From: Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov] Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 10:27 AM To: wayne@pelicanparts.com Subject: [914] Re: Autocross set-up Advice >Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:59:54 -0700 >To: Ed Villela >From: Dave Darling >Subject: [914] Re: Autocross set-up Advice >Cc: "914" <914@rennlist.org> >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >At 5:49 PM -0700 5/22/99, EVill79996@aol.com wrote: >>All in all, I think most of the improvement will come with seat time. Any >>good books or web-sites describing apexing turns and other driving tips? > > My personal favorite: "Secrets of Solo Racing", by Hank Watts. >Available lots of places--Amazon and B&N probably can get them, PP might >as well, and Automotion definitely has them. > Hank is local to me, is generally a heck of a nice guy, and is >Chief Instructor for many (most?) of the car clubs around here that have >driving programs. The book has TONS of info, is fairly concise, and is >a fairly easy and fun read. > I've read the Bondurant book and one other which escapes me right >now. So far, Watts' book is by FAR the best. > >--DD > Dave Darling 74 914 2.0 (decapitated) darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov "OFF WITH ITS HEADS!"