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Track Day Driver's Guide Book
Vital advice for developing and perfecting circuit driving skills. Today, owners and drivers of high-performance cars can no longer use their potential on public highways littered with speed limits, cameras, radar guns and congestion. Instead, many thousands of them are finding their driving enjoyment by taking their cars off the road and on to purpose-built race and test tracks. As a result the track day has become the new leisure activity for the true driving enthusiast, and this book is for them. Written by an experienced and successful race and test driver, it is an essential instruction manual for increasing the enjoyment of track day driving, of equal value to the race track novice or the experienced campaigner. Subjects covered include: Cockpit preparation * Personal preparation * Speed with safety * Circuit etiquette * Tyre care & performance * Steering & braking techniques * Brake care & cooling * How to deal with traffic * Choosing the right line * Suspension development * Vehicle dynamics * Keeping it smooth * Riding the kerbs * Handling the wet * Finding the limit * Developing your skills * Enjoy the freedom of the race track
