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Skip Barber Racing School training video

Discussion in 'Ready, set, go - Start your engines' started by Historiker, Apr 15, 2014.

  1. Historiker

    Historiker Dramamine Adict Gold Contributor

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    Want to know more about over-steer, under-steer, threshold breaking, heel and toe downshifting, braking force, cornering force, etc etc etc?

    Great video by the Skip Barber team from the late 80's/early 90's. Tons of helpful information to help you improve your lap time.

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    Historiker, Apr 15, 2014
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    Thanks for video, I learnt so much, I sure that I could be faster ,if I do what they say in video.
    Thanks Historiker
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    Historiker Dramamine Adict Gold Contributor

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    There is a huge amount of into in that video, I am glad it helped.
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    Awesome, thanks a lot for posting this. Looking forward to watching this, I guess YouTube has pretty much everything these days.
    KFM, Apr 19, 2014
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    This is a very good summary of the book that I bought "Skip Barber Going faster." I keep it in my favorites. :thumbs

    Thank you ! :cheers

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    Historiker Dramamine Adict Gold Contributor

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    Hey Eric, I was thinking about getting that book. There is a new version which is supposed to be an omnibus of the original three series book.

    Has it helped at all? Right now I am really suffering from the lack of skill in braking.
    Historiker, Apr 19, 2014
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    ericRacer You get old because you stop playing ! Gold Contributor

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    Hey Historiker, :)
    After watching this video, I do not think that buying the book is necessary. For most of the book is in this video. I would say that in the book you have some additional information.

    If you still are interested in purchasing this book, I can tell you it is very well done with great picture and clear explanations. I like this book because I used as a reference from time to time.

    The art of braking is some thing that all drivers try to improve at different level. One thing is certain, braking later :mad: is more penalizing than braking early ! o_O
    :cheers
    Eric
    ericRacer, Apr 20, 2014
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    Thanks for the info Eric. My biggest braking issue is Heel and Toe. I really need to get that down if I want to learn to brake in a curve.
    Historiker, Apr 20, 2014
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    Thx for the video . I have good memory from skip barber school
    I took that school 16 year ago
    patritti, Apr 22, 2014
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    Great Video
    carloscasas, Aug 30, 2014
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    Think I will have to save this one for viewing later, lots of info there.
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