Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving

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Summary: Good for beginners, but...
Review: Bondurant's karting book is a good book if you haven't read any other books on race driving technique. If you have, however, the majority of the book reads like a summary of Ross Bentley's "Speed Secrets" series. There are only three our four chapters that are really specific to karting (I was hoping for more, unfortunately), but they discuss topics where karting may differ the most from other forms of motorsport.

If you have a child or teen interested in karting, this is a good starting point for them, if only to motivate them to read more in-depth books such as Bentley's "Speed Secrets" series or Carroll Smith's "...To Win" books.

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Summary: Great book for whom want to drive faster!
Review: I am beginner of Kart. This book is great eye opener for me. Bob describes things very logical and in structured way which helped me to understand points clearly.
Thanks Bob.

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Summary: Great book for driving technique.
Review: This book is geared towrd the racer who is just starting. It will help explain proper line and driving technique. I learned a great deal in requards to throttle and braking but it lacks in proper setup and maintenance. One thing that would have been nice to know is how to properly read tracks. An example would have been to show maps of a track and then show the proper race line in another map.

As a beginner it is a must read before bad driving turns into bad habits.