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Michael Hankewycz
 Post subject: Motorsport Literature Recommendations
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:17 pm 
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Seat time is one of the best ways to improve one's driving skill and ability, but is there any recommended literature that discusses driving technique and the motorsport world?

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no man that's cheating

just play gran turismo...a lot. that's what i did

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Michael Hankewycz
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ChristopherLin wrote:
no man that's cheating

just play gran turismo...a lot. that's what i did

lol... I've played my fair share of Gran Turismo - simply ask either of my brothers. In fact, I still play Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, and Project Gotham Racing whenever I get the chance when I am at home.

I still can remember the long discussions I had with my middle school friends regarding GT 2. :lol: The Nissan Skyline is what started my addiction...

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Michael Hankewycz wrote:
lol... I've played my fair share of Gran Turismo - simply ask either of my brothers. In fact, I still play Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, and Project Gotham Racing whenever I get the chance when I am at home.

I still can remember the long discussions I had with my middle school friends regarding GT 2. :lol: The Nissan Skyline is what started my addiction...


have you beaten GT2? GT4? golds on all license tests? i have :lol:

first generation mr2 supercharger FTW (wish i had one in real life)

hah now i'm just exposing how much of a GT nut i am...

seat time can only get you so far, as i am realizing now...some literature would definitely get me thinking about how to go faster

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Read "Going Faster."
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Watts.

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hah now i'm just exposing how much of a GT nut i am...

seat time can only get you so far, as i am realizing now...some literature would definitely get me thinking about how to go faster


You're not alone... I finally broke down and got a PS2 (bleeding edge of technology here !) just to play GT4. Played every day from Jan 1 until couple weeks ago - have to take a break because my crappy steering wheel mounting 'table' is coming apart ! Need to build something more stout for those wicked hairpins...

That's pretty impressive getting Gold on all license tests - I found the rally stuff very challenging and was quite happy with Bronze or Silver and there were a few road tests where I was quite satisfied with Silver...

Have to admit, the physics is more than good enough to help anybody improve their racing skills. IMO - the driving missions are the best tool for improving driving skill / lap times in the game.

The beauty of a game like this is the ability to try different things on a given course and figure out what works and what doesn't. This is in stark contrast to AX, where you only get 4 runs on a particular course...

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Yep - great book!

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Ryan Storzbach wrote:
Wes Eargle wrote:
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Yep - great book!


+1 :thumbsup:

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Graham Jagger wrote:
Ryan Storzbach wrote:
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Yep - great book!


+1 :thumbsup:


I had that book and didn't get much out of it (my first season). I think I lent it to Jim Williams years ago, which means it's probably been sold on ebay. Damn, and I could probably get something out of it this time!!!

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Ross Bentley... Speed Secrets (www.speedsecrets.com)

Read the books, then follow it up with a chance to see him speak in person:
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