{"title":"Frontpage","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ayrton-senna-all-his-races","title":"Ayrton Senna","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by Martin Brundle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis definitive record of Ayrton Senna’s racing life provides detailed coverage of every single race in which he competed, including karting, Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Formula 1, in addition to one-off appearances and tests in other categories, such as the World Sports Car Championship and Indy Car. The engaging text features insightful new material drawn from interviews with many of Senna’s rivals and colleagues and is accompanied by a rich array of high-quality period photographs. This lavish book provides a fitting tribute to a Formula 1 legend whose legacy today extends far beyond the world of motor racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fabulous photographs in this bookwere captured through the lenses of Sutton Images, where brothers Keith and Mark Sutton between them followed Senna’s meteoric career from the very beginning. Their contribution starts with his very first race win and ends with poignant images from Imola ’94.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe karting years: racing in Brazil and South America between 1973 and 1977, and Senna’s efforts to win the elusive karting World Championship between 1978 and 1981.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormula Ford 1600 and 2000: racing with the Van Diemen works team in 1981, before progressing to FF2000 in 1982, dominating the British and European championships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormula 3: the battle with Martin Brundle for the 1983 British F3 Championship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormula 1 baptism with Toleman: nearly winning the rain-shortened Monaco Grand Prix, and qualifying third at Estoril, behind Piquet’s Brabham and Prost’s McLaren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lotus years, 1985–87: Senna’s first wins, at Estoril and Spa in 1985, two more wins in 1986, and his final Lotus year, with wins in Monaco and Detroit, before signing for McLaren for the 1988 season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McLaren years, 1988–93: first world title in 1988 followed by an acrimonious year with team-mate Alain Prost in 1989.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo further world titles in 1990 and 1991, as Williams emerges to dominate with Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost, Senna winning five races in his final year for McLaren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe final season: driving for a no-longer-dominant Williams, struggling to take the fight to Benetton and Michael Schumacher, before tragically losing his life at Imola.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-0992820909\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 295x240mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 304pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 275 photographs, mainly colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 110,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eTony Dodgins is one of the world’s leading F1 journalists and attends every grand prix, reporting for a wide range of media worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\nA passionate fan of Senna, he has fulfilled a long-time ambition by writing this book to mark the 20th anniversary of Ayrton’s death. Before retreating behind a typewriter, Tony had ambitions to race himself and actually took his first shaky steps in Formula Ford 1600 in 1981, the same year that Senna arrived from Brazil to race in this category in the UK. Although his own money and talent ran out, Tony knew that he was witnessing someone very special. A geordie, Tony undertook a 500-mile round trip to Thruxton to watch the climax of Senna’s sensational Formula 3 season in 1983 and, two years later, joined the staff of the UK’s weekly motorsport bible, Autosport.\n\u003cp\u003eHaving turned freelance, Tony has covered almost every grand prix since 1992 and was at Imola on that black May afternoon that claimed perhaps the greatest driver who ever lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony has been Grand Prix reporter for Autosport, F1 Racing and Motorsport News, for which he still writes today. He has also contributed to several national newspapers and written for leading motorsport titles in the USA and Japan. He also writes for and edits the prestigious Autocourse Formula 1 annual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is part of BBC TV’s coverage, assisting Ben Edwards and David Coulthard in the Formula 1 commentary box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA popular and respected figure in the F1 paddock, Tony knows many of the participants in Senna’s story and has conducted many illuminating interviews to provide this book with numerous fresh insights and perspectives. He lives in Southport, Lancashire, with his wife and two young daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s the features around the reports that really set this book apart… an impressively complete collage, making this a significant addition to the ever-growing Senna library. Pleasingly, the price is as ‘accessible’ as the format.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “For any fan of Senna or Formula One, it is a must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The real enjoyment comes from the wide array of new interviews with figures such as karting star Terry Fullerton, team figures Ralph Firman, Dick Bennetts and Ron Dennis, plus many of Senna’s Formula 1 rivals. Their insight and anecdotes make this high-quality, 304-page hardback worth every penny.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is far greater than its title suggests, bringing together glorious photographs, thumbnail sketches of every race of Senna's career, and a collection of vignettes that present a well-rounded picture of the Brazilian superstar using the memories of those who knew him best… the real magic is to be found between the races, in the memories of those who were with Senna as he was getting strapped into the car, or as he slammed his way back to the motorhome after a bad result. By not shying away from including some of the less flattering stories, Dodgins represents Senna as less of a racing god, and more of an incredibly talented – and incredibly complex – human being, both frail and strong.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecrash.net\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully produced and photographed portrait of a life or rivalries, friendship and animosity: and most surprisingly given his achievements, unfulfilled ambitions. 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Containing nearly 300 photographs from John Surtees’s own collection as well as from the world’s finest motorsport picture libraries, this major book presents a complete visual record of Surtees’s life accompanied by fascinating commentary written in collaboration with co-author Mike Nicks. Royalties from sales of the book go to the Henry Surtees Foundation, which was set up to honour the memory of John’s son Henry, who was tragically killed in a freak accident at Brands Hatch in 2009. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe early years (up to 1952): a childhood around motorcycle racing, apprenticeship with Vincent, then racing a Vincent Grey Flash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting established (1953–55): Moving on to ride mainly Manx Nortons, he did 86 races in one year, and in 1955 achieved his first grand prix win, in the 250cc Ulster GP on an NSU.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe glory years (1956–60): dominating top-level motorcycle racing for five years with Italian team MV Agusta, taking seven World Championship titles on 500cc and 350cc bikes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remarkable year of bikes and cars (1960): overlapping his last year of motorcycle racing with 17 car races, including four F1 World Championship events, the second of them – the British GP – bringing a second place with Lotus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerrari driver (1963–66): established in cars, he joined Ferrari, winning his first race – the Sebring 12 Hours for sports cars – and the following year becoming F1 World Champion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanAm champion (1966): after recovery from a huge crash in a Lola T70 sports car and acrimonious departure from Ferrari, he bounced back in North America to win the spectacular CanAm series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurning Japanese (1967–68): Honda invited Surtees to develop and drive its F1 cars, with a two-year programme in which victory in the Italian GP at Monza – Ferrari territory – was the highlight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming a constructor (1970–78): going into single-seater racing, including F1, with Team Surtees and cars of his own manufacture; good results in F1 were sparse but Mike Hailwood won the European F2 Championship in 1972.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe latter years (1978 onwards): fully active on the historic scene as a restorer and driver of motorcycles and cars, then nurturing son Henry’s career until the tragic accident.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-0-9928209-2-3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 295 x 240mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 304pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 275 photographs, colour and black\/white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 30,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike Nicks is a prolific journalist and author who has edited the British publications \u003cem\u003eBike\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eClassic Bike\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eClassic Racer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMotor Cycle News\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClassic Car Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e. 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The pair collaborated on a series of Racer Tests of exotic motorcycles for \u003cem\u003eClassic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBike\u003c\/em\u003e, and later Mike wrote magazine and newspaper articles about John’s extraordinary life, and his work in developing the Henry Surtees Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe World’s Business Cultures, and How to Unlock Them, \u003c\/em\u003enow in its third edition\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewith cultures expert Barry Tomalin. He is passionate about most things with a Latin touch, including the Spanish and French languages, Latin music and Spanish and Latin-American literature and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHe supports the charities Centrepoint, which helps disadvantaged young people to get a fair start in life, and the Henry Surtees Foundation. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully illustrated 300-page tome that tells the full story as it happened. 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Each year is exhaustively covered in vivid photographs, a detailed and insightful commentary, full results data and a glorious rendering of the official race poster. 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He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the launch editor of \u003cem\u003eCompetition Car\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April Fool’s Day, ‘Q’ left to form Q.Editions, a specialist contract publishing company, which was successful in Formula 1 and high-end sportscar racing. 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He has been the European Motorsport Correspondent of the US publication, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book, \u003cem\u003eFormula 1 in Camera 1980–89\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured the photographs of Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by a detailed commentary, appeared in 2005, published by by Haynes Publishing. Other titles followed on Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson. With David Bull Publishing he wrote \u003cem\u003eGrand Prix: Images of the First 100 Years\u003c\/em\u003e, which won an award from the American Publishers Association (APA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis long-held passion the Le Mans 24 Hours – he has reported from the race 26 times – made him the ideal author for a new project detailing the history of the race decade by decade in individual volumes. 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Evro Publishing then took over the series, introducing the fifth volume, 1990–99, in July 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHe is married with two children (and five grandchildren), and lives in south London.\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quentin Spurring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":640428849,"sku":"9780992820916\/1","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Le-Mans-1990-99.jpg?v=1447161330"},{"product_id":"le-mans-the-official-history-1949-59","title":"Le Mans: 1949–59","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy Quentin Spurring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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 Germany and again set the standards in race-car engineering. Aston Martin finally won at its 20th attempt. Enormous crowds – approaching half a million people – saw the first rear-engined saloons to compete at Le Mans, and the first mid-engined sports-racing cars, and the first diesels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the victorious manufacturers actively promoted their successes, their commercial rivals also set out to win. As many as 15 brought ‘works’ teams every June, with purpose-built cars. On-track performance soared. In 1949 the fastest car hit 135mph (217kph) on the unique Mulsanne straight. Before the end of the 1950s, top speeds exceeded 180mph (290kph).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book tells the stories of these increasingly potent racing cars and conveys the punishing nature of an incomparable event – the ultimate test of the mental and physical abilities of the fragile individuals who make up racing teams, be they drivers, engineers, strategists or mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thorough statistics in the book result from fresh research, and there are more than 400 evocative photographs, many of them – including very rare colour images – never published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780992820961\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 230mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 384pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 400 photographs, some rare colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 80,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eQuentin Spurring entered motorsport journalism on the editorial team of \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1966. He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the launch editor of \u003cem\u003eCompetition Car\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April Fool’s Day, ‘Q’ left to form Q.Editions, a specialist contract publishing company, which was successful in Formula 1 and high-end sportscar racing. Q.ED clients included the FIA, Asprey, Castrol, Jaguar, Marlboro, Mercedes-Benz and Shell, as well as professional Group C teams such as Brun, Schuppan and Spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally learned his trade on \u003cem\u003eCivil Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, he saw the need for a trade and technical periodical serving the global motorsport industry. In 1992, Q.ED launched \u003cem\u003eRacecar Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, for which he subsequently received individual achievement awards from both the UK’s motorsport industry trade bodies, AMRA and the MIA. He sold the title late in 1996 and quit as its editor in 2000 to edit two internet projects, F1i.com and RaceAccess, Marlboro’s extensive motorsport media website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008–09, he edited \u003cem\u003eThe Paddock\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly magazine focusing on the business of professional motorsport. He has been the European Motorsport Correspondent of the US publication, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book, \u003cem\u003eFormula 1 in Camera 1980–89\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured the photographs of Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by a detailed commentary, appeared in 2005, published by by Haynes Publishing. Other titles followed on Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson. With David Bull Publishing he wrote \u003cem\u003eGrand Prix: Images of the First 100 Years\u003c\/em\u003e, which won an award from the American Publishers Association (APA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis long-held passion the Le Mans 24 Hours – he has reported from the race 26 times – made him the ideal author for a new project detailing the history of the race decade by decade in individual volumes. Published by Haynes in collaboration with L’Automobile Club de L’Ouest (ACO), organisers of ‘The World’s Greatest Motor Race’, the first four volumes were launched in the order 1960–69 (2010), 1970–79 (2011), 1949–59 (2011) and 1980–89 (2012). Evro Publishing then took over the series, introducing the fifth volume, 1990–99, in July 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHe is married with two children (and five grandchildren), and lives in south London.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e“If you’re interested in 1950s Le Mans 24 Hours races, then look no further. This is an extremely comprehensive review of the period which includes some great images, all the results and plenty more.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The author is clearly passionate about the race he regards as the greatest in the world and his superbly illustrated book contains meticulously compiled and detailed accounts of each of the eleven races of the period… it’s the fascinating race-by-race inside stories of individual teams, cars, entrants and drivers that form the bulk of the book, make for absorbing reading and results in the most in-depth account that this reviewer has yet seen of what was arguably the most revolutionary decade in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours… fans of the race and motorsport historians in general will find this book, and its companion volumes, indispensible.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeedscene\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Perversely, it is best to start this book from the back. Among the brilliant data-fest of appendices are reasons for retirement, marque and driver records, fastest laps, margins of victory, and even pseudonyms. Add to that the stats with each chapter and you’ll barely notice that there are also a bunch of words and some brilliant photos.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Far superior than anything else that we have read on the subject.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVeloce Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quentin Spurring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":661742241,"sku":"9780992820961\/1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Le-Mans-1945-59.jpg?v=1447161192"},{"product_id":"le-mans-the-official-history-1960-69","title":"Le Mans: 1960–69","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy Quentin Spurring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs-content\" --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThis was the defining decade for the Le Mans 24 Hours. It started with six consecutive victories by Ferrari, overwhelming Aston Martin and Maserati. But then Ford threw its all-American dollars at the race and won it four times in a technically exciting period that also brought the competitive emergence of brands such as Alfa Romeo, Matra, Porsche and Renault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe participation of great automobile manufacturers spurred the development of many iconic racing cars: Ferrari Testa Rossa and GTO, Ford GT40 and Daytona Cobra, Porsche 904 and 917. The machines that were specially built for Le Mans evolved through the decade from front-engined brutes to mid-engined monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the period, many of them could achieve more than 200mph (300kph) on the awesome straights that defined the race, thrilling as many as 300,000 spectators at trackside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eAlmost 50 companies built cars that were raced at Le Mans in the 1960s. The 24 Hours became an annual cauldron of corporate rivalry and a high-speed proving ground for innovative automobile technologies. Above all, it became an incomparably arduous and complex challenge to man and machine that captured the imagination of the public the world over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780992820954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 230mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 352pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 320 photographs, plenty of colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 60,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eQuentin Spurring entered motorsport journalism on the editorial team of \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1966. He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the launch editor of \u003cem\u003eCompetition Car\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April Fool’s Day, ‘Q’ left to form Q.Editions, a specialist contract publishing company, which was successful in Formula 1 and high-end sportscar racing. Q.ED clients included the FIA, Asprey, Castrol, Jaguar, Marlboro, Mercedes-Benz and Shell, as well as professional Group C teams such as Brun, Schuppan and Spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally learned his trade on \u003cem\u003eCivil Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, he saw the need for a trade and technical periodical serving the global motorsport industry. In 1992, Q.ED launched \u003cem\u003eRacecar Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, for which he subsequently received individual achievement awards from both the UK’s motorsport industry trade bodies, AMRA and the MIA. He sold the title late in 1996 and quit as its editor in 2000 to edit two internet projects, F1i.com and RaceAccess, Marlboro’s extensive motorsport media website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008–09, he edited \u003cem\u003eThe Paddock\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly magazine focusing on the business of professional motorsport. He has been the European Motorsport Correspondent of the US publication, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book, \u003cem\u003eFormula 1 in Camera 1980–89\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured the photographs of Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by a detailed commentary, appeared in 2005, published by by Haynes Publishing. Other titles followed on Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson. With David Bull Publishing he wrote \u003cem\u003eGrand Prix: Images of the First 100 Years\u003c\/em\u003e, which won an award from the American Publishers Association (APA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis long-held passion the Le Mans 24 Hours – he has reported from the race 26 times – made him the ideal author for a new project detailing the history of the race decade by decade in individual volumes. Published by Haynes in collaboration with L’Automobile Club de L’Ouest (ACO), organisers of ‘The World’s Greatest Motor Race’, the first four volumes were launched in the order 1960–69 (2010), 1970–79 (2011), 1949–59 (2011) and 1980–89 (2012). Evro Publishing then took over the series, introducing the fifth volume, 1990–99, in July 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHe is married with two children (and five grandchildren), and lives in south London.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e“Spurring’s opening assertion that the 1960s saw the making of the Le Mans 24 Hours is amply borne out as one peruses this handsome work, which captures the event’s colour, variety and atmosphere during a decade of rapid change… The photography is plentiful, the prose crisp… this is an intelligently conceived and executed volume, to be lingered over and sipped at leisure, like a good glass of champagne.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There are few authors better placed to write this… The former \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e editor has reported on the great race for decades and his enthusiasm is clearly undimmed. This is an easily accessible read for the uninitiated but with enough nuggets to satiate hardened Le Mans types… And any book that has the imagination to picture the timber-hulled Moynet is OK with us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A top-class effort.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotorsport News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Spurring’s book contains a huge amount of information, from lap speeds to qualifying positions, entry lists to final classifications… But it’s the photographs that really take a starring role. From images of cars rushing through the Mulsanne Kink, to swinging through the Esses or tearing away from the start, they’re wonderfully atmospheric… This is a fantastic book, and well worth the money.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassics Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quentin Spurring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":661744425,"sku":"9780992820954\/1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Le-Mans-1960-69.jpg?v=1447161225"},{"product_id":"le-mans-the-official-history-1970-79","title":"Le Mans: 1970–79","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy Quentin Spurring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis decade at Le Mans began with the first victories by Porsche, whose awesome 917 racing car, capable of more than 240mph (385kph), established a distance record that would stand for almost four decades. One of a hat-trick of wins by Matra, effectively the French national team, was achieved in a famously frantic, head-to-head duel with Ferrari. In 1975, the oil crisis led the ACO to run its race to a ‘fuel formula’, and it was won by the Ford-supported Gulf-Mirage team.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePorsche, using motorsport to develop its turbocharging technology, won again in 1976 and in 1977, when Jacky Ickx produced one of the greatest drives ever seen in motor racing anywhere. A massive effort by Renault, again with a turbocharged engine, delivered success in 1978. The decade closed, as it had started, with a soaking wet race that was won by Porsche.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 10-year chronicle describes events as they unfolded during each of the races. The reader will learn about the ever-changing regulations – many introduced to encourage fuel efficiency – that governed the races, and follow the technical advances made by innovative competitors as they strove to win the biggest prize in motor racing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780992820947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 230mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 352pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 350 photographs, mainly colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 70,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eQuentin Spurring entered motorsport journalism on the editorial team of \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1966. He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the launch editor of \u003cem\u003eCompetition Car\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April Fool’s Day, ‘Q’ left to form Q.Editions, a specialist contract publishing company, which was successful in Formula 1 and high-end sportscar racing. Q.ED clients included the FIA, Asprey, Castrol, Jaguar, Marlboro, Mercedes-Benz and Shell, as well as professional Group C teams such as Brun, Schuppan and Spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally learned his trade on \u003cem\u003eCivil Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, he saw the need for a trade and technical periodical serving the global motorsport industry. In 1992, Q.ED launched \u003cem\u003eRacecar Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, for which he subsequently received individual achievement awards from both the UK’s motorsport industry trade bodies, AMRA and the MIA. He sold the title late in 1996 and quit as its editor in 2000 to edit two internet projects, F1i.com and RaceAccess, Marlboro’s extensive motorsport media website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008–09, he edited \u003cem\u003eThe Paddock\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly magazine focusing on the business of professional motorsport. He has been the European Motorsport Correspondent of the US publication, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book, \u003cem\u003eFormula 1 in Camera 1980–89\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured the photographs of Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by a detailed commentary, appeared in 2005, published by by Haynes Publishing. Other titles followed on Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson. With David Bull Publishing he wrote \u003cem\u003eGrand Prix: Images of the First 100 Years\u003c\/em\u003e, which won an award from the American Publishers Association (APA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis long-held passion the Le Mans 24 Hours – he has reported from the race 26 times – made him the ideal author for a new project detailing the history of the race decade by decade in individual volumes. Published by Haynes in collaboration with L’Automobile Club de L’Ouest (ACO), organisers of ‘The World’s Greatest Motor Race’, the first four volumes were launched in the order 1960–69 (2010), 1970–79 (2011), 1949–59 (2011) and 1980–89 (2012). Evro Publishing then took over the series, introducing the fifth volume, 1990–99, in July 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\nHe is married with two children (and five grandchildren), and lives in south London.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e“If you love racing history, you’ll love this. Some of the most outrageous cars ever seen at Le Mans were raced in the Seventies, and this book gives a real flavour of the development and politics of the era… there’s a lot of reading here backed up with over 350 photographs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePractical Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quentin Spurring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":661747325,"sku":"9780992820947\/1","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Le-Mans-1970-79.jpg?v=1447161250"},{"product_id":"le-mans-the-official-history-1980-89","title":"Le Mans: 1980–89","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy Quentin Spurring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom about 215mph (345kph) at the start of this unforgettable decade, top speeds on the world-famous Mulsanne straight exceeded 250mph (400kph) for the first time in 1988. These were the fastest racing cars on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis decade’s radical new FIA Group C regulations challenged motorsport engineers to achieve race-winning engine performance while saving fuel. This was a formula that was ideal for Le Mans, embodying as it did the original rationale of this historic event as a proving ground for emerging automotive technologies. It accelerated the development of control electronics and aerodynamics, and soon the increasingly sophisticated racing coupés were setting new standards in on-track performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1980 event was uniquely won by Jean Rondeau, a Le Mans resident, with a car of his own manufacture. After seven impressive Porsche successes, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, both returning to motorsport after long absences, won in 1988 and 1989. By the end of the decade, Le Mans was contested by Aston Martin, Jaguar, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the decade when the Le Mans 24 Hours really began to rock. Already established as a world-class event, the ACO’s annual race scaled new heights during the 1980s, a time of spectacular transformation in top-flight sports car racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780992820930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 230mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 384pp, colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 450 photographs, mainly colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 90,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuentin Spurring entered motorsport journalism on the editorial team of \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1966. He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was the launch editor of \u003cem\u003eCompetition Car\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April Fool’s Day, ‘Q’ left to form Q.Editions, a specialist contract publishing company, which was successful in Formula 1 and high-end sportscar racing. Q.ED clients included the FIA, Asprey, Castrol, Jaguar, Marlboro, Mercedes-Benz and Shell, as well as professional Group C teams such as Brun, Schuppan and Spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally learned his trade on \u003cem\u003eCivil Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, he saw the need for a trade and technical periodical serving the global motorsport industry. In 1992, Q.ED launched \u003cem\u003eRacecar Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, for which he subsequently received individual achievement awards from both the UK’s motorsport industry trade bodies, AMRA and the MIA. He sold the title late in 1996 and quit as its editor in 2000 to edit two internet projects, F1i.com and RaceAccess, Marlboro’s extensive motorsport media website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008–09, he edited \u003cem\u003eThe Paddock\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly magazine focusing on the business of professional motorsport. He has been the European Motorsport Correspondent of the US publication, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first book, \u003cem\u003eFormula 1 in Camera 1980–89\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured the photographs of Rainer Schlegelmilch accompanied by a detailed commentary, appeared in 2005, published by by Haynes Publishing. Other titles followed on Jim Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ronnie Peterson. With David Bull Publishing he wrote \u003cem\u003eGrand Prix: Images of the First 100 Years\u003c\/em\u003e, which won an award from the American Publishers Association (APA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis long-held passion the Le Mans 24 Hours – he has reported from the race 26 times – made him the ideal author for a new project detailing the history of the race decade by decade in individual volumes. Published by Haynes in collaboration with L’Automobile Club de L’Ouest (ACO), organisers of ‘The World’s Greatest Motor Race’, the first four volumes were launched in the order 1960–69 (2010), 1970–79 (2011), 1949–59 (2011) and 1980–89 (2012). 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All of Chapman’s creations are examined, including all of the Lotus grand prix cars that became world-famous, winning seven constructors’ and six drivers’ World Championships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapman built his first Lotus ‘special’ as an engineering undergraduate, creating a trials car from a decrepit 1930 fabric-bodied Austin Seven tourer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights into Chapman’s character, as well as his all-round skills as a superb driver, pilot, marksman and yachtsman.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich with anecdotes from family, friends and associates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe design, construction and achievements of Lotus’s grand prix cars form the backbone to the book, with explanations of how Chapman explored new technical avenues such as monocoque chassis construction, wings and aerodynamics, and ground-effect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe background to Chapman’s road cars, in particular the innovative glassfibre-monocoque Elite of 1957.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated with many previously unpublished photographs from the Chapman family and other private collections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-01-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 238x169mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 384pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 255 black\/white photographs and documents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGérard ‘Jabby’ Crombac was a close friend of Colin Chapman throughout his life, having bought one of the earliest Lotus Mark VI sports cars in 1953. 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Frank, informative and beautifully written, his memoir remained unfinished at the time of his death in 2010, but the bulk of his work was done and was published in 2012, complete with an introduction and epilogue by Simon Taylor. 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A larger-than-life character in every way, Gerry’s outrageous behaviour, humour, outspokenness and legendary capacity for alcohol combined to ensure that no social event with his presence will ever be forgotten, while his amazing car control, tenacity and natural showmanship provided wonderful entertainment for thousands of racegoers over a 40-year career in which he won more than 600 races. 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This is a uniquely rich and entertaining story that will appeal to all motor racing enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly successes and setbacks: climbing the ladder through F3 and F2, leading to F1 with Ferrari; subsequent F1 drives came in McLaren, Brabham, March, Surtees and Tecno cars, but success came elsewhere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonalities and problems: mentors such as his stepfather (‘The Colonel’), Tom Wheatcroft and John Wyer; fellow racers such as Jacky Ickx, David Purley and Mike Hailwood; ‘problem’ exercises such as British Leyland’s mismanaged Jaguar XJ Coupé racing effort of 1976–77.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial relationship with Porsche: driving the famed 917 for JW Automotive in 1971; 935 and 936 cars before the Group C category arrives for 1982; works driver of Porsche’s all-conquering 956 and 962 cars from 1982 to 1987, including winning the 1985 World Endurance Championship and 1986 World Sports Car Championship; subsequent Porsche achievements in America.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe love\/hate emotions of Le Mans: first visit in 1970, with a works Ferrari 512M; the five wins, the first with Mirage (1975), then four in Porsches (1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987); a proud third place in 1995 after leading for 16 hours, sharing a McLaren with son Justin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe endurance racing technique: the physical and mental demands; pacing yourself over 124 hours; the importance of team-mates, exemplified by the partnership with Jacky Ickx that brought three Le Mans wins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eA new life in the USA: racing more and more in America, where the last of his eight wins in 24-hour races came at Daytona in 1989, aged 47; racing on through the 1990s while in his 50s, mainly in American sports car events; settling to live in Florida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-0-9928209-9-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 230mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacketed hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 272pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 247 photographs, mainly colour \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eThe late Alan Henry, co-author of this book, got to know Derek Bell in 1971, when he was reporting on Formula 2 as a journalist for \u003cem\u003eMotoring News\u003c\/em\u003e. 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As well as featuring the many great champions who have graced the world’s circuits, this three-volume set also highlights numerous obscure and little-known characters who have made the sport so compelling. 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We recommend it without hesitation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctane (‘Book of the Month’)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Leafing through the pages, names keep cropping up from not so long ago but who are now largely forgotten. ‘Oh yes! I remember him,’ is a frequent reaction and you read on, in many cases to discover how careers came to an end and what happened next.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBRDC Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Former \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e staffer Peter Higham has compiled this incredible, 1000-page collection of 2500 racing driver profiles. With almost one million words, the three-volume tome, which comes in a sturdy slipcase, offers an invaluable research tool for motorsport history lovers – everybody who was\/is anybody in international racing is here, with key biographical and statistical info.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“All the greats from a diverse range of formulae and eras are covered, but the joy is reading about lesser-known pilots. The fascinating biographies of Luigi Arcangeli, who died practiSing the challenging 12-cylinder Alfa Tipo A, and Juan Zanelli, the Chilean Bugatti driver who later joined the Resistance and was killed in a gunfight with the Gestapo, are typical. You will be continually dipping into it, as well as using it as a vital reference aid. 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Q.ED clients included the FIA, Asprey, Castrol, Jaguar, Marlboro, Mercedes-Benz and Shell, as well as professional Group C teams such as Brun, Schuppan and Spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally learned his trade on Civil Engineering magazine, he saw the need for a trade and technical periodical serving the global motorsport industry. In 1992, Q.ED launched Racecar Engineering magazine, for which he subsequently received individual achievement awards from both the UK’s motorsport industry trade bodies, AMRA and the MIA. He sold the title late in 1996 and quit as its editor in 2000 to edit two internet projects, F1i.com and RaceAccess, Marlboro’s extensive motorsport media website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008–09, he edited The Paddock, a monthly magazine focusing on the business of professional motorsport. 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The quantity was chosen to honour Patrick’s race number at Ferrari, the number that both he and Gilles Villeneuve famously carried on their red cars. Hand-made by the craftsmen at Ludlow Bookbinders, the binding is in top-quality leather and the book is presented in a suede-lined slipcase.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Massimo Burbi with Patrick Tambay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographs by Paul-Henri Cahier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Alain Prost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the emotional story of Patrick Tambay’s rollercoaster Formula 1 ride with Ferrari. The saga began in 1982 with the tragedy of his friend and fellow driver Gilles Villeneuve’s death in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder and then unfolded as Tambay took Villeneuve’s place in car number 27, achieved race victories and, as the 1983 season developed, fought for the World Championship. 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To date, the McLaren team’s tally of Formula 1 Grand Prix wins is 182, of which four were achieved in Bruce’s lifetime, the first with Bruce at the wheel. 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Formula 2 pitted emerging heroes against the greats of the day and virtually all the top Formula 1 drivers – names like Jackie Stewart, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt and Bruce McLaren in 1967 – battled with young chargers in races that thrilled huge crowds at the best European circuits, from the Nürburgring to Brands Hatch. In bringing the glory days of Formula 2 back to life in this book, passionate author Chris Witty has interviewed many of the surviving protagonists to present a colourful and evocative retrospective, supported by the work of Jutta Fausel, who photographed Formula 2 races throughout this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePirth of the European Formula 2 Championship in 1967, when Jacky Ickx (the writer of the book’s foreword) became the first champion, driving a Tyrrell-entered Matra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Matra cars propelled the next two champions, Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1968) and Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1969), both Frenchmen.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eOf all the manufacturers of Formula 2 cars, March achieved the most success, Ronnie Peterson (1971) becoming the first of six champions to win in these British-built cars\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA fine all-British year, 1972, saw ex-motorcycle ‘great’ Mike Hailwood win the championship in a Surtees car\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFrench champions in five consecutive years: Jean-Pierre Jarier (1973), Patrick Depailler (1974), Jacques Laffite (1975), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1976) and René Arnoux (1977) dominated their era and all but Jarier went on to become Grand Prix winners\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eToleman and Ralt cars – also made in Britain – emerged in the final years of the championship, which saw three more British champions: Brian Henton (1980), Geoff Lees (1981) and Jonathan Palmer (1983)\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe other champions were Clay Regazzoni (1970), Bruno Giacomelli (1978), Marc Surer (1979), Corrado Fabi (1980) and Mike Thackwell (1984)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-19-9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280x235mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 448pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 500 photographs, including colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 100,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eChris Witty was a motor racing journalist for much of the period covered by this book, first with \u003ci\u003eMotoring News\u003c\/i\u003e, then \u003ci\u003eAutosport\u003c\/i\u003e, and Formula 2 was the focus of his reporting. 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In the aftermath of the Second World War, Enzo Ferrari went into motor racing with magnificent V12-engined cars and very quickly achieved unparalleled success in Formula 1 and sports car racing, and built magnificent road cars too. 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He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson \u0026amp; Taylor, Brooklands-based racing-car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era’s top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record-breaking success. This magisterial book, by one of the world’s foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton’s personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid’s unique insights — amounting to genius — and technical accomplishments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord-breaking on land by evolving Railton-designed Blue Bird cars for Sir Malcolm Campbell, smashing the 300mph barrier in 1935.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning and building chassis and suspension for the celebrated ERA, working with Raymond Mays and Peter Berthon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating the great Napier-Railton, with which John Cobb achieved the fastest-ever lap at Brooklands in 1935 and set numerous long-distance records at Bonneville.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailton’s supreme engineering achievement, John Cobb’s land-speed record challenger, takes the record ever higher, culminating at Bonneville in 1947 with 394.2mph – which remained unbroken for 16 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore speed records in numerous classes with Goldie Gardner’s Railton-revised MG EX.135 either side of the war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lure of speed on water: designing two successful record-breaking boats for Sir Malcolm Campbell and Crusader for John Cobb, who exceeded 200mph on Loch Ness in 1952 moments before crashing fatally.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad cars too: working with Parry Thomas on the Leyland Eight supercar of 1920–23, his own Arabs of 1925–27, road-going Railtons from 1933 and a decade of top-level consulting for America’s Hudson Motor Company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn WW2 working with America’s Hall-Scott on high-powered engines for Britain’s fast patrol boats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-25-0\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280 x 235mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, two volumes in slipcase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 848pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 1,000 photographs, including colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord count: 265,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarl Ludvigsen is respected as a close and knowledgeable observer of, and participant in, the world motor industry. 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We may live in the digital age but we are blessed with book publishers who persevere and produce some of the best quality books ever seen.\u003cbr\u003e     “The latest to arrive, though, literally takes your breath away on all levels. Karl Ludvigsen, the American author who lives in the UK, is unquestionably one of the finest automotive historians ever. The quality of his research and writing are nothing short of brilliant.\u003cbr\u003e     “Furthermore, Evro Publishing has done Ludvigsen’s work proud. 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He covered his first Formula 1 race for \u003ci\u003eMotoring News\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of 19 and over 50 years later he still reports from the Le Mans pitlane for US TV channel Fox Sports. He has often crossed paths with David Hobbs, reporting some of his early Lotus Elite races, documenting his Grand Prix and sports car exploits, and working on the same US broadcast team\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e“If you are in any way interested in motorsports history or in building any sort of respectable book collection about motor racing, you must add this book to your list. It is a remarkable account of the life of one of the most beloved personalities in the sport.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRACER (USA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The problem with most racing driver biographies is that they often fail to get across the personality behind the achievements. This book is the exception.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most anticipated racing books this season… It’s packed full of great stories from when he battled in sports cars and open-wheel machines around the globe. It’s a rollicking ride… a great read with lots of fantastic pictures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeed Sport magazine (USA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This fascinating autobiography is highly entertaining with lots of fresh memory-jerking pictures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eretro-speed.co.uk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What makes the work is Hobbs’s style: engaging, modest, self-critical… Engrossing though this book is, the best writing concerns Hobbs’s power of observation: he recalls for example meals at the Surtees home in Edenbridge — ‘a nightmare because Pat (Surtees’s “steely-eyed” wife) and John would spend the whole time grousing about how he was being got at by Shell or Ferrari’.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuild of Motoring Writers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is written in an easy-going, matter-of-fact way, and will keep you smiling throughout, as Hobbo lays it on the line for all to enjoy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eporscheroadandrace.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hobbs wittily recounts his life from avoiding bombs to the commentary box via an astonishing career as a racer. Entertaining.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic Cars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Included in Mr. Hobbs’ reminiscing is humor (the time his race car expired and he was four miles from the pits, so he knocked in a local's door and ended up watching the race on the man's TV), to biting opinions (“I judge that Lola T310 Can-Am car one of the worst machines Eric Broadley ever designed”). To say this book has poignant character throughout would be an understatement!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictory Lane (USA)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hugely entertaining… a very personal book… Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJaguar World Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHobbo \u003c\/em\u003eis a definitive account of David Hobbs’s career and even the most ardent fan will learn a thing or two from this colourful work… the illustrations, many of them from the David Hobbs collection, bring life to the myriad anecdotes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"David Hobbs with Andrew Marriott","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition","offer_id":39247064301626,"sku":"9781910505311\/1","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"With bookplate signed by David Hobbs","offer_id":39247064334394,"sku":"9781910505311\/2","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Hobbo1.png?v=1517909871"},{"product_id":"hobbo-motor-racer-motor-mouth-the-autobiography-of-david-hobbs-leather-edition","title":"Hobbo: The autobiography of David Hobbs – leather edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA limited edition of 40 leather-bound copies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach individual book is numbered and signed by David Hobbs. Hand-made by the craftsmen at Ludlow Bookbinders, the binding is in top-quality black leather and the book is presented in a suede-lined slipcase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBy David Hobbs with Andrew Marriott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eForeword by Sam Posey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglishman David Hobbs – ‘Hobbo’ to his friends and fans – is one of motor racing’s most remarkable all-rounders. In a 41-year driving career he raced in almost every imaginable category: endurance sports racers, touring cars, Formula 1, Formula 5000, Indycars, IMSA, Trans-Am, Can-Am and even NASCAR – he has done the lot. And on top of that he has been a television commentator in America for nearly 40 years, bringing wit and wisdom to the screen, presently as part of NBC’s Formula 1 team. Now, at last, he has put down all his experiences in this highly readable memoir that will be welcomed by racing enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly racing years: from his mum’s Morris Oxford in 1959 to Jaguars and a Lotus Elite – and coming to the notice of the racing world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSports car speciality: Le Mans in 1963 with the Lola Mk6 GT followed by Lola T70 drives and finally the big break; two Ford GT40 seasons with John Wyer’s mighty Gulf-sponsored team bring a win at Monza in 1968 and third place at Le Mans in 1969 – and then a Porsche 917 Le Mans drive in 1970.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSingle-seaters: coming close to a Formula 1 breakthrough with Honda in 1968, but Formula 5000 in America is where success comes, as 1971 champion.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWestward bound: the USA becomes his focus, with early highlights including fifth place in the 1974 Indianapolis 500 with a McLaren and leading the Daytona 500 NASCAR classic in 1976\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCriss-crossing the Atlantic: returning to old haunts to take up opportunities, including racing Jaguar’s famously fragile XJ coupé in 1976 and many more Le Mans outings, topped with another third place in 1984 driving a Porsche 956\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAnother championship title: ever versatile, he becomes Trans-Am Champion in 1983 driving a Chevrolet Camaro and winning four races\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSports cars galore: racing all the way to 1990, in all sorts of machinery but majoring on those all-conquering Porsches of the period – 935s, 956s and 962s.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-31-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280x235mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 304pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: over 300 photographs, including colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAndrew Marriott has spent his career in motorsport journalism, broadcasting and sports marketing. 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Written with Barnard’s cooperation and with input from dozens of associates, drivers and rivals, this biography tells the entire story, both personal and professional, of a British design genius. Barnard’s technical achievements are explored in detail — and in accessible language — with special emphasis on his brilliant initiatives while at McLaren (the first carbon-fibre composite chassis) and Ferrari (the first semi-automatic gearbox). \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Car\u003c\/em\u003e is also a human-interest story, telling a tale of innovation under intense pressure while Barnard endeavoured to maintain a stable family life. This is a landmark book that will be relished by anyone interested in motorsport and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormative years as an only child from an average background but with his engineering talent nurtured at home and at school.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged 23, his first motorsport job was with Lola (1968–72), followed by McLaren (1972–75), working on the M23 in which Emerson Fittipaldi became World Champion.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAmerican interlude: F1 design with Parnelli, for the VPJ4 driven by Mario Andretti, then Indycar success with the sleek Chaparral 2K that brought Johnny Rutherford victory in the 1980 Indianapolis 500 and that year’s championship title.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTeaming up with Ron Dennis to achieve glory at McLaren, with 31 Grand Prix wins and three World Championship titles, for Niki Lauda (1984) and Alain Prost (1985–86), while introducing aerospace technology to F1. It was here that he developed his fearsome reputation as the sport’s ‘Prince of Darkness’\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eEnzo Ferrari decided he needed Barnard, who achieved the unthinkable when he refused to relocate to Maranello and instead set up his own Ferrari facility near Guildford — with the added benefit that he could go home for lunch\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAfter four years with Ferrari (1986–90), Barnard moved to Benetton (1990–93), where his general upgrade of design philosophy and build facilities helped give Michael Schumacher his first F1 win\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFerrari, having slumped without him, enticed Barnard back for another four-year stay (1993–97) that laid the foundations for the all-conquering Schumacher years.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSubsequent F1 work with Arrows and Prost, plus a foray into MotoGP motorcycle racing — and indulging his passion for furniture design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-27-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 234x156mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 656pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: over 125 photographs, most in colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNick Skeens started writing about creativity for the Design Council with publications on subjects ranging from design education to creative thinking. He is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eFuture Present\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), \u003cem\u003eCreative Island\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eCreative Island II\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), books that celebrated British design genius by focusing on creative process. Before this he was a news editor and producer for TV-am and GMTV. A freelance journalist, he lives on a barge in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, that he designed and helped build\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“John Barnard’s biography is an instant classic, and a must-read for anyone with a passion for open-wheel racing… even had this book been less than entertaining, it was going to be cherished, given Barnard’s immense significance in the history of our favourite sport. But Skeens is to be commended for a truly thorough effort to be as sharp as his subject matter. He has successfully portrayed a great man’s greatness in an utterly absorbing manner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Malsher, motorsport.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A thorough, entertaining chronicle of an engineering giant.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic Cars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Skeens does superb justice to the story, delving deep into Barnard's background. Through the detail of his technological leaps forward – from semi-automatic gearboxes to seemingly minor suspension tweaks – we gain new insight into Barnard the perfectionist.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eF1 Fanatic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e“A widely researched and very readable insight into one of the great, under-rated, F1 designers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Barnard has bravely opened himself to a warts and all interpretation of his life. The result is an intelligent and fascinating work in which the subject grows in our estimation... 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Hand-made by the craftsmen at Ludlow Bookbinders, the binding is in top-quality blue leather and the book is presented in a suede-lined slipcase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublication date: 5 April 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBy David Tremayne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eForeword by Dario Franchitti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Clark was a genuine sporting hero. He won 25 of his 72 Grands Prix and in the sixties was the yardstick by which every other driver on the starting grid was judged, and by which they judged themselves. Quite simply, Clark was peerless. Stubborn and notoriously indecisive outside the car, he would nervously chew his fingernails, but he was a genius when he got behind the wheel. To many he remains the greatest racing driver of all time, not just because of his fearsome strike rate and the magnitude and manner of his achievements, but also because he remained humble and unspoiled throughout. Published on the 50th anniversary of Clark’s death, this book, 20 years in the making, is a deeply detailed look at a complex and compelling character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting in a friend’s cars in driving tests, sprints, hill climbs, autocrosses and rallies, Clark graduated to sports cars in his native Scotland while still pursuing his other passion, which was farming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuch was his subliminal driving talent that motorsport overcame farming (and parental opposition) and he went on to win in Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula Junior, the Tasman series, sports cars and touring cars, and to triumph in the legendary Indianapolis 500 in America.    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eClark’s Formula 1 début came in 1960, with Team Lotus, where his unique fraternal relationship with boss Colin Chapman became one of the cornerstones of success for them both.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eDriving for Lotus throughout his professional career, Clark was twice a World Champion, in 1963 and 1965, famously winning seven of 10 rounds on the way to his first crown\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eOn his first visit to the Indianapolis 500, in 1963, he finished second, and two years later he became the first Formula 1 star to win it, with his Lotus the first rear-engine victor as well\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eClark’s tragic death, in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim in Germany on 7 April 1968, was likened by compatriot and close friend Jackie Stewart to motorsport’s equivalent of the atomic bomb\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA special feature of this book is the personal insight from the author’s dozens of interviews with family, friends, drivers and mechanics.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-16-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 280x235mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 520pp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: over 400 photographs, many in colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDavid Tremayne has spent his career in motorsport journalism, with such notable roles as executive editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotoring News\u003c\/em\u003e, long-time Grand Prix correspondent for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrandPrix+\u003c\/em\u003e, the sport’s first and fastest e-magazine. He has written over 50 books, including the award-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDonald Campbell: The Man behind the Mask\u003c\/em\u003e, a major biography of the speed king. He is a three-times winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers’ ‘Journalist of the Year’ award. In August 2017 he averaged 275mph during a test run prior to challenging the 301mph UK land-speed record, walking away with just a cut knuckle after a crash at 250mph, and vowing to try again. He lives in County Durham\u003c\/span\u003e. \n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The double world champion’s story — personal and sporting — is recounted in great detail and production standards, as ever with EVRO, are from the top drawer… Essential, in a word.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport (Book of the Month)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There’s been no shortage of fine Jim Clark biographies but this is now the must-have title… one of the finest motor racing biographies out there.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car (Book of the Month)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Over 520 pages, Tremayne analyses Clark’s very competitive outing, his state of mind at the time, his relationships with those most important to him (Colin Chapman, girlfriend Sally Stokes, early mentor Ian Scott-Watson), and everything else he has uncovered in deep research and contemporary interviews… Tremayne tells the tale with love and reverence but a proper journalist’s objectivity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctane (Book of the Month)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An unexpectedly personal biography… a quality product that’s well presented and interspersed with a choice and diversity of archive images which perfectly complement the text… Tremayne offers an utterly captivating case for placing Clark as the very best to have graced motorsport.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An epic new book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This impressive volume is now surely the definitive work… The breadth and quality of the images is staggering… quite simply, an excellent book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Automobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This beautiful book is a fitting tribute, packed with original interviews that tell of Clark in a candid light, plus period photos throughout. 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He was at the United States Grand Prix in 1970 when Emerson Fittipaldi achieved his début victory with the Lotus 72, and was still covering Formula 1 for \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e during that epochal model’s sixth and final season, 1975. California-based Lyons once declared the 72 ‘my favourite Lotus’. In this book he tells us why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Pete Lyons has delivered a treasure trove… a captivating labour of love.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotorsport News\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Hopes are high when you see the name of Pete Lyons, one of the world’s finest-ever motorsport writers, beneath a crossed-up Emerson Fittipaldi in a black-and-gold Lotus 72… few can use words quite like Lyons; in the captions that comprise the text on most pages, many link seamlessly into more flowing prose. Sometimes, such as the early dissection of a cutaway drawing, they extend to more than a page in length. It’s technical, while wonderfully evocative and colourful – just like the car itself. A stellar combination.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic and Sports Car\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “With over 325 terrific archive photographs – mainly in colour – this is a luscious but detailed throwback to a golden era of F1.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eF1 Racing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Normally I don’t enjoy car biographies, but this one is different – and not just because Pete is a friend who unselfishly rescued me from various scrapes when I was young and foolish. Although he did not start covering F1 races until 1972, he was close to the Lotus team, and especially its mechanics. His inquisitive mind and subtle sense of humour make him the perfect author for this book, but I am sure he will agree that it is the treasure trove of photographs which make the book so attractive.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrand Prix + (Mike Doodson)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Superb.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagneto\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Were it not for Lyons’s name on the cover one might wonder what could possibly be added to the body of knowledge [on this car]… The words are clever, lucid, and the rich detail is probably only appreciated by those who know how hard it is to make every word count… As the first instalment in this publisher’s new ‘Formula 1 Greats’ series, the book sets a high bar. Rather uncommon for a European publication, there is a properly good index. And while it is hardly worth mentioning, the price is pretty much the sweet spot for this sort of thing.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeedreaders (USA)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “All is unblinkingly covered by Lyons, a writer well suited for his subject… As ever, his writing here is sharp, incisive, and often funny. He makes no bones about the Lotus 72 being his favorite car and it shows on every page… This book is not just highly recommended, it is a requirement for any racing fan and their collection.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eautomoblog.net\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “We looked forward to the publication of \u003cem\u003eLotus 72\u003c\/em\u003e by Pete Lyons and were not disappointed. 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Its purpose is to discover their weakest moment, the one time in their lives when they didn’t know where to turn or what to do next. To show that beneath the fire-proof suits and the helmets and beyond the heroics displayed on track, these great modern gladiators are fallible and breakable. The legends interviewed opened up completely. Honesty flowed as rarely seen and little expected. Mighty champions, men we’ve always seen as thick-skinned, macho, manly men, unburdening their souls. These are their stories. Their words. Their truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews conducted specially for this book are with (in alphabetical order) Mario Andretti, Derek Bell, Emerson Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti, Jeff Gordon, Mika Häkkinen, Damon Hill, Jimmie Johnson, Tom Kristensen, Niki Lauda, Sebastien Loeb, Felipe Massa, Rick Mears, Emanuele Pirro, Alain Prost, Carlos Sainz, Jackie Stewart, Bobby Unser, Ari Vatanen and Alex Zanardi. 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His career has taken him around the world countless times to report on everything from Formula 1 to World Rally to Indycar. While the happy mistake of falling into television as a Formula 1 pitlane reporter in the United States for the SPEED channel and latterly NBC, followed by his current role as the first Digital Presenter in F1 history, has made him one of the most recognised faces and voices in the sport, his first love was and remains writing. Will lives in Oxfordshire. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These accounts are fascinating and packed with genuinely meaningful introspection and reflection… massively poignant.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A truly great work… \u003cem\u003eMy Greatest Defeat\u003c\/em\u003e is that kind of book. It is as rare as it is insightful. 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Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Jacky Ickx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of a classic book tells the story of the celebrated Ford GT40 through a remarkable array of over 850 period photographs, many of them in colour. After Ford unsuccessfully attempted to buy Ferrari, in 1963, the American car giant instead embarked on its own racing programme in a bid to beat the famous Italian marque at the world’s most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, as told in the forthcoming Hollywood movie \u003cem\u003eFord v. Ferrari\u003c\/em\u003e. The mission was eventually accomplished: Ford’s challenger in this battle, the GT40, finished 1–2–3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won for the next three years as well. 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Allen and Gordon J. Jones are long-time enthusiasts with an over-riding passion for the Ford GT40 and other great cars from the golden era of endurance racing that inspired them when young. Besides their long-term collaboration on this book, they have independently contributed to numerous magazines over the years, and now, ever indefatigable, both continue to work on new books. 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Not a dime… This is a great book, I’d say the best of its type so far and worth every penny of its cover price.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Retro-Speed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Many may shrug at the price, but with the current values of the first and second editions ranging from £250 to £500, this book is a bargain – don’t leave it too late to get your copy!”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Auto Tradition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This publication has become the go-to book for any and all information covering the history, design, development and achievements of the GT40. Adjectives such as ‘comprehensive’, ‘unsurpassed’ and ‘most complete’ were used by the motoring press when describing the previous edition. This third edition takes that accolade a step further, and is now available again due to popular demand, with further revision to keep the information up-to-date.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eporscheroadandrace.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Not exactly the book of the film, it is much better than that.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003efreecarmag.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“While \u003cem\u003eThe Ford That Beat Ferrari\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating read, it’s worth buying just for the 850+ period images, which are utterly absorbing… Worth every penny.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ferrari Owners Club magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“If you buy just one book about the racing history of the iconic GT40… this is the one.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e carguychronicles.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John S. 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While the saga of that year, and the battle with James Hunt for the World Championship, has been told many times, the rest of Lauda’s racing has received less attention. This new book redresses that by documenting, race by race, his diverse driving career from 1968 to 1985. Through detailed dissection of each of his 316 races, in an eclectic mix of cars, a vivid picture emerges of a hugely determined and vastly talented racer who, despite many setbacks, left a remarkable legacy. All enthusiasts will treasure this comprehensive and richly illustrated examination of Niki Lauda’s entire competition history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimbing the ladder: starting against his family’s wishes with a Mini in 1968, Lauda drove a Formula Vee Kaimann in 1969 and had a disastrous Formula 3 season with McNamara in 1970 before switching to a Porsche sports car; with progress stalling, he took out a loan to buy a Formula 2 seat at March in 1971.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaltering in Formula 1: he débuted with March at the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, then stayed with the team in 1972; he moved to BRM for 1973, still paying his way with further borrowing and some income from racing touring cars — but in all this time he had only one points-scoring Formula 1 finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ferrari years: finally Lauda fulfilled his promise after receiving the call to Maranello, winning the World Championship twice in his four years there, in 1975 and 1977, but he left after tensions with the team arose in his final season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brabham years: Lauda famously won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix in Brabham’s ‘fan car’, but thereafter the team’s competitiveness declined and he retired at the end of 1979, tired of ‘driving round in circles’ and focused instead on his new airline, Lauda Air.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McLaren years: tempted by a salary of unprecedented size, Lauda returned in 1982 after a two-year absence, silenced doubters by winning his third race, and in 1984 secured his third World Championship; at the end of 1985, with a career tally of 25 Grand Prix victories, he hung up his helmet for good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication: 28 November 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-46-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 280x235mm hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage extent: 376\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration: 500 photos, mainly colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Saltinstall grew up near Donington Park, where he witnessed his first motor race at the age of 12 after winning tickets in a local newspaper competition. Already fascinated by the sport and its history, he obsessively pursued his interest while following a career in banking. His admiration for Niki Lauda led him to embark on this book, his first, and after nine years, in 2019, he completed it a matter of weeks before his subject’s death. Married with two grown-up children, he lives in Leicestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There have been many books written by, and on, Niki Lauda. But none quite like this… This one is not a retelling of Niki’s life story and exploits. Instead, it’s an intensively researched work which covers his driving career chronologically, literally race-by-race… even the most obscure early events and venues in what has clearly been a labour of love… John Watson provides an amusing foreword recalling fondly his old friend and team-mate… and in a stroke of genius Niki’s first entrant and mentor Kurt Bergmann adds a lovely afterword… I loved all of the aforementioned facets, but I think the thing that appealed most besides the depth of Saltinstall’s excellent research was the originality and execution of the concept... Unquestionably, this is an essential tome for any enthusiast’s bookshelf.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Tremayne, GrandPrix+\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I have about 600 motor sports books, including about 100 biographies, but this book is by far the best biography I’ve ever seen… \u003cem\u003eChapeau, Chapeau, Chapeau\u003c\/em\u003e!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristian Sandler, motorsport historian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Brilliantly researched… The early images are a real treat because many have never been published before… Excellent layout and great image selection, paired with short, sharp race reports, combine for a fascinating way to chart the career and tell the story of one of the very best racing drivers there has ever been.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Most impressive is the sheer depth of research… Even the more obscure events that Lauda took part in (many of which I did not know about) are reported in detail, and the choice and quality of the accompanying images are outstanding… fantastic pictures abound… Perhaps most importantly though, it really is a well-written book. Concise and well-balanced, it is a joy to read… I was quite moved when I finished reading.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolfgang Thomas, The Nostalgia Forum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“In the case of Lauda, I set the bar just about as high as it will go, and any book about him needs to do him full justice. I am delighted to say that this book, nine years in the making and completed mere weeks before Lauda’s death, \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e a worthy addition to the canon of Lauda literature… Reading Saltinstall’s meticulous reportage I was reminded of how much I have forgotten… Saltinstall deserves much credit for this book, and the huge amount of research that must have gone into its creation. Publisher Evro is also to be congratulated for producing a high-quality book that feels worth its considerable price. The book is a recommended read for everyone who followed Grand Prix racing in the 1970s and ’80s. But it is an \u003cem\u003eessential\u003c\/em\u003e read for those who already respect and admire Lauda.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003espeedreaders.info\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“What a treat… Congratulations to Jon Saltinstall and publishers Evro who have produced my favourite motor sport title of 2019.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Martin Bull, The Nostalgia Forum\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Incredible… If you think this is an attempt to cash in on Lauda’s passing in 2019, you can shut up right now — it’s a labour of love that must have taken over Saltinstall’s life… its detours down all the ‘country roads’ of Lauda’s career and superb illustrations make it a worthy addition to the often-told story of his life.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Autosport (Marcus Simmons)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“A fitting tribute.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eF1 Racing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is a superb production to the usual exacting standards for which Evro is renowned… Niki Lauda will always be a motor racing legend and this book tells and illustrates the story magnificently.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBRDC Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“No matter how obscure the race, Saltinstall has tracked down the details… What really makes the book come alive is the expanse of photographs throughout… Goodness knows how much research was needed to unearth some of these gems… As ever with Evro the whole package is beautifully put together, which elevates the book from being a treasure trove for the devoted fan, to an absolute must-buy for any serious fan of F1.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eracefans.net\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book is definitely the complete story… a terrific biography… a must, an enjoyable read for many evenings.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictory Lane (USA)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Saltinstall set out to write a comprehensive reference to Lauda’s driving career… the book hits on all cylinders.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ehemmings.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fine piece of work, and one that even a short glance at will undoubtedly bring forth some unknown or long-forgotten fact or race.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e historicracingnews.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Impeccably researched… gives genuine insight into this complex and enigmatic man.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Amazing… with photos that alone make this book worth the price… A delicious treat for every Niki Lauda fan.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintage Motorsport (USA)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Author Saltinstall treats each race as a separate and unique event, setting the stage, recalling the race, and leading the reader to the next with great skill. If three hundred race reports in a row seems like a lot, it is. But the writing is always interesting and the author’s selection of some 500 excellent photos from the day augments and colors each report with razor sharpness… This book is a fine tribute to a great racing driver… A truly amazing and inspiring racing life in 316 reports.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAcar.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The writing is top-notch… fantastic photos… a slice through time, like a core sample taken from rock strata.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eautomoblog.net\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Every once in a while, a biographical book comes along that is so exhaustive in its research and detail it is about the finest compliment that can be given to the subject of such a tribute. I have read two such books in my lifetime. The first was the late (and wonderful) Michael Argetsinger’s \u003cem\u003eMark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed\u003c\/em\u003e. The latest is\u003cem\u003e Niki Lauda: His Competition History\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e journal.classiccars.com (Tom Stahler)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This is an unconventional biography, but so very Niki.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Classic Cars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNiki Lauda: His Competition History\u003c\/em\u003e is a biography that the subject himself would have likely appreciated. 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It will be to Saltinstall’s immense satisfaction that now his name will always be entwined with Lauda’s when it comes to motorsport literature and deservedly so.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eoldracingcars.com (Richard Jenkins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Detailed dissection… a vivid picture.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGT Porsche\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This is a must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of the sport and particularly this era.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuto Tradition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This is like no other Niki Lauda book – it's like no other book, to be honest – in its thoroughness and depth of research… Author Jon Saltinstall makes no bones that he is\/was a huge fan of Niki, so it’s a labour of love but because he’s such a fan, he’s gone to great lengths to produce a book worthy of Niki’s memory. One of the all-time greats of motorsport deserves to be remembered by one of the one all-time great motorsport books. This is certainly one of them… Some of the photos are breathtaking. Even though you think his F1 career has been covered in detail in previous books, the author has still managed to find obscure photos of Niki testing an assortment of cars, the vast majority of which have never been seen before… If that wasn’t enough, an eloquent and heartfelt Foreword from John Watson sets up the book nicely. ‘Wattie’ was the perfect choice for such a task… This is the sort of book you would expect from a veteran, vastly experienced author, not a first-timer.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Darren Banks, Amazon customer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Exemplary.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBRM Association Journal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“A tremendous find for Nike Lauda fans… painstakingly researched…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Speed Sport News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What a substantial tome this first-time author has written. 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When the World Championship was first held in 1950, red Italian cars predominated, from Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati, and continued to do so for much of the period. But by the time the decade closed, green British cars were in their ascendancy, first Vanwall and then rear-engined Cooper playing the starring roles, and BRM and Lotus having walk-on parts. As for drivers, one stood out above the others, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio becoming World Champion five times. Much of the fascination of this era also lies in its numerous privateers and also-rans, all of which receive their due coverage in this completist work.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams — and their various cars — in order of importance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlfa Romeo: these supercharged 1½-litre cars dominated the first two years, with titles won by Farina (1950) and Fangio (1951).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFerrari: this new marque steamrollered the opposition in two seasons run to Formula 2 rules (1952–53), Ascari becoming champion both times, and took two more crowns with Fangio (1956) and Hawthorn (1958).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaserati: the fabulous 250F, the decade’s most significant racing car, propelled Fangio to two more of his five championships (1954 and 1957).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercedes-Benz: the German manufacturer stepped briefly into Formula 1 (1954–55) and won almost everything with Fangio and up-and-coming Moss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVanwall: green finally beat red when the Vanwalls, driven by Moss and Brooks, won the inaugural constructors’ title (1958).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooper: the rear-engine pioneers signposted Formula 1’s future when Jack Brabham became World Champion (1959).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 600 photos from the superb archives of Motorsport Images show every type of car raced by every team and driver, presenting a comprehensive survey of all participants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: February 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-44-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 280x235mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage extent: 304\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration: 600 photos, including colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Higham works in motor racing as a freelance writer and project manager. For nearly 30 years he worked for Haymarket Consumer Media, publisher of motor racing magazines and websites, and for half of that period he was director of LAT Photographic (now Motorsport Images), the world’s largest motor racing photo archive. A motor racing enthusiast since watching his first race in 1973, he has written six previous books, including the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eInternational Motor Racing Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWorld Encyclopaedia of Racing Drivers\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been a columnist for \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e and was instrumental in running the prestigious Autosport Awards for over 25 years. 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Richard Noble has had the ambition all his adult life to see Britain excel in engineering on the world stage and throw off the country’s dismal culture of safety first and risk aversion. His achievements in the highly insecure world of record-breaking emphatically demonstrate his commitment to his cause: he brought the Land Speed Record back to Britain in 1983 when he drove his \u003cem\u003eThrust 2\u003c\/em\u003e car to 633mph and 14 years later he led the \u003cem\u003eThrustSSC\u003c\/em\u003e team to achieve the first supersonic record at 763mph with Andy Green driving. 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Life-affirming.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic Cars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Noble has written the book himself and all of the anecdotes are told first-hand, with wit in a way that’s unusual for such a warts-and-all account… enjoyable and informative to read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFerrari Owners’ Club magazine\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“An enjoyable old-fashioned read.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Pilot\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Noble’s personality bursts out repeatedly, evocatively, page after page.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Society of Automotive Historians Journal\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Thoroughly recommended.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Brooklands Bulletin\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Fans of the engineering side of motorsports will love this book, as Noble does a great job of explaining how they overcame so many of the engineering challenges involved in building these truly one-of-a-kind cars.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Speed Sport Magazine\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Richard is candid and open and the book is all the better for a little soul-baring. 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There were three phases to his flying: his headline-making competitive exploits pre-war, culminating in a London-Cape Town-London record that still stands; his vital war work testing aircraft, first for Vickers-Armstrong at Weybridge and then for Supermarine at Castle Bromwich; and his post-war activities throughout Africa. Each significant episode of those years has its own chapter, from learning to fly in a de Havilland DH 60 Gipsy Moth to a final long-distance African trip in a Miles Gemini. This is a very special book that all aviation enthusiasts will treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTouring and racing (de Havilland Leopard Moth): “We both shouted with delight when the waves pounding the sheer cliffs of the Isle of Man first showed up, and we did a ninety-degree turn over the lighthouse to cross the finishing line at Douglas.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaptism of fire (Arrow Active Mk1): “I breathed a sigh of relief when the inferno passed under my feet, so close that I could hear the flames crackle and roar like a power-driven forge.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking a ducking (Miles Hawk): “The instant the aircraft touched the water it was like hitting a solid concrete wall. I shot from my comfortable seat like a rocket.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto war (Vickers-Armstrong and Supermarine): “I was no stranger to the sea and all its various moods, but I had a great deal to learn when testing aircraft in turbulent conditions of high winds and foaming waves.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTesting years (Spitfire and Lancaster): “I was making notes on my knee pad as I dived steeply through a shallow layer of stratus when suddenly oil and glycol spewed over the windscreen, with the engine vibrating so severely that it could wrench out of the frame at any second.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrocodiles at dusk (de Havilland Dove): “The possibility of crashing on top of impenetrable jungle with no hope of rescue or of avoiding the swarms of ants, or even worse to land on one of the numerous sand islands in the middle of a crocodile-infested river, was something I dared not contemplate.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-50-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 297x347mm hardback (landscape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePage extent: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustration: 30 paintings and drawings, 315 photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe artist Michael Turner first met Alex Henshaw in 1979 when he was invited to produce a painting for the dust jacket of \u003cem\u003eFlight of the Mew Gull\u003c\/em\u003e, the first volume of Henshaw’s memoirs. 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Turner, a long-time president of the Guild of Aviation Artists, continues to paint not only aviation subjects but also scenes of motor racing, for which he is equally esteemed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI knew this book was going to be good but it\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e’s a true masterpiece – the best book in my collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Noble\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Compiled by Michael Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31304155332666,"sku":"9781910505502\/1","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/AlexHenshaw1.png?v=1580206360"},{"product_id":"lola-the-t70-and-can-am-cars","title":"Lola","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Gordon Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForewords by George Follmer and Richard Attwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn the most glittering era of sports car racing, the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Lola T70 and its descendants radiated star quality. These big racers, both brutal and beautiful, graced the Can-Am stage in North America as open spyders and the world sports car championship as closed coupés. Powered by big American V8 engines, they were massively fast and exceedingly popular, both with fans and the racers themselves. In this important new book, which has taken Lola enthusiast Gordon Jones three decades to complete, the racing history of the T70 and the Can-Am models that followed — from T160 to T310 — is exhaustively recorded, complete with a superb array of 700 photographs. All sports car devotees will treasure this labour of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe introduction is a celebration of the genius of Eric Broadley, detailing the Mark 1 sports car and all the other Lola racing cars up to the introduction of the T70, including the involvement of Peter Jackson’s Specialised Mouldings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of the ground-breaking Mark 6 GT, its Le Mans baptism, its links to the Ford GT40 programme, and its subsequent restoration by a Shelby Cobra racer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sad saga of the Lola-Aston Martin’s 1967 Le Mans adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull details are given for every Roadster and Coupé T70 built and raced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe creation and racing lives of all the T70’s successors: every T160, Peter Revson’s T220, Jackie Stewart’s T260 and David Hobbs’s T310.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers every race from 1963 to 1974 in which these Lolas ran, split by World Sports Car Championship, European and South African racing, and separately all the SCCA, USRRC and Can-Am series races, detailing the cars and drivers, the opposition, the practice times and grid positions, the story of the races, the results and post-race analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA comprehensive list of every Lola, in every race, in every year from 1963 to 1974, giving entrant, driver(s), chassis number, engine, car colour, race number, race result and commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA history of horsepower and torque: Ford and GM; Small Block and Big Block; American engine wizards of the sixties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication: January 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-53-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 280x235mm hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage extent: 576\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration: over 700 photos, including colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon Jones’s first encounter with a Lola came in 1959 while marshalling at Goodwood, where three Lola Mark 1s sat on the front row of the grid and finished 1–2–3. Later, when the T70 came along, he found one close at hand as hillclimber David Good ran a spyder version from a nearby workshop. He watched, and wrote about, the wonderful T70 coupés as they appeared — a fascination that has lasted ever since. He co-wrote with John Allen \u003cem\u003eThe Ford That Beat Ferrari\u003c\/em\u003e, an acclaimed Ford GT40 history first published in 1985 and reissued by Evro in 2019. He lives in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“They say you get out what you put in. For Lola enthusiast Gordon Jones, his book on the celebrated T70 sportscar took him nearly 40 years to put together. His sizeable and meticulous work is a conspicuous labour of love… he very much paints an insightful picture throughout, including context, story and analysis... a comprehensive reference as well as an entertaining read… beautifully presented and illustrated.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMotorsport News\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “A gargantuan effort, all the more so since the book is packed with evocative period photos of so many of the cars mentioned, while covering even the most obscure outings… The technical back-up and race-by-race results are similarly outstanding… Without question, this will be a leading contender in any of the annual book awards, and in my opinion would be a thoroughly deserving winner. 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This is a huge book… It is beautifully produced, as one has come to expect from Evro, the page layout is clear and reader friendly and the forensic detail of the text is leavened by hundreds of period photographs, mainly in colour.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003espeedreaders.info\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“If you’re passionate about these cars, you’ll love this book’s exhaustive recording and impressive array of photos.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuto Express\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “A comprehensive history of the model.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGP Racing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“The Lola T70 was long overdue a full-length ‘biography’… Demonstrating the incredible amount of research involved, there’s a report on every single race in which the Lolas participated in this period and the large 576-page book contains many hundreds of superb photos, plenty of them from pretty obscure events… A stunning achievement!”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNZ Classic Driver\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Heavyweight… comprehensive… All that’s really missing is the famously epic soundtrack that the T70 is known for.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Car Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gordon Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31410578620474,"sku":"9781910505533\/1","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Lola.png?v=1641567473"},{"product_id":"jochen-rindt-uncrowned-king-of-formula-1","title":"Jochen Rindt","description":"\u003c!-- Standard \u003cul\u003e with class of \"tabs\" --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eOverview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Tremayne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Sir Jackie Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Tremayne’s acclaimed biography of Jochen Rindt was first published in 2010 and now, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Austrian’s death, Evro is reviving the book in paperback form. Rindt was widely acknowledged as the fastest man in Formula 1 by the time he reached his peak in 1970, when he tragically lost his life at Monza in Italy, four races before the end of the season. Such was his pre-eminence that year that no rival could overhaul his points total and he became the sport’s only posthumous World Champion. As his close friend Jackie Stewart observed in this book’s foreword, ‘David Tremayne is a wonderful writer who has done Jochen great justice in the words that he has chosen to depict a remarkable man and a remarkable career.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRindt shot to prominence when he beat the established aces at the big Formula 2 race at Crystal Palace in 1964.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours he took a NART-entered Ferrari 250LM to a surprise victory with Masten Gregory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRindt went into Formula 1 with Cooper in 1965 and stayed for three seasons, but the once-great team was now on the wane and good results were sparse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack Brabham recognised Rindt’s sublime talent and brought him into his high-flying team, which had just won back-to-back world titles – but the Austrian’s season was plagued by unreliability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Lotus for 1969, and finally his maiden Grand Prix victory was achieved, at Watkins Glen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA brilliant 1970 season in Colin Chapman’s radical new Lotus 72 included four consecutive wins, enough to build a big lead in the points standings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn 5 September 1970 Rindt crashed fatally in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza – the following month he was confirmed as Formula 1’s only posthumous World Champion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication: July 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-56-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 198x129mm paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage extent: 496\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration: 29 photos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Tremayne has spent his career in motorsport journalism, with such notable roles as executive editor of \u003cem\u003eMotoring News\u003c\/em\u003e, long-time Grand Prix correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Independent on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-founder of \u003cem\u003eGrandPrix+\u003c\/em\u003e, the sport’s first and fastest e-magazine. He has written over 50 books, including \u003cem\u003eJim Clark: The Best of the Best\u003c\/em\u003e (Evro, 2018). He is a three-times winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers’ ‘Journalist of the Year’ award. He lives in County Durham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“David Tremayne has a knack for weaving in the personal stories and anecdotes to really bring this wonderful tale of a motor racing legend to life.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOctane\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Satisfyingly deep… the text can hardly be faulted… highly readable.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eracefans.net\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “David Tremayne’s hefty account is best described as — and, unlike many books, worthy of the word — definitive… an engaging account worthy of the World Champion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic \u0026amp; Sports Car\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Wonderful.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eourmanbehindthewheel.com\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “Definitive.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCAR magazine\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“Jochen was a complex individual and remained his own man throughout his glittering career. David Tremayne captures his unique character and personality with both style and deep understanding. A great read and a tribute to a remarkable driver.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Club Lotus News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“A full, respectful biography… it has a place in any serious motorsport library… Tremayne is the ideal author for this retrospective.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ejimdonnellyonwheels.com\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“You should get this one.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etxgarage.com (David Boldt)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“From Sir Jackie Stewart’s impassioned foreword, through to the detailed account of Rindt’s standout performances, this book leaves you in no doubt of the speed and skill of Austria’s first motorsport superstar. 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Shadow was the only US-based team to win a Can-Am championship, and one of only three to score a victory in Formula 1. Yet history lavishly celebrates his nominal rivals Dan Gurney and Roger Penske, while Nichols has long remained, yes, a shadowy figure — despite staying the difficult international course far longer, for 11 racing seasons, 1970 to 1980. But at last Pete Lyons, who was there in the day, lifts the veil from this secretive man and the innovative, extraordinary, magnificent racing cars and world-class team he created.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-ever book revealing the whole story of the iconic ‘black’ Shadows and the Shadowman who made it all happen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of the Can-Am years occupies the book’s first half, starting with the jaw-droppingly radical, low-line car of 1970 and culminating in the championship winner of 1974.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormula 1, 1973–80, fills the book’s second half, highlighted by Alan Jones’s 1977 Austrian Grand Prix victory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso included are sections on Shadow’s Formula 5000 and second-generation Can-Am efforts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor Pete Lyons, an award-winning racing journalist and historian, covered Shadow from the team’s very first race in 1970.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe text is based on the author’s extensive interviews with the late Don Nichols and many other key members of his organisation, including famed drivers George Follmer and Jackie Oliver as well as brilliant car designers Trevor Harris and Tony Southgate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication is timed to coincide with Shadow’s 50th anniversary in 2020.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig, beautiful and packed with facts and anecdotes, the book is lavishly illustrated with period and recent photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication: June 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-910505-49-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 280x235mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage extent: 464\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustration: over 500 photos, many in colour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 Pete Lyons, then a journalist reporting on North America’s famed ‘no-rules’ Can-Am series, covered Shadow’s début race. Three seasons later, now following Formula 1 worldwide, he attended Shadow’s first Grand Prix and witnessed the team’s progress through four seasons. Lyons’s continuing career has included prestigious positions with publications such as \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAutoWeek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCar and Driver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRoad \u0026amp; Track\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVintage Motorsport\u003c\/em\u003e, and he also served as staff editor of the monthly \u003cem\u003eRACECAR\u003c\/em\u003e. Among 15 books published to date, his \u003cem\u003eCan-Am\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) was a bestseller and earned one of his two Dean Batchelor awards from the Motor Press Guild for Excellence in Journalism. Most recently, his \u003cem\u003eLotus 72\u003c\/em\u003e (Evro, 2019) has been very well received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oh, oh, oh! More than any other book – even Doug Nye’s still-awaited volumes on the 3-litre H16 and V12 BRMs – this is the one I’ve always wanted to read. The real, unadulterated inside story of my all-time favourite race team.\u003cbr\u003e   “It’s so appropriate that the wonderful narrative in this long-awaited tome is written in Pete Lyons’ inimitable style, which I so remember from the early years of my love affair with F1. And not just because of those memories, but because Pete was there when Shadow ran in both F1 and the CanAm, where the story really started, and later in Formula 5000. And because he knew Don Nichols, that most mysterious of men, very well and succeeded in getting him to open up on so many key aspects of the story….\u003cbr\u003e   “Photographically the book is just as much a tour de force, with superb reproduction of hundreds of rarely seen black and white and colour images…\u003cbr\u003e   “For sure, this is one of the most outstanding books of 2020, and one of Lyons’ all-time best.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Tremayne, GrandPrix+\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“For nearly a dozen years, an American racing team helmed by an ex-paratrooper and former counter-espionage agent competed at the highest level of Can-Am and Formula One racing. The team was called Shadow, its mascot was a spy, and its leader was the tall and secretive Don Nichols, fluent in Japanese and skilled at judo. A half-century of half-truths and misinformation later, a new book is shedding light on Shadow, even as the team’s cars run again at Road America. It’s one of the greatest racing stories never before told.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Road \u0026amp; Track\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This beautifully produced book justifies its $99 price… its combination of extraordinarily detailed text and superb illustrations make it an essential buy for any student of Can Am and\/or Formula One history… Pete Lyons tells us the story of innovation, showmanship, expertise, tragedy, betrayal and the occasional success, and he tells it beautifully.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e speedreaders.com (John Aston)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“To say I devoured this amazing book with gusto is an understatement. Lyons’ enlightening but colorful words that have graced six prior historical accounts in motorsport, including the original book on Can-Am from the late-1980s, and complete illustrations and photos will make it very hard to put down once you crack the cover. I was not disappointed. With the best authors, you come to expect a certain quality – Lyons delivers.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e journal.classiccars.com (Tom Stahler)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Pete Lyons reported on Shadow’s Can-Am and Formula 1 entries in their time so he has an insight into the cars on track, but more importantly Don Nichols sat down with him late in life to create this handsome biography… This we have the first-hand account interweaved with the written record… This makes a great read, and as Nichols died in 2017, it’s probably also the final word.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Motor Sport\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Big, beautiful and packed full of facts and anecdotes, and lavishly illustrated with period photographs… This is the first book to reveal the entire story of the iconic ‘black’ Shadows and the Shadowman who made it all happen.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ourmanbehindthewheel.com (Simon Burrell)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Who better to tell the story of the iconic Shadow race cars and Don Nichols, the man who created them, than a veteran motorsports writer and photographer who was at the car’s debut in 1970?”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Vintage Motorsport\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“You really don’t need this review to tell you whether or not to buy the book or not – if you’re a collector, complete-ist and lover of fine motorsport books it should already be on your shelves or heading there. My only complaint is it left me wanting more.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e racefans.net\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This is an ambitious book, but Lyons marshals his material deftly, his race summaries have a light touch which make them not only easy to absorb, but also leave the reader keen to know what happened next, such is the author’s skill at drawing his audience into the story. The work is punctuated by extensive interviews with individuals central to the plot. Particularly notable are contributions from designer Tony Southgate and from Shadow’s long-time driver Jackie Oliver whose exasperation with Nichols finally contributed to his leaving and establishing the rival Arrows team. But the most revealing interview is undoubtedly with Penny, Nichols’s third child who worked with him on the Shadow project and again twenty years later.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Guild of Motoring Writers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Pete Lyons has managed to make this hefty 464-pager both a marque history and a biography of the man behind the cars… A fascinating, engrossing read, beautifully executed.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Classic Cars\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“The Shadow story deserves to be told and Pete Lyons has done a superb job of getting behind the scenes of a man who revelled in being enigmatic. The fact that Lyons had the opportunity to sit down with Nichols over a considerable time, close to the end of his life, gives you the feeling that Nichols wanted to tell the tales from his point of view.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e dailysportscar.com (Paul Tarsey)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e “Any title written by Pete Lyons is required reading, and this comprehensive study should sit with the finest marque histories by Doug Nye, Mark Dees and Denis Jenkinson. That Lyons witnessed this era adds authority, but his style brings the story to life… A pertinent tribute.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Classic \u0026amp; Sports Car (Book of the Month)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Fascinating.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Magneto\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“The esteemed Pete Lyons… [is] a living link to the fabled Can-Am’s history and a cohort of the Shadowman. Nobody but Lyons could have pulled off this huge biography with such authority and affection. This is a great book about the kind of guy this country doesn’t often produce anymore.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e jimdonnellyonwheels.com\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Written in Pete’s engagingly entertaining and informative style, this is a big book of some 464 pages, lavishly illustrated with over 600 images. At £75 it is not cheap but anyone who remembers Grand Prix and Can-Am racing in the 1970s should acquire a copy. It will not disappoint.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e BRDC Bulletin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Lavishly illustrated with dozens of photos and full of behind the scenes doings, it’s never, ever boring. Things you never knew begin to make perfect sense in hindsight. Don Nichols alone is worth a book on his own… a wonderful book that will take you happily through the long winter.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e theracerhead.com (Dave Steinberg)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“This book checks off so many boxes that gearheads should be required to purchase it by law.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e automoblog (Tony Borroz)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“I have been a fan of the writings of Pete Lyons for many years, in fact from the 1970s when he wrote what for me is still the definitive set of Grand Prix reports for \u003cem\u003eAutosport\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. His new book, \u003cem\u003eShadow: The Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e, keeps up the standard… The Shadow story deserves to be told and Lyons has done a superb job.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e historicracingnews.com (Paul Tarsey)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Flawless… well researched, written, and illustrated… a magically coherent tale.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e lacar.com (Doug Stokes)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“In this beautifully produced book, typical of the quality that Evro Publishing strive for, Pete Lyons goes deep… Worth every penny… A book on Shadow has been long overdue but it has clearly been worth the wait.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Total Kit Custom\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Extraordinarily detailed… professionally researched… Most compelling is the author’s obvious passion and countless hours, months and years sorting and assembling the intimate details of the man and the machines… this book delights and surprises at every turn.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hot Rod Engine Tech\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“In over 460 large pages, with a fabulous selection of photos, this is an impressive and thoroughly enjoyable example of marque history at its best.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e NZ Classic Driver\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Pete Lyons does it again with a stunning \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e examining Don Nichols’ famed Shadow racecars. In his usual erudite style, Lyons has created a definitive work on Shadow that is also a fun page-turner with excellent supportive illustrations from his deep archive.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Vintage Road \u0026amp; Racecar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Pete Lyons’ book paints a detailed picture of the man, and then goes into indulgent lengths about the men and machines who played a key part of the Shadow story. There are some amazing candid pictures and technical drawings complemented by blow-by-blow accounts of the team’s performance. For those who like some beef in their stories there’s a great chapter on the ‘Sharrows’ affair – the legal controversy over Arrows and Shadow’s 1978 designs.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e the-race.com (Andrew van de Burgt)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“A fantastic book… Stunning print quality makes it a pleasure to read, and well worth the price.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Auto Express\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Pete Lyons is a master storyteller and holds nothing back in this fantastic story... Everything about this book is first class… I can’t think of any stone left unturned in the story. If I lost my copy of this book, I would buy it again.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Mike Martin, Vintage Drift\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pete Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Standard Edition","offer_id":39247181545530,"sku":"9781910505496\/1","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/4617\/products\/Shadow_1000x_74d1d1c8-f07b-4bc5-a92f-6f4792d641f8.jpg?v=1586504241"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.evropublishing.com\/en-us\/collections\/frontpage.oembed?page=3","provider":"Evro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}