Books that will help your sim racing improve
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If you're looking to shave tenths of each lap you race these book's have some tips and tricks to help you improve your sim racing.
1. The Motor Racing Book - Volume 1. Car Handling
Start your race car driving journey with The Motor Racing Book, the most revolutionary collection of car handling techniques. This book will teach you the secrets of the trade that the pros use to shave seconds off their lap times. With The Motor Racing Book you will learn how to precisely and predictably communicate with your car and identify and solve bad habits in your racing technique.
2. Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Racer's Bible: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving
Ultimate Speed Secrets is the drivers’ guide to going faster! Professional race instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to world sports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more complete driver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley covers everything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars, tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding car adjustments and mental preparation. Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, Ultimate Speed Secrets will give you the information you need to succeed!
3. How To Drive: The Ultimate Guide, from the Man Who Was the Stig
Former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins shares expert skills and wisdom refined over a twenty-year career as one of the best drivers in the world - from Le Mans Series racing to NASCAR, piloting the Batmobile and dodging bullets with James Bond.
Ben's philosophy of anticipation, smoothness and speed, honed over thousands of hours of elite-level performance, is really about economy of motion - which also gives you greater control, safety and fuel efficiency. How To Drive is about driving better, not faster.
Whether you've been behind the wheel for the best part of thirty years or you bought your first L-plate ten seconds ago, this is the stuff your instructor missed, your dad forgot and your mates pretend to know . . . but don't.