The British at Indianapolis recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or...
Pedro Rodríguez, so reserved a character but fabulously flamboyant behind a steering wheel, was the purest of racers. This is what he existed to do, from cycling events and horse-riding...
Gran Turismo races have played a key role in the history of the Monza Autodrome. In the 1970s, the Coppa Intereuropa was one of the most popular events at the...
Lewis Hamilton’s record-breaking achievements in F1 are the latest successes in a glorious motor sport record for Mercedes and Benz that stretches back to the very first races in the...
The birth of a Grand Prix Team does not occur everyday, or even every year. Formula One is a desperately difficult business to break into and, when new arrivals do...
A "behind the scenes" look at Indy Car racing through the Target/Chip Ganassi 1996 Champion Racing Team. With champion driver Jimmy Vasser and second place teammate driver Alex Zanardi running...
This was a very important period in the Le Mans story. Ferrari and Jaguar raced to stake claims as the foremost manufacturers of high-performance cars. Mercedes-Benz came back from war-ravaged...
The great double career of Joie Chitwood. This book has more racing history than most racing books and you get the story of America's oldest thrill show to boot. 175...
About this edition ISBN:9781557883087, 1557883084 Page count:201 Published:1999 Format:Paperback Publisher:HP Books Language:English Author:John Carollo, William G. Holder Stock racing is America's most popular motorsport and one of the fastest growing...
Motor racing originated on French public roads and could be said to have begun in Britain in May 1899 with a series of time and load carrying trials at Crystal...
From
the ecstasy of victory to the anguish of defeat, the horrific tragedies
and the bitter controversies, this book captures every moment of life in
the fast lane.
The Speed Merchants tells the story of Michael Keyser's racing and film experience, across the U.S. and Europe, from 1969 through 1972. He relives what it was like to watch...
The works Minis had a long and distinguished competition history between 1959 and 1970, when British Leyland bosses closed the Abingdon Competition Department. The car started its competition career chasing...
Now in paperback, The Great British Rally is the complete history of British international rally events, starting with the very first RAC rally of 1932, which included 1,000 miles of...
Best known for his extraordinary skills at the wheel of racing cars, Stirling Moss was also an extremely effective rally driver. He entered many rallies from the early 1950s on,...
Steve McQueen drove with a broken ankle to a stunning second-place finish in 1970. Dan Gurney watched the winner's trophy slip away when his Ford's engine seized a heartbreaking 250...
It's not just a nuts and bolts book, though. The technical evolution of the cars and teams is examined in detail with reference to the context of team management, the...
The Fuel Altered, one of the most brutal and exciting cars that ever covered the quarter mile, consisted of a wheelbase average less than 100 inches that was fitted with...
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...
This book describes the birth, development and rallying career of the Lancia Stratos, Europe's very first purpose-built rally car, in the mid/late 1970s, providing a compact and authoritative history of...
