Reccomendations on ways to learn how to drive better, books, videos? Options

[TonyAKAVW]

I had my first autocross experience this weekend and had a lot of fun. Considering my car's setup I should be able to do much better than I did. I'm not saying my car is well setup, but that I've got close to zero skills.

What I'd like to do now is start learning some of the basics of racing, vehicle dynamics, etc. I want to at least have the theory down and get some idea of what I should be doing.

So I'm looking for reccomendations on books or videos or anything that can help me get started with this.


-Tony

[914forme]

Henry's book, good as is twist of a wrist. But nothing beats seat time. Period, nothing will.

Seat time is the winner, get a lot more of it and you will improve. Then you hit the brick wall, and you need to toss your keys to a National level driver and see how much more your car has that you can't give it. Very humbeling, but enlightening also.

Then seat time again. I am down for the season, but I will be ready for next season, and be out at every test and tune day I can find. Base line the new setup, and make adjustements from there. And seat time, nothing like it.

Walk the course, and walk with a pro, team up. Walk as many times as you can. Ask questions, and learn, don't go for the top guys unless you know them, because they will tell you you can take certain sections flat out, and they might be able to, but it will probally make you butt pucker. BTW, I sit in grid and close my eyes and run the course several times in my head. First time out I run 95% look for the things that I thought would make my butt pucker and if they didn't hit them harder, and remeber the things that did make me go OH ________!!!!!! And figure out a way to improve them. 2nd and 3rd runs and every run after I just want to improve my times.

Look for an SCCA or PCA Region to host auto-x schools and go to them, if you want to be faster, nothing like getting a boot to the head so to speak.