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Re: Books for Racing Drivers

To: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Subject: Re: Books for Racing Drivers
From: GDavidson <geodav-lou@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 22:52:07 -0400
I found Unfair Advantage on the internet, but it was $285.00!

Susan and John Roper wrote:
> 
> You are missing Mark Donahue's book, a tough one to find.  John
> >
> > I found a few minutes this long weekend to start compiling a list of my
> > books on cars and racing. I was astounded to find I have 41 books
> > written for racing drivers on race technique, participation, etc. and
> > the oldest was from 1950.
> > Many of these books have been found in used bookstores around the Boston
> > area!
> > Anybody know of any I've missed? Collecting can be obsessive you know...
> >
> > Regards, Jim
> >
> > Title                           Author          Date
> > Racing Drivers Handbook         Quisenberry, Jimmy      1950
> > Racing a Sports Car             Mortimer, Charles       1951
> > Stirling Moss’s Book of Motorsport      Moss, Stirling  1955
> > Sports Car Rallies, Trials & Gymkhanas  Hebb, David & Peck, Authur      1956
> > Guide to Competition Driving    O’Shea, Paul    1957
> > Motor Racing                    Davis, S.C.H.   1957
> > The Racing Driver               Jenkinson, Denis        1958
> > The Technique of Motor Racing   Taruffi, Piero  1959
> > Sports Car Events               Clarke, Robert  1959
> > Jack Brabhams Motor Racing Book Brabham, Jack   1960
> > Getting Ready to Race           Anderson, Dick  1962
> > Tackle Motor Sport This Way     Berg, Ivan      1962
> > Sports Car & Competition Driving        Frere, Paul     1963
> > Road Racing USA                 Jackson, Robert 1964
> > Competitive Driving             Roberts, Peter, ed.     1964
> > Modern Motor Sport              Bradford, L.E.  1964
> > The Art & Technique of Driving  Moss, Pat & Carlsson, Erik      1965
> > A Guide To American Sports Car Racing   Stone, William & Dain, martin   1967
> > Getting Ready to Race           Anderson, Dick & Stone, Bill    1968
> > Motor Racing in Safety  Henderson, Michael      1968
> > Driving in Competition          Alan Johnson    1971
> > NYTimes Complete Guide to Auto Racing   Radosta, John   1971
> > Road Racing in America          Engel, Lyle     1971
> > Racing Drivers’ Manual          Frank Gardner   1973
> > International Motor Racing      Nye, Doug       1973
> > The Way to Win                  Turner, Stuart  1974
> > High Performance Driving        Peterson, Paul  1974
> > The Art & Science of Grand Prix Driving Lauda, Niki     1975
> > How To Watch Motor Sport        Moss, Stirling  1975
> > Competition Driving             Marshall, Gerry 1979
> > Race Car Driver                 Kaatz, Evelyn   1979
> > Playboy’s Guide to Rallying, Racing and Sports Car Driving                  
>                                    Neely,
> > William 1981
> > Driving to Win                  Holbert, Al & Bob       1982
> > High Performance Driving        Bondurant, Bob  1982
> > The Drivers Handbook            Scott, Peter    1984
> > High Performance Driving Training Manual        Bondurant, Bob  1984
> > The Art of Motor Racing Fittipaldi, Emerson     1987
> > Racing Drivers Manual           Roos, Bertil    1987
> > Driver Training Manual          McKeever, Dan for Cal Club      1988
> > Sports Car & Competition Driving        Frere, Paul     1992
> > Principles of Performance Driving       Stewart, Jackie 1992

-- 
George Davidson

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