As Land Speed Record historian David Tremayne states in his foreword, "Quest for Speed is a wonderful book that celebrates passion." In a remarkable first book, Barry John has celebrated...
ROFGO Collection offers an exclusive look at one of the world’s greatest collections of competition cars. During the late 1960s, the success achieved by the Gulf-JW Automotive team fired the...
The official record of the centenial re-enactment of a great motoring milestone: the 1907 Peking to Paris race. Man and machine against the elements, driving where no car has gone...
From the very beginning of the automobile industry, manufacturers have had to prove the mettle of their products in order to stand out from the multitude of rival companies. One...
Ken Miles is a biography of the subject. It follows his life from the early days in England to his tragic death at Riverside Raceway in 1966. The book format...
Capitalising on the experience of experts from a wide range of competition categories, this book covers everything from planning, budgeting, driver licensing and tuition, to all the pratical aspects of...
Since its inception in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has steeped itself in numerous traditions that have earned it the title "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Not the least of these...
The author of THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 here tells the stories of some of the great and near-great car-driver combinations that have chased the checkered fag in that most challenging and...
The legendary automotive designer and manufacturer Shelby American didn’t last long, but it was a flame that burned incandescently before being extinguished by corporate politics. In less than a decade,...
Moss uses his knowledge to select the best of motor racing literature over a broad spectrum, giving a unique insight into the mind and skills of the competition driver, and...
Outstanding amongst the cars that raced at the Motor Course at Brooklands, principally in the 1920s, were the giant aero-engined "specials". The sight and sound of these fiery monsters roaring...
Bill Simpson has saved the lives of more race car drivers than any man in history. His leading-edge genius lies behind most of the safety gear that allows today's drivers...
This is a 6 book Carroll Smith kit. Drive to Win, The Essential Guide to Race Driving: Take pole position to learn the ground rules, techniques and procedures of driving...
Endurance WEC is a unique work revealing to readers for the first time the aerodynamic evolution of the sports prototypes of the latest “Golden Age of Endurance Racing”, those with...
Written by a master story-teller, this nostalgic book recalls motor racing highlights from half a century ago, when the sport was passionate, heroic and highly dangerous. Pivotal moments in that...
The engaging story of Fred Opert, whose brief time in a New York jail led him into a roller-coaster life of automobiles and motorsport. Opert’s journey took him from a...
John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for perfection in racing car design. Written with Barnard's cooperation and with input from dozens of...
Travel back through time to experience 18 iconic moments in motor racing history in this lavishly illustrated book, which gives you the inside track on classic cars, routes, and racers....
The proceedings of a 1974 conference in Los Angeles on automotive aerodynamics. Features road vehicles, performance potential, land-speed record cars, Can-Am cars, aero testing, motorcycles, handling, and more. Contributors included...
