While the established stock and modified brackets arelong-recognized as the heart and soul of drag racing, it wasthe wheelstanders that more often than not put butts in thebleachers. In that...
Every swift and powerful competition car from the 1914 Peugeot to today's Lotuses, McLarens, and Matras. Every swift and inspired driver from Boillt, DePalma, Barnato, and Nuvolari to Fangio, Moss,...
Johnnie Parsons reveals his innermost thoughts as he competed against the very best racing drivers in the world during one of auto racing's most dangerous eras.
This book charts the progress of a man who, aged 18, decided to reach the top in the world's most expensive sport. With no previous experience and little going for...
Shelby American: The Renegades Who Built the Cars, Won the Races, and Lived the Legend The legendary automotive designer and manufacturer Shelby American didn’t last long, but it was a...
Before a Cobra was even a gleam in his eye, Carroll Shelby was a great race driver, one of the very best Americans driving during the 1950s. His career behind...
Whether you are a new or longtime Formula 1 fan, here is your ultimate, unofficial armchair companion to the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, providing deeper insight...
Though it is 50 years since he gained his two Formula 1 World Championship titles, the interest in Jim Clark has not waned. The Scotsman is still regarded as one...
You will smile throughout this book with its dry humor and obvious enthusiasm for autos and their history of the great American marques…Wonder where naugahyde comes from? A must read...
Authentic full-color photographs chronicle the exciting history of auto racing, profiling the sport's top drivers, celebrating classic cars, and recalling great moments.
People lie, cheat, steal and even kill for a variety of reasons, one of which is to go motor racing, a particularly expensive and egotistical sport. This intriguing book, the...
Jacky Ickx is one of the true greats of motor racing. In a career spanning nearly 40 years, he was both highly successful and hugely versatile, racing at the highest...
Raoul ‘Sonny’ Balcaen grew up in Los Angeles at a time when it became the epicentre of American motor racing, nurturing a vast talent pool of people whose influence has...
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,...
Peter Holthusen recalls the challenges, dangers, disappointments, tragedies and triumphs that have characterized record-breaking attempts from the very beginning. Holthusen reconsiders the famous careers of Frenchman Camille Jenatzy and Leon...
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...
Meet drag racing legend and pioneer Shirley Shahan, the Drag-On Lady! As the first woman to win an NHRA national event when she was named Top Stock Eliminator at the...
This is the previously untold story of a very special British racing team. The British Racing Partnership (BRP), which operated from 1958 to 1964, is best known for its association...
On June 11, 1955, Lance Macklin became a central player in motor racing's worst tragedy. Not only did that day at Le Mans scar him forever, but it went on...