Bob Bondurant
Bob Bondurant
Bob Bondurant, born on April 27, 1935, in Buffalo, New York, is a renowned American race car driver and automotive instructor. With a distinguished career racing in various series and a reputation for high-performance driving expertise, Bondurant has become a prominent figure in motorsports education. His extensive experience and passion for performance driving have made him a respected authority in the automotive community.
Personal Name: Bob Bondurant
Birth: 1933
Bob Bondurant Books
(1 Books)
Who better to write the definitive book on high performance driving than Bob Bondurant. In this excellent book Bob Bondurant shares his vast experience of teaching thousands—from novice to accomplished professional—the skills of high performance driving. This book contains Bob's unique insights and valuable advice that will show you how to concentrate better and be smoother behind the wheel. You'll learn the importance of a turn's apex area and all about late apexes. You'll learn how to be a faster, safer, better driver. Chapters cover Bob's racing background, getting to know yourself and your car, handling spins, buying a race car and much more.
Also featured are entertaining and instructive graphics especially done for this book by coauthor and photographer John Blakemore. For example, images of actual tire patches reveal the significance of weight transfer. And photos shot from a helicopter vividly portray proper cornering techniques. In all, more than 100 illustrations are included.
Bob Bondurant knows fast driving, and he knows how to teach it. One of the main points Bob emphasizes in this book and at his school is the importance of investing in yourself. Want to be a better driver—here's one of the best investments you can make!
From first edition.