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My Travels on Racer Road: Can-Am and Formula 1 in Their Golden Age 

by Pete Lyons

This award-winning US motorsports journalist and photographer once said he felt “enchanted” by the sights and sounds and ideas to which his job took him. You will be too—by the words in this autobiography.

Porsche 962/088 – The Autobiography of 962 011

by Serge Vanbockryck

Everybody knows the Porsche 917 but even more celebrated was the 956, which was followed by the 962 featured here. And no. /11 was the most successful of the 19 works cars built.

Wheelbase: Dark Dealings in the Classic Car World

by Michael Kliebenstein

A £70 million car deal is on the line and it is contingent on the sale of an entire collection. Happens all the time—except this is a work of fiction, inspired at least somewhat by real-life experiences.

Formula 2–The Glory Years, 1967–84

by Jutta Fausel

German photographer Fausel attended her first race in 1961 and found a lifelong passion which kind of by accident became a professional career. Her archive contains over 80,000 images; almost 900 made it into this book.

Forgotten Rally Photos

A Collection of Rare Professional Rally Photographs and Stories From 1975 to 1982

P. Smith, J. Pulleyn

Into the woods without delay, but careful not to lose the way. These photos had been gathering dust for four decades. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from participants they take you to the golden years of rallying.

Prodrive: 40 Years of Success

by Ian Wagstaff

When this UK motorsport and engineering group turned forty it was high time for a look back—and forward. On both counts there’s surely a lot more to be mined, but here’s a start.

How Did I Get Here? 

Memories of Six Decades in Motorsport, and Musings on the Future of Formula 1 and the Planet

by Peter Wright

To say that Peter Wright is the guru of ground effect is like saying that Sir Ian McKellen is just the Gandalf guy. And that’s only one of the arrows in his quiver.

Three Million Miles in a Volvo and Other Curious Car Stories

by Giles Chapman

The author calls himself nosy—and proud of it. If he wasn’t (one or the other or both) there’d be no book, a selection of interviews he collected over a lifetime of talking to people.

Both Sides of the Barrier: Images and Memories from a Motor Racing Odyssey; the A-Side (1957–79) 

by Stuart Dent

Follow an amateur motorsports enthusiast in Britain around as he snaps photos and records his impressions. Got your own photos, race programs, ticket stubs? Maybe there’s a book in it.

BRAWN BGP 001/02

by David Tremayne

Each element—car, driver/s, team, the racing season, the legal challenges etc.—would make its own wild story but they’re all part of one story of one underdog team that in its one and only year of existence pocketed the championship.

Wild About Racing: My Lotus Years with Clark and Chapman

by Derek Wild

Having cobbled together his own derelict Lotus 7 while still an apprentice, Wild took his first mechanic job with Lotus to get cheap spare parts. Right place, right time—Lotus was on a roll, and he forged a life-long career in motorsports. 

Derek Warwick: Never Look Back

The Racing Life of Britain’s Double Champion 

by Derek Warwick with David Tremayne

Those two world championships were 20 years apart, which right there tells you something about keeping your eyes on the ball—also essential for navigating business (check) and health (check) challenges.

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