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Collins, Ben, 1975-
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Automobile driving.
Automobile driver education.
Automobile racing drivers -- Anecdotes.
Stunt driving -- Anecdotes.
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Collins, Ben, 1975-
Automobile driving.
Automobile driver education.
Automobile racing drivers -- Anecdotes.
Stunt driving -- Anecdotes.
MARC Display
How
to
drive
:
real
world
instruction
and
advice
from
Hollywood
's
top
driver
/ Ben Collins.
by
Collins, Ben, 1975-
Chronicle Books, 2016.
Call #:
629.283 C712h
Subjects
Automobile driving.
Automobile
driver
education.
Automobile racing drivers -- Anecdotes.
Stunt driving -- Anecdotes.
ISBN:
9781452145297 (pbk.)
Description:
279 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: --
How
to
drive
? -- A very short history of driving -- Roads aren't straightforward? -- Burning rubber? -- Road rage? -- The driving test? -- King of the road? -- The basics -- Are you sitting comfortably? -- The beast? -- Shifting gears? -- Steering? -- Braking? -- Curves: the art of turning a corner? -- The open road -- Avoiding accidents ? -- Intersections? -- Rural roads? -- Passing? -- Multilane highways? -- Free your mind (and the rest will follow)? -- Skidding -- The limits of grip? -- Driving in wet weather? -- Winter driving? -- Worst-case scenarios? -- Stunt driving? -- Epilogue: -- Drifting through London?.
Summary:
The ultimate guide to being the best and safest
driver
possible. And a must for everyone with a learner'
s
permit. Former
Top
Gear Stig and professional
driver
Ben Collins shares expert skills culled from a twenty year career as one of the best drivers in the
world
, famous for racing in the Le Mans series and NASCAR, piloting the Batmobile, and dodging bullets with James Bond. Refined over thousands of hours of elite-level performance in the physics of driving, his philosophy results in greater control and safer, more efficient and fun driving for all skill levels. Ben Collins has competed in motor racing since 1994, and his company provides stunt drivers for film and television, including
Top
Gear, the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, and Skyfall, and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. He lives in Bristol, England.
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