Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving
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For more than 35 years, Le Mans champion and former Formula One driver Bob Bondurant has been the most successful high-performance driving instructor in the world. The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving has seen thousands of students pass through its doors and emerge as better, more confident, and faster drivers. Bondurant and his team of world-class instructors train a wide range of drivers, from amateur enthusiasts and aspiring racers to advanced professionals. The school also teaches antiterrorist and law enforcement driving skills, courses for beginning drivers, and a full complement of courses in karting, which is the training ground for the world champions of the future. In color for the first time, this new edition of Bob Bondurant on High-Performance Driving is a great tool for improving your skills at the racetrack and on the road. Bob walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals of performance driving, teaching you how to get the most out of your car and optimize your innate driving skill. Bob also draws upon his impressive competition experience to provide you with tips and techniques that are proven to work at the highest levels of motorsport. If you love to drive, Bob Bondurant on High-Performance Driving is a must-read book! Book jacket.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0879382562
ISBN13:9780879382568
Release Date:January 1987
Publisher:Motorbooks International
Length:141 Pages
Weight:0.93 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.2" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
must have!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
if u really want to start out on hi-per driving u must get this one above all!!!
Great book for those of us who will never see F1
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
It has been a while since I read this book, but I disagree with those who only see it as a plug for Bondurant's racing school. This is a well-written explanation of vehicle dynamics, and contains a wealth of information that is useful in everyday driving. I have tried to apply what I learned from this book in various low-buck automotive sport competitions, and frankly I just don't have what it takes to excel in motorsports. I do appreciate, however, Bondurant's efforts to explain everything from seating position, to how to place your hand on the sift knob, to proper line through the corner to gain the fastest exit speed. I believe reading this book has been at least as much benefit to my every day driving skill as the mega-buck 3-day race car driving school I took a few years back.
Great place to start
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
If you're interested in learing to drive race cars, this book is a great place to start. It teaches you the basic skills such as proper seating and hand placement, heel toe downshifting, cornering and other fundamentals. There is, however, no substitute for actual hands-on training and wheel time, and the book emphasizes this. I did get the impression that this book was a 144 page plug for Bondurant and his school which is why I only gave it 4 stars. But overall, a very good book for beginners.
VERY USEFUL TO UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR RUNS
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I WAS PRESENTED THIS BOOK FROM ONE OF MY BEST FRIEND. I'VE APPRECIATED HIM UNTIL NOW. IT WAS A FIRST BOOK ABOUT DRIVING FOR ME. IT DESCRIBES WELL HOW YOU CAN MANAGE WEIGHT-TRANSFER OF YOUR CAR, HOW THE TIRE PRESSURE AND GRIP CHANGES WHILE CARS ARE RUNNING, HOW TO USE BASIC RACING SKILLS LIKE HANDLING, DOUBLE CLUTCH, HEEL AND TOE AND STUFF. IT WILL MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND BASIC RACING SKILLS AND MAKE YOU ADAPT THIS TO YOUR CAR ON THE STREET. AND IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. BUY IT NOW!
Ideal for translating racing principles to every day driving
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
A primer on the dynamics of car control. This is simply the best book that I've read for translating racetrack skills to your every day street driving. Senna's book is excellent for race car and race track, but doesn't translate to the street as well as Bondurant's book. Drive to Win is also very good, but Bondurant does it best. A must for anyone who wants to improve their driving knowledge and skills.
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