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Speed Secrets Race Driving Publications are available at Specialty Automotive Shops, Chapters, Borders and Barnes & Noble or online at: |
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| "We've been extremely impressed with the drivers who have come through Speed Secrets Race Coaching Programs. They have demonstrated an above average ability to concentrate, focus and they are among the most competitive and professioanl racing drivers in our series. I think their driver coaching service is a must for anyone looking for a career in auto racing." |
| Steve Henry - Formula TR Race Director |
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Look in the track bag of any successful racer, and chances are you’ll find a dog-eared copy of one (or more) of Ross Bentley’s books. In fact, Speed Secrets and Speed Secrets 2 have become the racing bibles for drivers everywhere.
These books allow us to share our knowledge with thousands of drivers. The feedback Speed Secrets continues to receive on the techniques and tips outlined in the books allows us to improve the quality of our coaching services and include even more crucial information as new books are developed.
If you don’t do anything else to accelerate your potential this season, buy our books. It’s another way to gain the benefit of Ross Bentley’s years of racing experience both as a world-class driver and as Speed Secrets head coach. |
| Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques |
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Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, by Ross Bentley, thoroughly explains the basics of race driving and beyond. With tips and commentary from current race drivers, you’ll learn about the small adjustments that allow you to get the most from your car. Find out about fitting the seat and feathering back the throttle mid-corner to correct for understeer. Learn how to feel the difference between 7 percent and 10 percent lateral slip. And much, much more.
Whether you’re racing an Indy car or getting started in autocross, Speed Secrets is your ticket to smoother lines, lower lap times and a more successful career. |
| From an Amazon.com review of Speed Secrets: “Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets series is the best resource for the racecar driver. This first book in the series contains the primary tools a driver should refer to at the track. I keep a photocopy of the Appendix A (a summary of the Speed Secrets) with my track notes every time I participate in a race. If I'm not performing to my potential in practice, I'm reminded of these simple principles to refocus my objectives.” |
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Want to go faster? It takes more than just seat time. In Speed Secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving Techniques, veteran driver and professional coach Ross Bentley gives you new tools to maximize your driving skills and put yourself at the front of the field.
Building on the success of Speed Secrets, Speed Secrets 2 delivers more tips and advice to give you the winning edge, such as the formula for how to learn -- and how you can coach yourself to become a faster, better driver.
Find out about a new approach to learning and perfecting the ideal line. Get three sure-fire ways to shave time off your best lap time. Discover how to turn your errors into more speed and how to adapt your driving to best suit handling and car problems. Plus gain insight into how to make it to the top of the racing profession by becoming a complete driver who is successful both on and off the track. |
| Full of diagrams and concise speed secrets, you’ll find this book is a must for developing your career.
From an Amazon.com review: “I've just finished reading the very best driving book ever - Speed Secrets 2. While all the other books I've read (and that's just about all of them) are useful for drivers just beginning, this book is great for drivers like me - I've been racing for 9 years. It's made me think about my driving in a way I've never done before.” |
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| Inner Speed Secrets: Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance |
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In Inner Speed Secrets: Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance, racer/coach Ross Bentley and his coach, Ronn Langford, discuss the mental game that separates good drivers from great drivers.
While other professional athletes have relied on sports psychologists for years to improve performance, race divers have only recently begin to work on strategies for the mind. Mental abilities such as visual processing skills, psychomotor response times, dynamic awareness and muscle control are as critical to winning as the engineering and set up of the racecar.
From optimizing the brain’s software and the role of belief systems to the importance of focus, recognizing personality traits and decision making on and off the track, Inner Speed Secrets is the map to developing your mind into a crucial part of your racing. |
From an Amazon.com review: “What a revelation! We have been told for years that our mind harnesses the power to overcome all. In Ross and Ronn's book, these principles are succinctly laid out with techniques and exercises directly related to race driving. I recognized many situations in my own racing and have used their exercises to improve my performance and confidence on the racetrack. This book is a must read for anyone in racing (or in life) who wants to ensure consistency. For those who think racing is all guts - you are missing the boat (or shall I say the checkered flag) by not reading this book!” |
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| Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver |
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Tuning the car has always been viewed as the key to faster racing, but now race teams have discovered great benefits can be derived from "tuning" the driver to perform at his/her full potential. Racer and driving coach Ross Bentley’s latest book, Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver, is for everyone who works with a driver: engineers, crew chiefs, team owners, mechanics and the driver’s parents.
Speed Secrets 4 teaches the support team how to prepare and communicate with the driver so that he or she can deliver the best performance in races, practice sessions, and off-track team functions.
This book helps any driver’s support team devise effective approaches to "tuning" their driver, including how to identify techniques that do and don’t work with a specific driver. The result will be better communication and a driver who is prepared for success. |
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| Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver |
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To succeed in any form of racing, a driver must be more than fast. In today's ultra-competitive motorsports scene, where there's competition for financial support as well as for checkered flags, a racer must have a full complement of on- and off-track skills. To become a champion, a driver must augment his or her racing, testing, and physical skills with traits such as mental toughness, marketing savvy, and career-building abilities.
Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver is the first handbook for the aspiring professional or ambitious amateur racer. It provides insights that will help aspiring drivers reach their full potential in their quest to become well-rounded racers. From finding the right team members to what type of racing is right for you to marketing and public relations, authors Ross Bentley and Bruce Cleland give you the necessary info and tips to guide you down the road to becoming a professional driver.
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