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2026 Literary Global Children's Book Awards (Sports Category) WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award Two hundred miles per hour. Forces strong enough to blur your vision. Split-second decisions that separate a podium finish from a wall. Welcome to the real world of race car driving.
So You Want To Be A Race Car Driver is an illustrated nonfiction guide that takes kids ages 10-14 deep inside one of the most thrilling and demanding careers on the planet.
It is packed with jaw-dropping facts about the fastest cars, the most powerful engines, and the vehicles that shaped motorsport history - but at its heart it is a book about what it actually takes to become a professional driver, told with honesty, depth, and genuine respect for young readers who want the real story. Start with the science.
Modern race cars are rolling laboratories of physics and engineering. Aerodynamics press them into the pavement. Tires grip and release in ways that change lap by lap. Formula-style open-wheel machines and stock cars demand completely different techniques, and understanding why is part of what separates a talented kid in a kart from a future professional.
Young enthusiasts will discover how drivers learn to feel what the car is telling them, translate that into precise language for their engineers, and shave fractions of a second from every corner. Then there is the human side. Race car drivers are elite athletes.
They endure punishing g-forces, extreme heat, and heart rates that spike above 170 beats per minute - for hours.
This book explores how drivers condition their bodies, sharpen their reaction times, and train their minds to manage fear and focus at once - the mental preparation that lets a driver stay calm when a race comes apart in the final corner and pure instinct is all that is left.
Inside, young readers will explore what real preparation looks like, from simulator learning to race-day strategy. They will meet the team behind every driver - the engineer
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