Skip Barber - Going Faster
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Movie Reviews of Skip Barber - Going Faster
Movie Review: Great DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Does a wonderful job of presenting the basics of driving a car quickly but safely.Movie Review: Must-view for anyone into racing, but needs updating
Summary: 4 Stars
As others have said, this is now a couple of decades old and definitely looks it. I am sure Skippy's fleet has been updated with some modern aero and the like as well, so don't let the older cars in this video dissuade you from trying the school for real.
I attended the Bertil Roos Racing School in summer 2008, and I took this dvd with me to try to cram the info into my brain as much as possible before classes started. I found it very helpful to have absorbed this material in advance - much easier to understand what the instructors had to say and apply it quickly.
Of course no amount of viewing will really make you understand completely so you just need to get to a school, strap into a Formula car, and do some high-speed laps!
I would love to see them produce a modern version of this dvd, although much of the info would not change, it might be more accessible to people who aren't just fanatics or newbie drivers...
Movie Review: Great Information on Driving
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great DVD on high speed driving techniques. These techniques will not only help you on the racetrack, but can be applied to make you a safer driver on the street. I've read dozens of books about driving techniques but you can learn more faster watching this DVD than you can reading books. This is the next best thing to going to a driving school. My favorite part of the DVD is most of an entire race at Lime Rock has been filmed from the driver's perspective, and that is an incredibly helpful tool. I would have given it 5 stars, but it is beginning to show it's age. I think Skip Barber's School should do a scene-by-scene remake so I can give it 5 stars!Movie Review: Road Racing Basics
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is a good introduction and review of the techniques used in road racing. Skip and his crew do a good job of explaining skills necessary to be successful. Finding the line, down and up shifting, pushing and over steering, as well as tires and traction are some of the subjects presented. The video is set in Lime Rock race course with both wet and dry tracks.
I would say that Skip has a winner with this presentation.
Movie Review: Back to basics reminder
Summary: 4 Stars
Pretty old now but the basics remain the same. Worth watching more than once so the advice sinks in - some seems obvious but it is definitely relevant and it's the obvious stuff that we forget about too easily.
Great companion to the book especially when you can watch as they talk.