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Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving (Bob Bondurant On)

Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving (Bob Bondurant On)

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Authors: Bob Bondurant, Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
Sales Rank: 366386

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.4

ISBN: 0760310769
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780760310762
ASIN: 0760310769

Publication Date: July 4, 2002
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Product Description
Karting is the single largest form of motor racing in the world, and for most drivers it has been the starting point for a career in racing. Almost every current F-1, CART, and IRL driver has some kind of karting experience, and many current professional drivers continue to race karts to keep their driving skills finely honed. All of the vital techniques such as selecting the best lines, and using braking and reference points are covered in fine detail. The book explains how to learn and understand each racecourse, and it illustrates the differences between decreasing, constant, and increasing radius turns, as well as positive, flat, and negative camber turns. Mental preparation, pre-visualization, dieting, training, racing in the rain, testing, passing, and many other facets are explained. Bob Bondurant's kart driving-school instructors were used as a resource, and the school provided all of the photography.



Customer Reviews:   Read 6 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars A good supplementary book   November 27, 2007
On the plus side, there's a good deal of great content and advice in here, covering the key aspects of kart racing. It's also written in a very straightforward manner, and contains almost no technical content so beginners won't feel intimidated. This is, as the title says, a book focused solely on the driving aspects.

Less impressive, however, is the fact that not many images are used (and there's even fewer diagrams), and they're all in black and white.

It's also rather short, meaning some areas aren't covered in perhaps as great a detail as you might like/expect.

As such, I wouldn't recommend it as a primary book on karting - there are more comprehensive and better detailed/illustrated books available (Karting: Everything You Need to Know and Haynes' The Karting Manual come to mind). But as an additional purchase to accompany one of those more substantial publications, it's certainly worth a read.



5 out of 5 stars Great info   August 12, 2006
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I got this book because I wanted to get to know Kart racing a little better and someday go to Bob's school. I have to say this book gave a lot of great information about Kart racing. I would highly recommend this book to any future or present racer. I would also recommend Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving. Both books give you the best info next to learning from Bob himself of course:)


3 out of 5 stars General book but lacks depth.   July 14, 2006
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book's content is very similar to Memo Gidley's book. Memo's book is in color and is more up to date. Memo's book also has slightly more information. You only need one of these books. Get Memo's if you need an overview of karting. You won't find detailed advanced driving techniques in either.


4 out of 5 stars You should have it.   June 7, 2006
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Well, I do have some experience in karting and thought that it will be very difficult to find out something new. But from that book I've learned at least a few new tricks. Don't think that I could have reached them by my self. But still there is a sense of some mention failure (as if the author leaves something for him self or just want you to learn the most important thing only).


4 out of 5 stars friend advice   December 25, 2005
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Simple. general.
Not technical book. Complete guide for beguiners




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