Going Faster!: Mastering the Art of Race Driving

Gong Faster Table of Contents:

Foreword, by Danny Sullivan
Preface, by Skip Barber
Introduction

This Book is for You
The Skip Barber Racing School: A Modern Approach
Using This Book
Your Instructors

Part I: The Fundamentals
1. A Plan of Attack

• Mayhem
• Line, Corner Exit Speed, Braking
• Defining the Problem
• Finding the Line
• Car Control for Exit Speed
• Slowing for Corners
• Out on the Racetrack
• A Sample Run
• The Framework of Fast Laps

2. The Three Basics: Line, Corner Exit Speed, Braking

• Line Fundamentals
• Common Errors
• Exit Speed
• Braking and Entering
• The Analytical Racer

Part II: Developing the Basics
3. The Real-World Line

• Speed Changes Things
• Shortcuts to the Line
• Beyond Geometry
• The Whole Racetrack
• Grading Corners
• Knowledge is Speed

4. Mastering Car Control

• Genuine Confidence is Earned
• Redefining Oversteer, Understeer, and Neutral
• Using the Controls to Alter Handling Balance
• Rotation
• Over-Rotation
• Under-Rotation
• Big Rotation?Pitching
• Multiple-Event Corners
• Front/All Wheel Drive
• Summing Up

5. Braking and Entering

• Block 1: Throttle-Brake Transition
• Block 2: Straight-Line Deceleration
• Block 3: Decelerating While Turning (Trail-Braking)
• Block 4: The Brake-to-Throttle Transition

6. Shifting

• Downshifting
• Mistakes
• Getting Good
• Upshifting

Part III: Honing Your Skills and Strategies
7. Working Up a Track: From Map to Laps

• Working Up the Racetrack
• First Impressions
• Focus on the Details
• Time to Drive

8. Finding Lap Time

• Sebring?Our Laboratory
• From Warm-Up to Fast Laps
• Chasing a Faster Pace
• Where the Time Goes
• Implications of the Data

9. Passing

• The Rules
• Cooperating
• Passing Equal Cars
• Passing in the Braking Zone
• The Out-Braking Game
• Defending Your Position

10. The Reality of Racing

• Qualifying
• Rehearsal's Over
• Starts
• The Body of the Race
• The Final Stages
• Caring for the Car
• Post-Race Critique

11. Accidents

• Risk is Inevitable
• The Spin
• Hitting Hard
• Common Errors
• Being the Victim
• Prepare for the Worst
• Laugh and the World Laughs with You

12. Racing in the Rain

• Maintaining Visibility
• Optimizing Traction
• Changing Your Set-Up
• Rain-Driving Techniques
• Common-Sense Tips

Part IV: The Role of Hardware
13. Tires

• Traction Basics
• Caring for Tires
• Street Tires
• The Basic Rules for Tires

14. Chassis Adjustments

• Load Transfer
• Methods of Changing Bias
• Longitudinal Load Transfer
• Adjustments under Braking
• Lateral Load Transfer
• Cornering Adjustments
• Weight Jacking
• Aerodynamics
• Describing Car Behavior

Part V: Becoming a Race Driver
15. Comparing Cars

• Formula Dodge & RT/2000
• Showroom Stock Racing
• Barber Dodge Pro Series
• Front-Engine Sedans and SCCA Trans Am
• Sports Prototypes
• Indy Lights
• Indy Car

16. Inside the World of Racing

• Be Realistic
• Racing is Different
• Sponsorship
• Money isn't Everything
• The Job
• Ups and Downs

Appendix: Racing Resources

• Karts: Schools
• Karts: Sanctioning Bodies
• Car Club Time Trial Events
• Vintage Racing: Organizations
• Legends Cars
• SCCA
• Major Professional Racing Schools
• Professional School Racing Series
• Major Oval Racing Sanctioning Bodies
• Road Racing Sanctioning Bodies
• Publications

Racing Resources
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

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