{"product_id":"prepare-to-win-the-nuts-and-bolts-guide-to-professional-race-car-preparation","title":"Prepare To Win: The Nuts And Bolts Guide To Professional Race Car Preparation","description":"One of road racings top professionals presents \nhere a vast amount of his accumulated car preparation knowledge. Covers \nfasteners, plumbing, riveting and welding, basic metal work, braking \nsystem, clutch, suspension, wheels and tires, engine, gearbox, \nelectrics, fuel cells, paint and paperwork.\n\n95% of amateur racers don't have a clue about \naerodynamics, vehicle dynamics, and other rather essential but very \ndiificult areas, and the professional racers aren't much better. The \nbeauty of this book is that Carroll Smith breaks it down and tells you \nEXACTLY what you need to know in a very easy to read format.\n\nThe art \nand science of race car development and tuning\n\n \n\nCarroll \nSmith has been racing, as a driver, an engineer and as a team manager, \nsince 1955. He turned professional in 1960 and his cars, driven by men \nsuch as Amon, Andretti, Foyt, Gurney, Hulme and Ickx, have won races in \nNorth America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan in events as \ndiverse as Le Mans and SCCA regionals.\n\n \n\nHe began \nwriting this trilogy in the early 1970s and the first volume, Prepare \nTo Win, which covers the nuts and bolts of race car preparation, was \nfirst published in 1975. This was followed in 1978 by Tune To Win \nwhich covers development and tuning. Finally, in 1984 he published Engineer \nTo Win, an essential guide to materials and technology. Each book \nhas been regularly revised to reflect the state of the art.\n\n \n\nPREPARE TO \nWIN deals exclusively with the nuts and bolts of race car preparation. \nIt contains no theory, only down-to-earth specific instructions on how \nto set up a race car in a professional manner. Being professional \"does \nnot necessarily mean being paid, it means doing things the right way, \nthe only way, using logic, common sense, forethought and dedication. \nWhat Carroll does here, through his vast experience, is to provide that \nlogic, the common sense and a lot of the forethought. The rest is up to \nyou, but as he points out in chapter one there is no magic, only vast \namounts of hard work and a fanatical dedication to the task at hand.\n\n \n\nThe whole \nspectrum of race car preparation is covered from the basic nuts and \nbolts and basic metalwork through the braking system, linkages, \nplumbing, fastenings, wheels, tyres, suspension, engine, transmission, \nelectrics, paint and finally paperwork.\n\n \n\nShort of \nhiring the author as team manager, PREPARE TO WIN is one of the best \ninvestments a race car owner or builder can make.\n\n ","brand":"Carroll Smith Consulting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31911902314567,"sku":"B02900","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/1847a220-c922-4285-b223-c938a11d718e_23d9e.jpg?v=1772270832","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/cs\/products\/prepare-to-win-the-nuts-and-bolts-guide-to-professional-race-car-preparation","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}