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thought this was a great book to help me look at how I can improve in my Solo racing. This book goes into great detail on not just driving techniques, but the need to plan before and after your runs. He covers topics I wouldn't have thought of as helpful to really improving my times. This is my 3rd season in Solo and I think it will be invaluable as I move up a class this season to try and become a better driver. If there is one thing to take away from the book, it's to remember to fix the driver before you try and fix the car. I think this is a great book for everyone who Solo races whether novice or seasoned veteran. --street prepared
As an experience autocrosser, I highly recommend this book for the beginner or the experienced weekend warrior. It is very well written, and should help anyone to improve their technique --blownmiata
As an experience autocrosser, I highly recommend this book for the beginner or the experienced weekend warrior. It is very well written, and should help anyone to improve their technique --blownmiata
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With its solo set-up, more subdued speeds, and endlessly varying events and courses, autocross is the easiest, safest, and least expensive way to get into motorsports. Anyone with a helmet and a car can do it. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have some driving skills, which is where this book comes in. As a veteran racer and professional driving coach, Ross Bentley knows what it takes to compete and to win, and he gives readers the benefit of that knowledge in "Winning Autocross Techniques".The first in the "Speed Secrets" series to address a specific form of racing, this volume focuses on the skills critical to autocross success: car handling and driver skill at high speeds on unique courses. Though slower than other motorsports in absolute terms, autocross, with its high number of turns per minute, can challenge even the most expert driver. Adapting his time-proven method of teaching drivers how to go fast, Bentley clearly details the steps and techniques that help autocross drivers maintain control and dominate a course at speed. Though specific to autocross, and essential to mastering its particular challenges, his advice and instruction in this book will prove invaluable to drivers who go on to road racing as well.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Detailed planning is key
10 Feb 2009
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I thought this was a great book to help me look at how I can improve in my Solo racing. This book goes into great detail on not just driving techniques, but the need to plan before and after your runs. He covers topics I wouldn't have thought of as helpful to really improving my times. This is my 3rd season in Solo and I think it will be invaluable as I move up a class this season to try and become a better driver. If there is one thing to take away from the book, it's to remember to fix the driver before you try and fix the car.
I think this is a great book for everyone who Solo races whether novice or seasoned veteran.
I think this is a great book for everyone who Solo races whether novice or seasoned veteran.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Not just for the novice auto-crosser - a must-have for all pylon hunters
22 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yogi Berra said 50% of baseball is 90% mental. After you read this excellent book on how to win at autocross, you will agree that Yogi was never more correct. This is not a book designed just to make you faster. It's designed to teach you how to think like a winner and by doing so, help you to become the best driver you can be. While there is plenty of instruction and advice on how to approach an event and even a corner, for me the real value of this book comes from the explanation on how to use mental preparation as an unfair advantage. It's not a book about the Zen of autocrossing, just a book on how mentally prepare for a run so you do not beat yourself!
I have been instructing on race tracks for years and the advice I give my students is, at the end of the day, to sit in a chair and mentally drive the track. Visualize the course. Feel the braking. Shift and turn as you would on the track and thereby relive (and imprint) the track in his or her brain. My approach is much more elementary than the approach given here and I plan to modify my technique and advice based on what I have learned.
This is not a book just for the novice although a novice would learn a lot. I would say that an experienced autocrosser would benefit more because this book helps you better understand the mental side of the sport - something you might never learn on your own.
Very highly recommended.
I have been instructing on race tracks for years and the advice I give my students is, at the end of the day, to sit in a chair and mentally drive the track. Visualize the course. Feel the braking. Shift and turn as you would on the track and thereby relive (and imprint) the track in his or her brain. My approach is much more elementary than the approach given here and I plan to modify my technique and advice based on what I have learned.
This is not a book just for the novice although a novice would learn a lot. I would say that an experienced autocrosser would benefit more because this book helps you better understand the mental side of the sport - something you might never learn on your own.
Very highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Ross Bentley's Winning Auto-X Techniques
24 Jan 2010
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When I first bought this book I wasn't expecting much since there were already 5 books in the Speed Secrets Series. Luckily I was surprised when I found out this book would become my favorite in the series. I've been driving for 2 years now, and one of the first things I did was to buy the first Speed Secrets. That alone made my learning curve very sharp, from karts to cars I used his books to help me become a podium driver. As a fan of his series it appears as though he's taken the best out of his other books and combined them along with specific Auto-x techniques to make this book. Bentley goes through actual physical and mental techniques to help you maximize your seat time and to give you the foundation to practice while you're at home. This is the one in the series I take with me to track days and Auto-x's to review before my sessions. I've bought 3 copies in the past month as presents for friends that are also drivers. Winning Auto-X Techniques is easily the best driving handbook for any racer.
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