Reddit mentions: The best motor sports books

First things first, what type of karts does this track have by you, the more detail the better (rentals, competition karts, chassis name, engine model/mfg.)

1. You learn from doing, watching, trial and error, reading books and manuals. The engine side depends on what engine you go with (2 cycle /4 cycle).Great book on the most popular 2-cycle engine, Yamaha KT-100 | The Karting Manual, haven't read this one yet, but looks promising from the reviews | Memo Gidley's Karting: Everything you need to know, I personally liked this book as it was good and being simple to understand
   
2. eBay isn't a bad place to start, craigslist is hit or miss as I have seen people trying to sell like new Shifter kart that was actually a 15 year old kart with a motor that hasn't been in competition in 20 years on it, another place to start is find club forums, ekartingnews.com has a good forum that many of the top national members communicate through. Also, DO NOT BUY A BRAND NEW KART when you're starting unless you're comfortable spending $10K. There are amazing deals on used karts that are in great shape, just have to keep your eyes peeled, fight a club or go to a regional race in your area at the end of the season, most people in the higher tiers of this sport will practically give stuff away to make room for new.
   
3. Best place to start is at a local club, this is where you will get the most experience and information from, traveling to regional series is not advisable without a few years of club experience under your belt.
   
4. Most likely not, almost all racing clubs/orgs. require a snell rated/SA certified full face helmet. Entry level HJC, K1, Arai, or Bell motorcycle helmets can be bought for $1-200 and work great for getting started, remember this is your head you're talking about. Here are links for mid-high end helmets specifically for karting if you really want to spare no expense (honestly, just buy a entry level helmet) Bell karting specific helmets Arai SK-6
   
5. I can take a look to see what shops are around your area, the track you found might know of some places. Otherwise online is becoming more and more popular if you're okay with it, just have to plan ahead. Here are a couple midwest places that have good customer service and online shops, the owners of these places are great people and I have known them for a while. Franklin Karts in Wisconsin by Badger Kart Club | Comet Kart Sales in Indiana at NCMP track | Newer place in Wisconsin | Guy has been around karting for forever and is great to work with.
   
6. Some drivers have sponsors beyond family members (g-parents etc... or family businesses), unfortunately karting isn't a big enough platform for companies, many local restaurants and bars will tend to help the younger crowd out. But in saying this, it never hurts to try and is a great skill to possess in your life, the ability to sell yourself, its an invaluable skill I've honed since I was 8 years old through karting.
   
7. This question depends on what you like and what is available in your area. The major categories are sprint karting (european style), road racing, dirt oval. for more info on the major types go to the WKA Website to leanr more or ekartingnews for great tips on getting started.
   Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown, MD
   
   Sandyhook Speedway in Sandyhook, MD
   
   These are the only two sprint tracks that I found in MD, Since you live in an area that makes it easier to travel to other states I would look at those as well.
   
   Here is a list of master tracks through out the country, these tracks are recognised by the WKA for having solid clubs to support the tracks and follow the WKA rule book fairly closely.
   

This question has been asked a bunch of times, but the one post I've found the most helpful was /u/that_video_art_guy's response in this post. For quick reference, here's the copy/paste:



I've read many of these books, I'm partial to the mechanics and team member books but find all of them to be very enjoyable.


The Super Collective Super list of Super Good F1 Books:

Mechanics/Team Members


[Life in the Pit Lane: Mechanic's Story of the Benetton Grand Prix Year](
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Pit-Lane-Mechanics-Benetton/dp/0760300267/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356716346&sr=1-5&keywords=steve+matchett) - Steve Matchett

[The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One](
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanics-Tale-Life-Pit-Lanes-Formula/dp/0752827839/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356716346&sr=1-1&keywords=steve+matchett) - Steve Matchett

The Chariot Makers: Assembling the Perfect Formula 1 Car - Steve Matchett

Team Lotus: My View From the Pitwall - Peter Warr

Jo Ramirez: Memoirs of a Racing Man - Jo Ramirez

Art of War - Five Years in Formula One - Max Mosley, Adam Parr, Paul Tinker

Tales from the Toolbox: A Collection of Behind-the-Scenes Tales from Grand Prix Mechanics - Michael Oliver, Jackie Stewart


Technical Books

Red Bull Racing F1 Car: Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

McLaren M23: 1973 Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

Lotus 72: 1970 Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual

Tune to Win: The art and science of race car development and tuning - Carroll Smith

Engineer to Win - Carroll Smith

Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook AKA: Screw to Win - Carroll Smith

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics: Problems, Answers and Experiments - Doug Milliken

Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis - William F. Milliken, Douglas L. Milliken, Maurice Olley

The Racing & High-Performance Tire: Using Tires to Tune for Grip & Balance - Paul Haney


Technical Driving

Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving - Ross Bentley

Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving - Carl Lopez

Working the Wheel - Martin Brundle


Drivers and Rivalry's

Senna Versus Prost: The Story of the Most Deadly Rivalry in Formula One - Malcolm Folley

The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit - Michael Cannell

Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography - Sir Jackie Stewart

Shunt: The Story of James Hunt - Tom Rubython

Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory: A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity, and Courage - Alex Zanardi, Gianluca Gasparini, Mario Andretti.

It Is What It Is: The Autobiography - David Coulthard

Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way! - Perry McCarthy The Black Stig, Damon Hill

F1 Through the Eyes of Damon Hill: Inside the World of Formula 1 - Damon Hill, Photography: Sutton Images


People Of F1

Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One - Professor Sid Watkins

Beyond the Limit - Professor Sid Watkins

I Just Made The Tea: Tales from 30 years inside Formula 1 - Di Spires

Bernie: The Biography of Bernie Ecclestone - Susan Watkins


Picture Books

McLaren The Cars: Updated 2011 Edition

Art of the Formula 1 Race Car - Stuart Codling, James Mann, Peter Windsor, Gordon Murray

Please note none of these are affiliate links. Just trying to be a good dude and help a brother out!

There's a great book called "Tales from the Toolbox" which is stories from mechanics etc... from that era. That's a really fun read. https://www.amazon.ca/Tales-toolbox-Michael-Oliver-ebook/dp/B009RUC638/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261258&sr=8-1&keywords=tales+from+the+toolbox

There's also "The Last Road Race" which is a fascinating read. https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Road-Race-Williams-2004-03-01/dp/B01K144S6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261297&sr=8-1&keywords=pescara+last+road+race

I really enjoyed "The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit" even though if you know your racing history you know how it's going to end. https://www.amazon.ca/Limit-Life-Death-Grand-Circuit/dp/0446554731/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261323&sr=8-1&keywords=the+limit

The best though for me was "Cars at Speed" by Robert Daley. At a time when racing was very romanticized and the carnage and loss of life was glossed over, he covered the sport honestly. It's harsh reading in spots but captures the era beautifully. https://www.amazon.ca/CARS-AT-SPEED-Grand-Golden-ebook/dp/B0091XMXJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261411&sr=8-1&keywords=cars+at+speed+robert+daley

And if you want something a little different, "Go Like Hell" is about Ferrari vs Ford at Le Mans, and that's a great read as well. https://www.amazon.ca/Go-Like-Hell-Ferrari-Battle-ebook/dp/B003K16PBY/ref=pd_sim_351_6/132-9271315-8602668?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003K16PBY&pd_rd_r=b3ff6727-315d-11e9-acf9-71fc83dc301e&pd_rd_w=GnFre&pd_rd_wg=bQUij&pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&pf_rd_r=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91&psc=1&refRID=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91

And Sid Watkins (former F1 doctor who is a big part of why the death rate dropped in F1) has a great autobiography. https://www.amazon.ca/Life-At-Limit-Triumph-Tragedy-ebook/dp/B00BQF6RBO/ref=pd_sim_351_4/132-9271315-8602668?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BQF6RBO&pd_rd_r=b3ff6727-315d-11e9-acf9-71fc83dc301e&pd_rd_w=GnFre&pd_rd_wg=bQUij&pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&pf_rd_r=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91&psc=1&refRID=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91

Hope this helps you out. I've read all these and they're all great. (Actually I did The Limit via audiobook. It's on Audible.)

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> I didn't go for a set of Koni Yellows (or anything like that) because I wanted a full shock replacement. I did not want to swap parts between the old and new sets, having to go borrow a spring compressor and all that jazz, or buy other pieces to create and entire shock.

There's nothing wrong with mixing stuff, a spring compressor isn't that big of a deal to borrow and it's hella fun to use. Especially when you hit the ceiling with a badly locked spring. Ask me how do I know...!
> This is a great introductory setup that can get the job done. I've asked many questions, read many reviews and articles and took in a lot of information which led me to this purchase. I'm holding to my word and research until I can get thorough proof of my fault

What research did you do? Bunch of internet fora and thoroughly "enhanced" articles written based on the shock's datasheet alone?
That's the problem with any industry. Data is data, i'm sure you can relate. Shocks are tested on a dyno with and without springs, hot and cold at their various adjustment levels. Unless you can read said data and interpret it to see if it fits your car and goals then all you have read are the opinions of other people. They may be exact and on point but they may very well be coming out of somebody who doesn't know shit about cars, suspension setups etc.
> Thanks for the advice though, I really appreciate it. I work in the tech industry for a living and can relate a lot. Having a shoddy foundation does not help with what you plan to build upon it.


I'm glad you took it the right way but let me ask you a thing: what's the shoddy foundation here? The part you bought or your knowledge about car tuning?
Imho it's the latter. Car tuning is done by engineers nowadays and it's an extremely complex field. It's normal to know nothing about it and the products being marketed extremely well surely don't help :)
If I were you i'd keep the shocks 'till they explode and use them as a reminder to fix the foundations before adding other stories to your house!
These books are amazing starting points:
http://www.amazon.com/Prepare-Win-Bolts-Professional-Preparation/dp/0615547338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458584984&sr=8-1&keywords=race+car+preparation

http://www.amazon.com/Race-Fabrication-Preparation-Steve-Smith/dp/0936834145/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1458584984&sr=8-3&keywords=race+car+preparation

A few things, good choice on the bike! Love the SV650. Get it setup for your weight, it will handle better. We just did this to my son's SV650, he's 130lbs and we resprung it and did the racetech gold valves, and we set proper sag on it. You should be able to set sag, at least on the S model it has preload on the forks, they all have the preload on the rear shock. Also get the svracingparts.com moto frame sliders, they're the best available for this bike and will protect it when you drop it.


Secondly, pick up Lee Parks book, and read it. https://www.amazon.com/Total-Control-Lee-Parks-ebook/dp/B00R31222SConsider taking the intermediate rider course, or the advanced rider course since you've been riding for awhile. I assume you are in the states since you mentioned MSF. Here's the website to find courses in your area.


Thirdly, and this is huge to improving your riding skills, just practice. Find a local big parking lot and just do drills, slow speed u-turns, offset weaves, Emergency BRAKING (huge). Subscribe to Motojitsu channel on youtube. He's probably got the best practice videos out there, I found him when trying to explain countersteering to my son.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0FFFneMi9GwRHUsuBjM0jA


He's also got a couple books on amazon. He's a certified Total Control instructor, and knows his stuff. https://www.amazon.com/MotoJitsu-Master-Riding-Program-Widmar-ebook/dp/B07P8J6Q89


So, Bike setup, Book, courses, videos, practice. Repeat the last one as necessary. I am taking the ARC1 course December 8th (San Diego). Should be fun, I've been off the bike for 15 years, need to blow off the rust.

I third this. You may find that you learn more in FSAE than you will in class, especially regarding the realities of making designs come to life. It's hard work, but it will pay dividends for the rest of your life. (Just like the rest of college).

No need to restrict yourself to aerodynamics, that's only one of the many areas of study you'll learn in AE. Structures and controls are also core competencies of any respectable AE grad.

To half-answer your latter question, I found myself going down the structures route when my FSAE team needed a guy to do the chassis. I was originally enamored with aerodynamics, but to be honest, I'm quite glad that fate steered me to structures.
Because aerodynamics are so amenable to mathematical description (i.e., Navier-Stokes rules the show), the modern aerodynamicist is chiefly a mathematician. (Or some would say CFD-jockey, but that's perhaps a bit derogatory, haha). Rarely does he get to touch hardware.

Being a person who loves to split time between desk work and getting my hands dirty in the lab, I have found structures to be far more rewarding than other field options. There's still so much we don't understand about how materials fail, how to build stronger or stiffer composites, and how to predict failure, hat the structures engineer will always be kept busy pushing the boundaries of his field both experimentally and analytically. (I'm sure other fields are hard too, but of course I speak unabashedly from the structures perspective.)

As for books, a good place to start is the well-written series by the great Carroll Smith. Engineer to Win is a gem among the FSAE metal-pounders.

Its hard to sum up on what makes it worth watching, the drivers have a lot of personality, the level of competition is very high, and with 43 cars on the track there is always something going on.

The quality of racing is very good if you like a lot of passing (overtaking for the F1 terms). Depending on what track they are at, it can very close quarters racing with very aggressive driving. Lots of strategy involved on any given week.

A couple of books I would recommend are:
http://www.amazon.com/Driving-Devil-Southern-Moonshine-Detroit/dp/1400082269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309974163&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Cheating-Inside-Things-Winston-Pursuit/dp/1893618226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1309974122&sr=8-1

Why do I love NASCAR?
Again its kinda hard to answer. Like all the things I've mentioned before and also the access viewers can get. A lot of drivers are on Twitter which gives you insight into their day to day lives you don't normally see. You can get complete access to radio feeds of the teams during races.

What caused me to become hooked?
Probably just growing up watching it with my Dad mostly but what really hooked me was going to see a race live and sitting in the stands watching it first hand. Just like with F1, its a life style or its own culture. If you ever get the chance I highly recommend going to a race.

Aww schucks! Thanks!

Bodie is also pretty rad, but very commercialized. You have to pay to get in and they do guided tours, and whatnot. I like to just wander around the ruins and explore them for myself.

Tell him to head to Barnes & Noble. Down stairs, in between the escalators, the have a section of books about Nevada. Quite a few of them are maps to ghost towns or neat places across the state. This one in particular is one of my favorites. Then you two will have all kinds of fun things to explore when you get here :D

Here's an idea,

https://www.amazon.com/Formula-Technical-Analysis-2016-2017/dp/8879116843

Book of excellent hand drawn technical drawings of F1 cars. Giorgio Piola is excellent and does fantastic work graphically as well as journalism

I really like the Charles Wells Fun Treks books

Pretty good representation with pictures and trail descriptions, though keeping in mind that everything can change from year to year. He's got two for Colorado at this point, and one for Moab. I also have one for Northern California back when I lived in SF. You can even go to his website and download GPS data to put directly into your GPS.

Give yourself a break. Take it easy. I was scared out of my mind the first month or more on my bike. I did something really stupid and rode from Oregon to LA and on to Costa Rica for my first ride. Don't do shit like that. Give yourself quite a few nice, easy rides around the hood, like people suggested. Get used to your bike so you shift and signal on auto while watching the traffic. Rinse and repeat until comfortable. Then expand out into the city. Riding with others did not help me learn unless they watched me from behind doing turns etc. and told me I cross-sit. If you want to learn from my experience, I wrote a funny book about it.
https://www.amazon.com/First-Ride-Alexander-H-Rosenberg-ebook/dp/B00758IPI4/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1493513025&sr=8-14&keywords=the+first+ride

This is the best printed resource I've found so far:

MotoGP Technology: 2nd Edition

It's a 2010 publication so you won't get the low-down on the more recent bikes. You will, however, get an in-depth view of how and why the bikes evolve. I definitely recommend it if you're interested in getting a clearer understanding of MotoGP tech from a detail oriented POV.

Larry McReynolds: The Big Picture: My Life From Pit Road to the Broadcast Booth

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Real Men Work in the Pits: A Life in NASCAR Racing

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But I would agree that Jr's book is among the best that's been published lately. It's a really excellent book.

TBH, I haven't read may books about bikes. At least non-technical. Come to think of it I only have 4: "John Britten", "Jupiter's Travels", "One Good Run", and "Big Sid's Vincati".

John Britten is a personal hero and the bike he came up with is amazing. "Jupiter's Travel's" is about a journalist who travels around the world on his bike back in the 70s. "One Good Run" is about a crazy man called Burt Munro who had a film based on him called "World's fastest Indian". "Big Sid's Vincati" is a book about a legendary tuner who decides to build a specific bike with his son after almost dying.

Most of my books are service manuals.

I've been learning to ride in the dirt on my wr250r for a few months. I've learned a lot just by watching YouTube videos ("enduro" is a good keyword). Also, this book is pretty good:

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Trailriding-Paul-Clipper-ebook/dp/B005OJZW32

After seeing a couple of videos with guys breaking their ankles, I've invested in some proper offroad boots with solid ankle support. I'm looking for knee braces too. I can recommend this body armor. It might be overkill, but I'm OK with that.

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fox-racing-titan-sport-jacket

I'm not sure whether this is what you are meaning but this book still gets me excited and wanting to do something batshit mental.

This book is one of my biggest inspirations too!

There is plenty to do in Moab with your stock vehicle. Many beautiful, awesome backcountry roads/trails. Pickup this book: http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/1934838004
You can order it online, or you can find it in many places around Moab. Tourist info center, downtown bookstore, any Jeep renting place.

You can do without doubt any of the easy listed trails in the guide. And with some brains, you can do most of the moderate ones as well. Stay the hell away from the hard ones.

I Just Made the Tea is a good non-technical book with many great behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

I highly recommend this book. I found the author to be spot-on with his trail ratings and he includes trails that are easy enough for your Acura to handle on street tires. I think Eye Of The Whale trail inside Arches is doable for you, when I have a chance I will look it up in my copy and double check.

BLM feild Ranger checking in!!

I work out of the BLM office in Kremmling, we frequently go down to Moab to help out their office during busy times.

You can camp anywhere, explore and shoot anywhere on BLM land, It is public use land and unless its posted otherwise you're good.

this is true nationally, we are federal, BLM laws do not vary much by state.

But, be aware, it is not in anyway ok to go everywhere with your vehicle, this gets abused in Moab (we don't have enough people to patrol), stay on the existing trails and don't contribute to homemade trails.

Some links for you;

http://staythetrail.org/

http://publiclands.org/Get-Books-and-Maps.php?plicstate=CO

EDIT: also, buy this book you wont regret it =)

>Colorado sometime in early August, but I can't find any published routes.

Wut.

Here's a hardcopy book:

You can get GPX tracks for 4x4 roads here:

As well as here if you join the site:

And of course, there's the Bible of what's accessible, updated annually straight from the USFS:

And you can download free GeoPDFs of those MVUMs here:

Now then. Let's answer your main question. Weeklong route in the Four Corners area? There are literally tens of thousands of combinations of tracks to take. I've started in Carson NF in the dead of the sand off of 285 on a whim one time. Just pulled off the highway straight onto an NF-designated road and threw my plans to power through to the Sand Dunes out the window. Doing some quick scouting, I think it was NF 558 from the bend in the road I remember passing and approximate location. I digress.

You could start there and spend a whole day pretending you're in a Baja truck hitting those sandy whoops. I finally gave up on seeing how far back the road ran when sundown was on my back. Then you could snake all the way to the border adjacent to the highway and burn another two days easily. Or you could just hop on 285, run up to the Dunes, camp and hike there, then roll over Medano Pass and start heading towards Buena Vista. Or swing west and go hit up Telly/Ouray.

You need to remember the large swath of res land in NE AZ and NW NM, but other than that, the Four Corners states are absolute spiderwebs of 4x4 roads that will take you to hiking, biking, camping, crawling, fishing, hunting, and anything else you can imagine.

I have this book and it's great:

http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Colorado-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/1934838047/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421346654&sr=1-2&keywords=colorado+trails

I did some red trails in my stock '99 Sahara...probably not again as I feared dropping into Devil's Punch Bowl and dying, but it handled them fine.

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Colorado-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/1934838047
There is an another volume that covers northern CO.
Not every trail but good information on the ones they have.

Haha, This is the one! There are different areas within it. I always use it!

Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails, 3rd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934838047/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Q9TxzbJ1P6647

I recommend these:

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Colorado-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/1934838047/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527274746&sr=8-1&keywords=colorado+off+road+trail+books

https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Colorado-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Guidebooks/dp/1934838055/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1527274746&sr=8-2&keywords=colorado+off+road+trail+books

Drive up Peak 10 in Breck. That's a fun and fairly tame one.

Buy this book.

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Colorado-Backroads-4-Wheel-Drive-Trails/dp/1934838047/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468947717&sr=1-1&keywords=colorado+backroads+%26+4-wheel+drive+trails

Bushducks.com and Traildamage.com

I really liked this book on the technical side of things

MotoGP Technology: 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1844258343/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_OcnMzb383PBW8

That's pretty much it. There's a book on cheating in NASCAR that anyone interested may want to look for.

https://www.amazon.com/Cheating-Inside-Things-Winston-Pursuit/dp/1893618226/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520370228&sr=1-2&keywords=cheating+nascar

There is a Kindle version that's been updated if you have something against physical media.

There's one that's not on your list I can recommend!

http://www.amazon.com/Cheating-Inside-Things-Winston-Pursuit/dp/1893618226

My brother got it for me for christmas a few years ago and I've read it a couple of times since. It's all about the ways NASCAR teams bend the rules. The stories from the old days are hilarious.

My favorite is about when there were limits on the size of the gas tank, but no limits on the size/length of the fuel line. One team figured this out and used a 2" diameter hose that went around the entire inside of the car three times. It let the guy go nearly twice as long before refueling.

During inspection they removed the fuel tank to measure it and after the car passed inspection, the car drove away before they put it back in!

The rule, of course, changed the next race.

We did Lockhart Road north-to-south, which is the more-challenging way to do it. The first mile is the most difficult, and here's my video of that part. I almost had us turn around at the 8:55 point, mainly because it's my jeep and I'm a worry-wart sometimes hehe. This is what can happen if you slip-off right there. My buddy encouraged me on, and we never had an issue. If it weren't for this first mile, I'd say to check it out in the vehicle you mentioned. Going South-to-North, you could have an enjoyable time, just turn around when you start hitting any terrain that appears to be too difficult.

Our particular campsite was right where the road turns from 'difficult' to 'moderate' per Charles Wells' book. We had 2 people drive by each day we were out there. The first day was a guy in a stock CRV going south-to-north, and in the evening was an older couple in a stock grand cherokee going south-to-north. They both asked what we thought of them continuing, and we said it gets more difficult, but take a look for yourself. We didn't want to necessarily tell anybody what to do, but just give them an idea of what we experienced and to check it out themselves. Both ended up turning around.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1934838047?pc_redir=1412277252&robot_redir=1

And

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1934838055/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SY115&simLd=1

Go out and get this book, or whatever the most current edition is, and start ticking them off.

Pick up a copy of this book

Nevada Trails Western Region https://www.amazon.com/dp/1930193157/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IXgECbNE8QA92

+1 for paper maps.

We also use the Guide to Colorado Backroads and 4-Wheel-Drive Trails when riding the included trails.

I can't say that this is a great book, but it will show you the roots of NASCAR and it goes through all the ways teams have cheated or skirted the rules in NASCAR history. It is really dumbed down so I think even a newcomer can find it interesting.

The book you are thinking of is Colorado Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails ... TrailDamage went subscription based but there are 2 new sites being worked on ... 1 from the state that is horribly inaccurate currently and another from a couple of guys in the Denver area. If I can find a link I will add it later.