Books
Sure it’s fun to go to the races, but if you can’t always get there but want a thrill all the same, why not consider taking a look at the following books to help rev up your knowledge base about the sport. At the most you’ll pass some time hooked in with something that you love, and at the least you just might learn a thing or two to give you an advantage when you’re next bench racing with your buddies! Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques (Ross Bentley) covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack and includes tips and commentary from current race drivers as well as practice techniques, chassis set-up and more. Race to Win: How to Becomes a Complete Champion Driver (Derek Daly) outlines the six key aspects of becoming a successful race car driver. The author points out the different strengths and weaknesses among different drivers and emphasizes the importance of creating an environment that takes advantage of these differences. As entertaining as it is instructive this book will open a world of possibilities to race drivers, motorsports fans, and anyone who wants to know what it takes to win.Funny Car Fever: The Birth of Drag Racing’s Wildest Class (Steve Reyes) I s a humorous, heart-felt, first-hand account of the most exciting and memorable years of the Funny Car class. The author followed these fiberglass-bodied, nitro burning machines and their drivers from the years leading up to the creation of the Funny Car class through its halcyon days and has included over 350 of his favorite images and more than a few never-before-heard stories to bring the feeling of the class and the era home to the reader.Chicken Soup for the Soul: NASCAR: 101 Stories of Family, Fortitude, and Fast Cars (Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Cathy Elliott) lets readers get behind the driver’s seat with these personal tales and anecdotes from inside the race track. Famous drivers and their families, pit crews, and fans share their stories of perseverance, triumph, comebacks, and life on and off the track. Includes stories from greats such as Casey Mears, Scott Speed, Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers and more. The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR (or, How a Bunch of Good Ol’ Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry out of Wrecking Cars) (Joe Menzer) is a comprehensive look at the dramatic, rollicking history of stock-car racing in America, exploring both its inauspicious bootlegging beginnings and the billion-dollar industry that it has become and is considered a thorough and unfailingly honest account of NASCAR’s amazing rise to prominence and a sweeping account of a uniquely American phenomenon.Drag Racinig: The World’s Fastest Sport (Timothy Miller) reviews the history of the sport and explains the differences between the specific car classes, such as top fuelers, funny cars, alcohol cars, pro modifieds and pro stock. Profiles of the sport’s pioneers and today’s best-known names are also included. One reviewer of the book notes that it is “a great way for the beginner to get acquainted with the different classes of cars.”
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