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Found 17 comments on Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving:

u/1Operator · 28 pointsr/simracing

There are lots of resources available for learning/improvement:
DrivingFast.net
TurnFast.com
Skip Barber - Going Faster (YouTube video)
iRacing Racing School (YouTube video playlist)
Simpit Driving School - Weight Transfer (YouTube video)
Driver61 - Driver's University (YouTube video playlist)
Safe is Fast (YouTube channel)
• "Performance Driving Illustrated" by Ross Bentley (PDF e-book)
• "Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving" by Ross Bentley (book)

Also consider doing some recon for the particular track(s) & car(s) you're practicing: searching YouTube for a track name (like "Brands Hatch") along with keywords like "track guide" or "hot lap" or "world record," plus maybe the name of the car or class you're practicing with (like "GT3"), and possibly even the name of a game/sim (like "Project CARS 2") will often provide a list of videos showing how faster drivers attack the track. If you observe those videos closely & pay attention to things like when they brake, when they turn in, where they apex, etc., you will likely pick up some clues on how to improve your own lap times.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Project+CARS+2%22+%22Brands+Hatch%22+GT3+%22hot+lap%22+OR+%22world+record%22+OR+%22track+guide%22

Coordinating the timing between inputs requires awareness & precision, and it can all happen so fast at every turn:
• when/if to brake
• how hard to brake
• how long to brake
• when to turn in
• where to apex
• where to track-out
• when to get back on the throttle
• how much throttle
...etc. Those are the types of variables to experiment with to improve lap times, and all of those variables can change depending on which car you're driving, what conditions you're driving in, how other cars around you affect your line, etc.

...And, of course, there's no shortcut or substitute for lots of quality practice.

Good luck & have fun!

u/rigel42 · 12 pointsr/assettocorsa

It doesn't come over night and there are no simple tricks. Practice, Practice, Practice. Here are two really good resources:

Book: Ultimate Speed Secrets by Ross Bentley

Video: Skip Barber Going Faster

Enjoy and have fun :)

u/Spossa · 8 pointsr/simracing

https://www.youtube.com/user/TacticalCardboard/playlists?view=1&sort=dd - Empty box's simracing 101 series is about how to drive, some stuff about simracing (fov,ffb), and racing etiquette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQRmYMlmdqM

u/ASchlosser · 4 pointsr/Karting

Sure thing! I realized I forgot to answer the book question, the driving books that I learned a lot from were Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets books - less so on raw technique and moreso on thought processes and way to approach things. Back when I read them the first time (I was probably 11 ish so... 2006 I guess?) They came as a series of books but they're now all compiled into one book: it's on Amazon here and is absolutely worth the money. Plus it's way cheaper than it used to be. It helps understand how to break down corners and think about what's going on which then applies the knowledge you have of the vehicle to apply it. It takes longer than reading a simple how to but as a result you'll be a more complete driver after - and potentially get yourself the skill set to drive the fsae car or other cars more quickly and easily.

A good way to practice is iRacing or rfactor or pcars - something with a more real tire model than say Forza or Grand Turismo. Obviously this isn't cheap, sim racing on a college budget can be tough but it's something to look into. It's much more forgiving than real life.

u/frank_n_bean · 3 pointsr/formula1

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

u/Forzathong · 3 pointsr/simracing

If you like books I would get Ben Collins: How To Drive. There are a lot of techniques that he goes over regarding how to brake, how to corner. All of these will apply to you driving on the street as well as on the track.

Ben Collin's

Alternatively, if you like very black and white instruction then I would suggest Ultimate Speed Secrets. It is not as entertaining as Ben Collins's book but it touches on the same material as well as a little more in depth analysis.

Ultimate Speed Secrets

u/Lryder2k6 · 3 pointsr/assettocorsa

Read this book, seriously. I've been sim racing for almost a decade and have been reading it recently and even though I know the vast majority of stuff in it I'm still picking up helpful tidbits, or finding new ways to think about stuff. I wish I had read it when I got started. Even though I got fairly good very quickly, I would have reached my current level much faster if I had read the book back then.

u/soinside · 3 pointsr/iRacing

In this book, Ultimate Speed Secrets, he basically says to brake hard with ABS because that's the whole point. I still can't let myself do that completely but I mainly drive GTE.

u/Aznarr23 · 2 pointsr/formula1

This was $3 on cyber monday.

u/Ottomatik80 · 2 pointsr/cars

Read Ultimate Speed Secrets

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Speed-Secrets-Complete-High-Performance/dp/0760340501

Understand the concept of the traction circle.
Learn how your vehicle behaves, as another poster suggested, utilize an empty parking lot in the rain or the snow.
Smooth is fast, don't be a ham fisted dolt.
Driving is like a dance, use your current maneuver to set up your next.

Never push your car on public roads. Keep it on the track, or where you can't hurt someone else.

u/Gorhob · 2 pointsr/cars

If you'd like to learn to be a better driver and gain some knowledge about the fastest way to get around a track, I recommend reading something like this book, it made me aware of mistakes I was making and is very easy to read. it shows diagrams of lines to take into corners etc. It doesn't have to be that one, there are many like it, that's just the one I personally used.

u/sluggyjunx · 2 pointsr/CarTrackDays

Pyrometer

Low profile jack stands (flat feet, safe for tarmac)

Racing gloves

RaceQuip Helmet Support

A GoPro off-brand accessory kit To help mounting that GoPro to whatever you want to mount it to.

Some Mechanix gloves lots of options

Paint markers various colors.

F4 self-sealing silicone tape

Going Faster
Speed Secrets
High-Performance Handling for Street or Track

Another few things would be to find out what the driver uses for brake pads, brake fluid, rotors, oil filter, etc., as those can be pricey and nice gifts. (I use Hawk DTC-60 front, HP+ rear pads, Motul RBF-600 fluid)

Portable battery powered air pump for tires I have one very similar to this. It's cheap and great to use for adjusting pressures before sessions.

A decent tire pressure gauge This is the one I have and have used for several years and I have been very happy with it.

A subscription to Grassroots Motorsports

Torque wrench, +200 ft/lbs This is the one I have been using for a few years and it works well.

I've got lots of other ideas for tools and such; specific socket sets, impact gun & sockets, special bits for your car, magnet, flash lights/head lamp/stick light, channel locks, stubby sockets, various wrenches, extensions, breaker bar, bits, allen wrenches, vice grips, pry bars, adapters, pliers, cutters, etc that would be good to put on your list if you don't have them in your kit.

Happy holidays!

u/Binat88 · 2 pointsr/RRRE

With my experience I can say that everything above 100 feels good but is decent. The question is how consistent are you driving? And can you hold this difficulty on more then 2 tracks?

How good are you in overtaking this AI? How good are you managing your tyres etc etc etc.

This is just a bunch of question to dertemine your skill. As you see it is hard to define a good driver.

But with my experience: (I am very consistent, having troubles with tyre usage and I am a strong fighter) I can tell you you should be able to feel good in online races with this perfomance. Depends on your opponent you should be able to become 5th to 10th in a race with 16th to 18th ppl.

But keep on praticing every inch of the difficulty gives you a huge boost. So for instance 104 to 108 means you are twice as good as you are now. Really good ppl are driving 120 and the ppl right below are going 115.

I am using, depending on car I drive, 106 to 110 and competing in online leagues. ;)

I hope I could help you a bit. If you are struggling with your perfomance:

http://www.amazon.de/Ultimate-Speed-Secrets-Complete-High-Performance/dp/0760340501/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457359706&sr=8-2&keywords=ross+bentley

I can highly recommend this book. Its a summary of 40 years racing coach experience. And will boost your mindset in between the first few pages :)

u/ed7coyne · 2 pointsr/simracing

I can't recommend "Ross Bentley's speed secrets" enough as a resource for learning to drive well. It's succinct and a good resource to read and re-read picking up new hints as you go. The author is a ex indycar racer who is pretty well known as one of the best driving coaches around these days (for the west coast US at least).

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Speed-Secrets-Complete-High-Performance/dp/0760340501

Aside from that as mentioned above these are sims more than games and you can't expect to jump in and go. New tracks will take a hour or more to really learn, for each one. You have to enjoy the challenge to enjoy this sport.

u/jibbsplaysgames · 2 pointsr/cars

There are excellent books on this. If you have a kindle, one book worth getting is Ultimate Speed Secrets by Ross Bentley. He knows his shit, and this book will give you a boatload of information. Best $12 I ever spent. The general knowledge stuff will help you be a much better driver on the street as well, especially in adverse conditions.

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Speed-Secrets-Complete-High-Performance/dp/0760340501

u/MusaDoVerao2017 · 1 pointr/getdisciplined

You can mix some of your hobbies into one, fellow simracer. Your desire for car knowledge can lead you at being a better driver. Using myself as a example, I have read this book to understand more about race techniques and this one to have a better general understanding of racing. I read them while I was bored at home or in a bus going/coming from college and at home I practiced those techniques.

Not the solution for all of your problems (I cant see a way to mix 3D modelling with anything else), but I hope that it helps a bit.

u/Toymeister · 1 pointr/iRacing

This was the one I meant. Brilliant book.