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GTO/64: The Story of Ferrari’s 250GTO/64

by Doug Nye

The most in-depth story of the seven Grand Tourer Berlinettas that constitute the final year of production. From evolution/design to period racing to thorough details about subsequent owners and activities. And, yes, there ARE new details and new photos!

Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races                

by Roger Smith and Kevin Turner

“The Greatest”. . . yes, yes, by whose reckoning? The authors’ names tell you this is not going to be some ill-conceived and poorly argued vanity project. They don’t expect you to agree with everything but to understand the validity of their MO!

Lando Norris: Road to World Champion

by Nate Saunders

The fingerprints on his 2025 championship trophy haven’t been polished off—and already there’s a book! Not a bio but a race-by-race recap of a nail biter of a season.

The Dynamics of the Race Car

by Danny Nowlan

Theories, concepts, and equations explore the underpinnings of car handling and speed. The book also teaches how to analyze setup data and driver performance.

Formula 1 in Camera 1970–79 Vol. One

by Paul Parker

“In Camera” obviously means this is a photo book, and if you have an imagination, there is nothing that can get under the skin the way a photo does. Triumphs, losses, faces you recognize, stories you were a part of—or wish you were

Dragster Genesis: The Formative Years of Fearsome Acceleration

by Barry John

No place to hide: two cars, side by side. Run a quarter mile. One wins. As a kid the author studied Hot Rod magazine, later he studied art at college. Youth well spent, apparently, because this book combines both interests.

Great Auclum National Speed Hill Climb 1938–1974

by Stephen R. Lovegrove

Situated on a private estate, this only 440-yard-long course was short in length but long in motorsports impact and career-making—also intensity if not all-out danger.

Alwin Springer – Racing With Porsche in North America

by Alwin Springer with Wilfried Müller

From his days as journeyman mechanic to cofounding a legendary Porsche tuning company to working for Porsche directly, Springer has led Porsche to many of its most significant milestones in North America. He may be retired but he’s not done!

F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula One

by Giles Richards

Interviews with nineteen men and women working at every level of F1 shine a light on the jobs of people you don’t normally read about but also on their usually fascinating journeys there.

The Formula One Record Book

by Thompson, Rabagliati, Sheldon

Published by the Formula One Register which was established in 1966 to address the issue of incomplete factual information available in English-language sources. Nothing about this was easy, but they’re still at it and in fact branched out to cover a wider range of racing.

Class of ’99: Triumph and Tragedy in the 1999 Indy Car Series

by John Oreovicz

That one year was a bleak one for fans of that series, and October especially so because one man died, a driver, who could have turned the whole thing around. Combining contemporary reporting and new interviews, this book examines multiple storylines.

F1 Racing: The Ultimate Companion

by Bruce Jones

How many books with titles like this one do you have already?? But look who wrote it! And it’s oddly inexpensive. Unusual photos too. C’mon. Take a look already.

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