Books on Racing - How To, Technique, Manuals, etc.
Jim Hayes's Collection
I've been collecting "how
to" books on sports car racing, including race driving technique,
car preparation, running a race team, etc. When I started, I figured
there were a dozen books on the subject, but I've already found
over 6 dozen!
The lot has been given to the Watkins
Glen International Motor Racing Research Center for their collection.
Jim
| Title | Author | Publication Date | |
| Club Motor Racing | Jim Gavin | ? | |
| Handbook of Motor Racing Marshalling | 1950s | ||
| Racing Drivers Handbook | Quisenberry, Jimmy | 1950 | |
| Racing a Sports Car | Mortimer, Charles | 1951 | (2) |
| Controlling a Racing Car Team | Davis, S.C.H. | 1951 | |
| Speed From The Sports Car | Calculus | 1951 | |
| Car Driving as an Art | Davis, S.C.H. | 1952 | |
| Come Motor Racing With Me | Ian Nickols | 1954 | |
| Stirling Moss's Book of Motorsport | Moss, Stirling | 1955 | |
| The Autosport Directory | Lloyd, Nevil | 1955 | |
| Sports Car Rallies, Trials & Gymkhanas | Hebb, David & Peck, Authur | 1956 | |
| Guide to Competition Driving | O'Shea, Paul | 1957 | Hard & Soft versions |
| Motor Racing | Davis, S.C.H. | 1957 | |
| The Racing Driver | Jenkinson, Denis | 1958 | |
| The Technique of Motor Racing | Taruffi, Piero | 1959 | |
| Sports Car Events | Clarke, Robert | 1959 | |
| Modified Motoring | Sprinzel, John | 1959 | |
| Jack Brabham's Motor Racing Book | Brabham, Jack | 1960 | |
| Come Motor Racing With Me | Rodney Walkerley | 1960 | For the younger enthusiast |
| Getting Ready to Race | Anderson, Dick | 1962 | |
| Tackle Motor Sport This Way | Berg, Ivan | 1962 | |
| Tricks of the Racing Trade | Stiles, Phil | 1962 | |
| Competition Driving (HB) | Frere, Paul | 1963 | |
| Sports Car & Competition Driving | Frere, Paul | 1963 | |
| Competitive Driving | Peter Roberts ed | 1964 | (2) |
| Road Racing USA | Jackson, Robert | 1964 | |
| Modern Motor Sport | Bradford, L.E. | 1964 | |
| The Art & Technique of Driving | Moss, Pat & Carlsson, Erik | 1965 | |
| The Ford Book of Competition Motoring | Jim Clark and Alan Brinton | 1965 | Overview (2) |
| L'Ecole Du Pilotage | Piero Taruffi | 1966 | |
| Amateur Racing Driver | T.P. C. Tapper | 1966 | Not really a manual! |
| L'Ecole Du Pilotage | Piero Taruffi | 1966 | |
| A Guide To American Sports Car Racing | Stone, William & Dain, martin | 1967 | |
| Getting Ready to Race | Anderson, Dick & Stone, Bill | 1968 | |
| Motor Racing in Safety | Henderson, Michael | 1968 | |
| New Guide To Rallying | Reid, Larry | 1969 | |
| Go Formula Ford | Brian Smith | 1969 | (2) |
| Jim Russel Int'l. Racing Drivers School | Staff | 1970s | |
| How to Start Single Seater Racing | Smith, Brian | 1970 | |
| Driving in Competition | Johnson, Alan | 1971 | |
| NYTimes Complete Guide to Auto Racing | Radosta, John | 1971 | |
| Road Racing in America | Engel, Lyle | 1971 | |
| Theory and Practice of High Speed Driving | Walter Honegger | 1971 | |
| Road Racing In America | Lyle Kenyon Engel | 1971 | |
| The Theory and Practice of High Speed Driving | Walter Honegger | 1971 | |
| Driving in Competition | Johnson, Alan | 1972 | |
| Racing Drivers' Manual | Gardner, Frank | 1973 | 2 copies |
| International Motor Racing | Nye, Doug | 1973 | |
| Finding the Groove | Higdon, Hal | 1973 | |
| Stock Car Driving | Benny Parsons & Steve Smith | 1973 | |
| The Way to Win | Turner, Stuart | 1974 | |
| High Performance Driving | Peterson, Paul | 1974 | |
| High Performance Driving | Paul Peterson | 1974 | |
| Race Car Driver's School | Ed & Dan Radlauer | 1975 | |
| The Art & Science of Grand Prix Driving | Lauda, Niki | 1975 | |
| How To Watch Motor Sport | Moss, Stirling | 1975 | |
| The Racer's Complete Reference Guide | Landis, Bob | 1976 | |
| Competition Driving | Marshall, Gerry | 1979 | |
| Under the Green | McDonald, Johnny | 1979 | |
| The Concise Dictionary of Motorsport | Bishop, George | 1979 | |
| Race Car Driver | Kaatz, Evelyn | 1979 | |
| How To Go Racing at Bonneville | John Thawley | 1980 | |
| The Racer's Dictionary | Alexander, Don & Brock, John | 1980 | |
| Complete Handbook of Automobile Hobbies | Kims, Beverly Rae | 1981 | |
| Playboy's Guide to Rallying, Racing and Sports Car Driving | Neely, William | 1981 | |
| Showroom Stock Road Racing as a Real Hobby | Mike Carney | 1982 | |
| Vintage and Historic Car Racer's Handbook and Directory | Ortenburger, Dennis | 1982 | |
| National Speedway Directory | Furguson, Ross & Nannette | 1982 | |
| Driving to Win | Holbert, Al & Bob | 1982 | |
| High Performance Driving | Bondurant, Bob | 1982 | |
| Drive It! The Complete Book of F2 Motor Racing | Tristan Wood | 1984 | |
| The Drivers Handbook | Scott, Peter | 1984 | |
| High Performance Driving Training Manual | Bondurant, Bob | 1984 | |
| Getting Started in Motorsports | Turner, Stuart & Mason, Tony | 1985 | |
| The Art of Motor Racing | Fittipaldi, Emerson | 1987 | |
| Racing Drivers Manual | Roos, Bertil | 1987 | |
| Driver Training Manual | McKeever, Dan for Cal Club | 1988 | |
| Road Car Racing and Preparation | Terry Grimwood | 1989 | 2 |
| Making A Start In Motorsport | Simon Arron | 1989 | |
| Competition Driving | Alain Prost | 1989 | 2 |
| Secrets of Solo Racing | Henry Watts | 1989 | 2 |
| How to Reach the Top as a Comp. Driver | Turner, Stuart & Tayleo, John | 1991 | |
| So You Want to Go Racing | Webb, John | 1991 | (2) |
| Racer's Travel Guide To NA Tracks | Judy Preston | 1991 | |
| Sports Car & Competition Driving | Frere, Paul | 1992 | |
| Principles of Performance Driving | Stewart, Jackie | 1992 | |
| Driving Ambitions | Fix, Lauren Jonas | 1993 | |
| Racer's Guide to the Universe | Sakkis, Tony | 1993 | |
| Think to Win | Alexander, Don | 1994 | |
| Racing Ahead | Glyn Thomas | 1995 | |
| Drive To Win | Smith, Carroll | 1996 | |
| Going Faster | Lopez, Carl | 1997 | |
| Speed Secrets | Bentley, Ross | 1998 | |
| The Successful Race Driver | Robert Metcalf | 2000 | |
| Inner Speed Secrets | Bentley, Ross & Ronn Langford | 2000 | |
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