Rating: Summary: Reviewers agree: Going Faster! is the best race driving book Review: What the reviewers are saying about Going Faster!:"If race driving were taught as a multi-semester course at a prestigious university, the textbook would look a lot like Going Faster!....Every race driver would be well served to reread Going Faster! at least once a season....And that can make the difference between a perpetual mid-packer and a front-runner." --Motor Trend "*****. Overall, this is the best racing book to date in its ability to convey that we never stop learning and improving our craft. Clear and well-illustrated, Going Faster! is a must-read for all racers, racers-to-be, and serious street drivers." --Sports Car Market "Carl Lopez literally wrote the book on racing. Going Faster! may be the best book on race-driving technique to date....Going Faster! is not a substitute for the Barber three-day racing class, but it's the next best thing to being there." --Car and Driver "This book will fit you like a custom-tai! lored Nomex driving suit. Going Faster! is the most complete, most compelling, best-illustrated look at the technique and science of race driving seen to date....An inspirational work....Even if you're a veteran of many driving schools, you'll have trouble putting this book down." --Road & Track "Going Faster! tackles the entire driving process for novices and experienced racers alike." --On Track "Buy this book....a great learning tool for those who think it's just a matter of sucking it up. Going Faster! is a great manual for beginners but it will also take seasoned vets on a comprehensive review of their craft....For a beginner not to avail themselves of this book is unpardonable. More experienced drivers will also be making a mistake to avoid it....Going Faster! will make you think about your driving in competition." --SportsCar "In the recent rush of auto racing books to have hit bookstores, Going Faster! offers a significant jumpst! art to the techniques of racing....The immense detail prese! nted in the photographs, drawings, and charts, along with the vast accumulation of knowledge that can be acquired, ranks this book among the top on race car driving." --National Speed Sport News "Going Faster! enables us to understand some of the most complex theories of driving in-depth....Put simply, this is one of _the_ books to read about race car driving." --Autosport "No racer or driver school participant should be without this book. The skills it will teach you will improve your driving more than a $3,000 suspension upgrade kit." --BMW Roundel "The great thing about this book is that it begins with the assumption that the reader knows nothing about track driving. But as the chapters progress, the level of sophistication increases until even the most seasoned racing veterans have something new to learn." --Sports Car International
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