Succeed In Motorsport

New Hardback, 208 pages. Full of advice and handy hints towards building the right Mental attitude to Winning in Motorsport.
- A Top Sports Psychologist shows you how to form your mind for success on 2 wheels or 4.
In the ever more competitive motorsport arena, significant investment and effort is expended on improving the performance of machinery, and whilst the importance of a competitor's physical fitness is recognised, the performance of the human mind is often overlooked.
Dr Paul Castle, a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist specialises in motorsport, explains the theory and practice of psychological skills training and provides practical guidance on how to improve a competitor's mental approach to preparing for the challenge of racing, so the racer gains an edge.
The extensively illustrated text, written in down-to- earth style, provides an invaluable practical guide for competitors and a fascinating insight into how psychological skills can be used to improve track performance.

Motorsport is a highly addictive and extremely exciting activity, whether this is from the perspective of competitor or spectator. At the highest levels, financial backing is phenomenal, technical expertise is almost beyond comprehension, and pressure to succeed is immense. However, there is one potential 'weak link' in the chain: the human mind. Very few competitors are schooled in the use of psychology to develop the mental strength required to be the best of the best. Many competitors would undoubtedly benefit from elements of psychological skills training while they are learning race craft.
This extensively illustrated book aims to highlight the importance of psychology in competitive motorsport, on both two and four wheels, and to provide practical guidance on how to prepare mentally for the challenge of racing. The advice and techniques discussed should, with practice, improve a competitor's mental approach to preparing for motorsport and, in many cases, can help to give a racer the edge over rivals.

The down-to-earth text explores physical issues related to successful psychological functioning, such as fitness, nutrition and the brain's reward system, and then takes recognised techniques and employs them in the context of motorsport. Specific examples from road and circuit racing are used throughout.