This review is from: Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques (Paperback)
This book is wonderful, I have just about all the driving books available today and was unsure about buying this one... I am very happy that I did, it was and is very worth the money.

Bentley, who does still race, is easy to read and talks in terms of real world driving, on the street. Yes, he covers a lot about on the race track and the finer points, but her relates that to the street and the "practice" of feeling the car and understanding what is happening at all times in order to become a better driver... and it actually works, I have started to become more aware of the fine movements of weight distribution in my commute to work!

If you think you have too many books on driving, splurge a little and buy this one, I think you'll be happy you did!

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Performance Minded Drivers, May 10, 1999
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Very few top level athletes have the ability to explain how they do what they do - Ross Bentley has this ability! As well as being a successful racer himself, Bentley eloquently shares his knowledge and experiences - a rare trait amongst top level racing drivers!

Unlike other books that focus on track techniques only, Bentley offers up knowledge that will also help you safely get more out of your everyday street driving. Being a racer myself, I appreciate that Speed Secrets addresses performance driving as a "whole" including mental and physical aspects and not just track tactics.

It's always great when successful athletes share their knowledge and expertise and Ross Bentley does that in a way that makes you want to read the whole book in one sitting and pick it up again and again! An invaluable reference tool!!

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If you want to drive a race car well, whether to win an Indy car race or just have fun competing in the middle of the pack in an amateur race, you must be seated properly in the car. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slip angle range, traction circle, corner entry speed, traction limit, trail braking, carrying more speed, flag marshals, overall traction, straightaway speed, late apex, early apex, brake bias, aerodynamic downforce, foot braking, qualifying session, antiroll bars, tire temperatures, tire traction, cornering speed, pit board, ideal line, rain tire, cornering force, exit speed, maximum traction
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Traction Circle, James Weaver, Formula One, Brock Walker, Danny Sullivan, Formula Ford, Jackie Stewart, Alain Prost, Rick Mears
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