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List updated: February 2, 2010

 

Subject Title

Driving Technique





Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving by Bob Bondurant, John Blakemore

Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving by Carroll Smith

Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving by Carl Lopez

Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook by Vic Elford

Race to Win: How to Become a Complete Champion Driver by Derek Daly and Mario Andretti

DVD Skip Barber - Going Faster Skip Barber Racing S

Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques by Ross Bentley. Read the SimHQ Review here.

Speed secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving Techniques by Ross Bentley

Speed Secrets 3: Inner Speed Secrets: Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance by Ross Bentley, Ronn Langford

Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver (Paperback) by Ross Bentley

Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver (Speed Secrets) by Ross Bentley, Bruce Cleland

Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver by Ross Bentley

Sports Car and Competition Driving by Paul Frere

The Technique of Motor Racing (Driving) (Hardcover) by Piero Taruffo, Piero Taruffi

Think to Win: The New Approach to Fast Driving (Driving) by Don Alexander


Technical, Setups
and Tuning



Engineer to Win (Motorbooks Workshop) by Carroll Smith

Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2008-2009 Giorgio Piola (Author)

Formula 1 2007-2008: Technical Analysis Giorgio Piola (Author)

Formula 1 Technology (Hardcover) by Peter G. Wright

Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed (Engineering and Performance) by Joseph Katz

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by W. F. & D. L. Milliken

Racing & High Performance Tire: Using Tires to Tune for Grip and Balance (R-351) by Paul Haney


Biographies and Autobiographies









Alex Zanardi: My Story

At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt by Leigh Montville

Bruce McLaren: Life and Legacy of Excellence by Karl Ludvigsen

Colin Chapman Wayward Genius by Mike Lawrence

Dan Gurney: The Ultimate Racer (Karl Ludvigsen Racer Biographies) by Karl Ludvigsen

Driver #8 by Dale Earnhardt

DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles (Hardcover) by Darrell Waltrip

Emerson Fittipaldi Heart of a Racer by Karl Ludvigsen, Teddy Mayer

Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way! by Perry McCarthy, Damon Hill

Forza Amon! A Biography of Chris Amon by Eoin Young

Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of Curtis Turner (Hardcover) by Robert Edelstein

Gilles Villeneuve: The Life of the Legendary Racing Driver by Gerald Donaldson

The Jack Brabham Story by Sir Jack Brabham, Doug Nye. Read the SimHQ Review here.

Jackie Stewart, a Restless Life by Timothy Collings, Stuart Sykes.

Jackie Stewart: Triple — Crowned King of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen

James Hunt: The Biography by Gerald Donaldson, Murray Walker

Jim Clark: Racing Legend by Eric Dymock

Juan Manuel Fangio: Motor Racing's Grand Master (Karl Ludvigsen Racer Biographies) by Karl Ludvigsen, Rodolfo Mailander

Ken Tyrell The Man and His Cars by Christopher Hilton

Life at the Limit by Sid Watkins

Mario Andretti by Michael O'Leary

Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed by Michael Argetsinger (Author)

Matt Kenseth: Above and Beyond by Kelley Maruszewski

Mclaren Memories by Jack Brabham (Foreword), Eoin Young

Memories of Ayrton Senna by Christopher Hilton

Michael Schumacher: The Ferrari Years by Christopher Hilton

Phil Hill, Yankee Champion: First American to Win the Driving Championship of the World by William F. Nolan

Piers Courage: Last of the Gentleman Racers by Adam Cooper. Read the SimHQ Review here.

Racing in the Rain: My Years with Brilliant Drivers, Legendary Sports Cars, and a Dedicated Team John Horsman (Author)

Ronnie Peterson: Formula 1 — Super Swede by Johnny Tipler. Read the SimHQ Review here.

Sunday Driver: What It's Really Like Out on the Racetrack - From the Man Behind the Wheel by Brock Yates

Stirling Moss by Robert Edwards

The Lost Generation: The Brilliant but Tragic Lives of Rising British F1 Stars Roger Williamson, Tony Brise and Tom Pryce

The Unfair Advantage — Special Edition Hardcover by Mark Donohue, Paul Van Valkenburgh

Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken by Murray Walker

Vic Elford: Reflections on a Golden Age in Motorsports by Vic Elford

Williams: The Legendary Story of Frank Williams and His F1 Team in Their Own Words


NASCAR





A Week In The Life Of Nascar

American Zoom: Stock Car Racing — From the Dirt Tracks to Daytona by Peter Golenbock

Bill France Jr.: The Man Who Made Nascar by H.A. Branham With Foreword By Tom Brokaw (Author)

NASCAR Chronicle

DVD NASCAR — The IMAX Experience (2004) Region 1 encoding US and Canada only.

DVD NASCAR —Tony Stewart — Smoke (2003) Region 1 encoding US and Canada only.

Real Men Work in the Pits: A Life in NASCAR Racing by Jeff Hammond, Geoff Norman

Sunday Money: Speed! Lust! Madness! Death! A Hot Lap Around America with NASCAR (Hardcover) by Jeff MacGregor

The Blount Report: NASCAR's Most Overrated and Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams, and Tracks

The Last Lap (2nd Edition) (Hardcover) by Peter Golenbock

Then Tony Said to Junior...: The Best Nascar Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)

Then Junior Said to Jeff--: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)


Champ Car/Indy



Indy Cars of the 1970s by Karl Ludvigsen

Indy's Wildest Decade: Innovation and Revolution at the Brickyard by Alex Gabbard

Jack Arute's Tales from Indy 500 [ILLUSTRATED] by Jack Arute, Jenna Fryer, A J Foyt (Foreword)

My Sweetest Victory by Alex Zanardi

Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine and the Men Who Built It by Gordon Eliot White


F1





DVD 50 Years of Ferrari Region 1 encoding US and Canada only.

Analysing Formula 1: Innovative Insights Into Winners and Winning in Grand Prix Racing Since 1950

Cooper Cars by Doug Nye

Ferrari Formula 1(Hardcover) by Rainer W. Schegelmilch, Hartmut Lehbrinck

Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 (R-356) (Hardcover) by Peter G. Wright

Formula I in Camera 1970-79 by Paul Parker, Rainer Schlegelmilch

The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2009

Inside Ferrari: Unique Behind-the-Scenes Photography of the World's Greatest Formula One Team by Maurice Hamilton

Life in the Fast Lane: The Inside Story of Benetton's First World Championship (Paperback) by Steve Matchett

The Chariot Makers : Assembling the Perfect Formula 1 Car (Paperback) by Steve Matchett

The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One (Paperback) by Steve Matchett

The Power Brokers: The Inside Track on the Controllers of Formula 1 by Alan Henry

The Science of Formula 1 Design by David Tremayne (Author)

DVD The World's Greatest F1 Cars (2001) Region 1 encoding US and Canada only .


Moto



British Motorcycle Racing Circuits Since 1907: England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland

Mick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under by Mat Oxley

Valentino Rossi: Motogenius by Mat Oxley

What If I Had Never Tried It by Valentino Rossi, Enrico Borghi


Cars/Endurance







1 1/2-litre Grand Prix Racing: Low Power, High Tech by Mark Whitelock, Raymond Baxter (Foreword)

A French Kiss with Death by Michael Keyser, Jonathan Williams

Alfa Romeo Tipo33: The Development,Racing and Chassis History by Ed Mcdonough

Aston Martin: A Racing History by Anthony Pritchard

Can-Am (Motorbooks Classics) by Pete Lyons

Chaparral: Can-am & Prototype Race Cars (Motorbooks Classics) (Paperback)

Corvette: America's Sports Car: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow by Jerry Burton

Ferrari: The Red Dream by Doug Nye, Pietro Carrieri (Photographer)

Ferrari: The Road from Maranello by Dennis Adler, Luigi Jr Chinetti (Foreword)

Ferrari's World Champions: The Cars that Beat the World Enrico Mapelli (Author)

The Ford That Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the GT40 (Hardcover)
by John Allen (Foreword), Gordon Jones, Jacky Ickx

GT40: An Individual History and Race Record (Paperback) by Ronnie Spain

Legendary Race Cars Basem Wasef (Author), Stirling Moss (Foreword)

McLaren Sports Racing Cars by Dave Friedman

Motor-Racing's Strangest Races: Extraordinary but True Stories from Over a Century of Motor-Racing by Geoff Tibballs

Porsche 917: The Winning Formula by Peter Morgan

Porsche 956/962: The Enduring Champions by Peter Morgan, Peter Falk

The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes Colin Comer (Author)

Super Speedway [Blu-ray] (1997) Starring: Mario Andretti, Paul Newman

Unbeatable Bmw: Eighty Years of Engineering and Motorsport Success (BMW) (Hardcover) by Jeremy Walton

Unraced.: Formula One's lost cars Sam Collins (Author)


Vintage Race Cars
and Other Circuits





Autocourse 2009-2010: The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual Alan Henry (Editor)

Autocourse Grand Prix Calendar 2010 (Calendar)

Autodrome: The Lost Race Circuits of Europe (Hardcover)

Daytona 500 - 50 Years of the Great American Race (2008)

Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans A.J. Baime (Author)

Grand Prix Racers: Portraits of Speed by Xavier Chimits (Author), Bernard Cahier (Photographer), Paul-Henri Cahier (Photographer)

Grand Prix Showdown!: The Full Drama of Every Championship-Deciding Grand Prix Since 1950 Christopher Hilton (Author)

Motor Racing At Crystal Palace: London's Own Circuit (Those Were the Days.) (Hardcover)

Racing for Mercedes-Benz: A Dictionary of the 240 Fastest Drivers of the Marque by Hartmut Lehbrink (Author)

Seven Fifty Motor Club: The Birthplace of Modern British Motorsport by David Morgan (Author)

The Cruel Sport: Grand Prix Racing 1959-1967 (Hardcover) by Robert Daley

The Last Road Race: The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix [ILLUSTRATED]by Richard Williams

Speed Addicts: Grand Prix Racing Author: Mark Hughes (Photographer) Available at http://speedtvbooks.com/

Targa Florio: 20th Century Epic by Pino Fondi, Gianni Cancellieri (Editor)

Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970 (Hardcover) by Harold W. Pace, Mark R. Brinker

Subject Fiction or Dramatization Titles

NASCAR

Big Time Bid - A Racing Story by Bob Liguori


Vintage Race Cars
and Other Circuits

DVD Grand Prix (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1966)

DVD Le Mans (1971) starring Steve McQueen Region 1 encoding US and Canada only.

 

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