Best book ?
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K27

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301 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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Suggestions please for the best book on road racing techniques.
Thanks
Lance

backman

87 posts

283 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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The Highway Code !!!!!

superflid

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Friday 4th October 2002
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Don

28,378 posts

307 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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To be fair, chaps. Lance is based in Canada where I believe they *close* roads for this sort of event from time to time....?

A bit like a tarmac rally....

In the UK this sort of thing only happens on the Isle Of Man - and only with bikes.

I'm not sure the question was quite as out of order as it seemed...

backman

87 posts

283 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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My reply was only meant in jest

mel

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Friday 4th October 2002
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"Road Racing" is also the collective term used for all production based motorcycle (not GP's) "on tarmac" racing. i.e Superbike, Supersport, Powerbike etc etc even when it's conducted on circuits.

If thats what he's asking about I'd say Keith Codes "Twist of the Wrist"

If not then try watching The Fast and the Furious

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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ayrton sennas "principles of race driving" is excellent. i think there is another one called "race to win" have a look in the back of the demon tweeks catalouge as there are a few in which are quite good. i htink there is a mario andretti one which is also highly regarded.

though you are in canad and not talking about cars.....10am is awfully early to be getting my coat and locating the door!.....

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K27

Original Poster:

186 posts

301 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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EEK, Even though I lived in the UK for 12 long years I missed a coloquialwhatsit, by "road racing" I simply meant a twisty bendy circuit like LeMans or the ring, as opposed to Nascar ovals, speedway, 1/4 mile drag,etc etc.
I am no street racing hooligan ! so settle down.
By the way I read the Highway code

backman

87 posts

283 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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sorry K27 - it was meant as a joke

K27

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186 posts

301 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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No worries, I took it that way.Aah the wit of the Brits, I have to come to PH for my daily dose.

PetrolTed

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326 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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A few here

www.pistonheads.com/stuff/shops/subShops.asp?cat_id=12&sub_id=59

Skip Barber's book is supposed to be the definitive guide isn't it?

sparkey

789 posts

307 months

Friday 4th October 2002
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Sports Car and Competition Driving by Paul Frere (Le Mans winner, Grand Prix driver etc) is pretty good reading, covering all aspects of driving and car behaviour, including the physics of why cars do what they do.

Sparkey

K27

Original Poster:

186 posts

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Friday 4th October 2002
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Thanks boys.
Lance

HiRich

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Friday 4th October 2002
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"The Technique Of Motor Racing" by Piero Taruffi (ISBN 0-8376-0228-9) has been republished recently, and goes back to the very basic physics, and builds up from there. It's quite hard work (due to some dodgy typesetting that puts the diagrams away from the relevant text), and as it covers true road racing (crowned roads, etc.) it is very good, and interesting to read as an insight into the old ways.
I think Amazon have it.