“This is the last Speed Secrets I’ll write, and the most complete. It’s much more than just a “best of” album, a compilation of all my previous books (while it does do that, too), as I’ve added a lot of new material and updated the old. It is the book I’d have written in the very beginning if I’d known what I know now, and known that I was only ever going to write one book. It covers everything I could fit into one book: driving techniques, the mental game, career skills, vehicle dynamics, racecraft, how to learn and maximize a track, how to learn and improve quickly, and more.”

“This is my first book, and at the time, what I thought would be the only book I’d ever write. Its main focus is on the physical technique of driving, with a little attention put on the mental aspects and career skills (those would come later in Speed Secrets 3 and 5).”

“Actually, this was the third book I wrote, and not the second as the title would suggest. It was inspired by a lot of new information I’d learned over an intense few years of coaching and racing (especially when racing Indy cars, and getting to see guys like Nigel Mansell, Rick Mears, Mario & Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal, Paul Tracy, and others working a car next to me in a turn – I learned a ton!). I was able to expand on what I’d written in my first book, and add some more advanced information and techniques.”

“I co-wrote this book, subtitled Inner Speed Secrets, with Ronn Langford. Its focus is obvious: the mental game of racing. At the moment that my first book was going to press I realized that I didn’t get into the mental aspects of racing enough. Ronn and I had been conducting some seminars, so we committed to putting what we knew then about the mental game into this book. This may be the most important book I’ve written in terms of helping you perform better on the track (although I will admit that many drivers find it much more useful after attending one of my seminars, since there are some difficult concepts to grasp).”

“I wrote this book for people who wanted to help drivers perform better: parents, team managers, engineers, instructors and coaches. It covers how to coach drivers on both physical and mental skills. Needless to say, I had to write it with a completely different mindset – as a driver coach, rather than a driver. Of course, that’s not something that I minded!”

“Getting paid to drive race cars is what this book, co-written with my friend Bruce Cleland, is all about. In it, we cover career moves, marketing, sponsorship, public relations, and working with teams. If you want to be a professional race driver, this is the most important book in the Speed Secrets series. When writing The Ultimate Speed Secrets, the information in this book did not get covered very much, so this is one to get if you like the idea of making a career driving race cars.”

“This book was the most fun to write. My goal was to give drivers a mental model or picture of what the perfect driver looked like, with the expectation that with that model, drivers could perform closer to perfection. In it, I integrate the physical act of driving (the technique) with what’s going on in the driver’s mind. The fun part is reading the internal dialogue going on inside the minds of champions. I wish I could have included more of this approach to writing and teaching in my The Ultimate Speed Secrets book, but it just didn’t fit – so this will always be a good one to have. This is definitely a favorite of mine.”

“Focused solely on autocross, I relied on the expertise and advice of many superstars of that form of motorsport. I combined my admittedly-limited experience of autocrossing, my years of racing and coaching just about everything, with the input from autocross champions to produce what I think is the most complete book focused on this form of the sport.”

“I was asked to write this book, and jumped at the chance. I interviewed champion karters, tested their input, and added my own experience (I called it “research”!). If you’re looking to do some karting, or know someone who is, this book will give you the basics of what you need to know.”