Archive for Items Categorized 'Racing, Rally', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Grand Prix Ferrari: The Years of Enzo Ferrari’s Power, 1948–1980

by Anthony Pritchard

Not to be confused with an earlier book of the same title and by the same author, this posthumously published tome is an entirely revamped take on a subject that, if anything, has become more complex since then.

Velocity: Heroes of American Auto Racing

by Pete Lyons

Twelve men that made a difference—for twelve months in which YOU will make a difference, right? Be inspired, learn something, look at pretty pictures. Go.

Turning Silver into Gold/Aus Silber wird Gold – 2014

by Hartmut Lehbrink

The silver Mercedes racers won the gold in 2014, the first time the works team won F1 top honors ever. The team won a whole bunch of other awards too so there was much to celebrate, and this is the official M-B “party book”—in more ways than one.

The Early Laps of Stock Car Racing

by Betty Boles Ellison

A rather more critical—and thus most necessary—look at what has grown into a megasport for the masses whose business dealings and philosophy continue to be dominated by basically one family.

Der Typ 650

by Peter Kirchberg

A mystery racecar, long thought to be an offspring of the fabled Silver Arrows and certainly presented as such by an unscrupulous broker working for a government keen on drumming up hard currency. Riveting stuff. If you don’t read German: fantastic photos.

Roar From the Sixties: American Championship Racing

by Dick Wallen; Michael Jordan editor

Everything changed during that decade. In the twenty years since it was first published, this book has not been bettered. Good thing it’s still in print.

Ferrari: 2015 Official Scuderia Ferrari Calendar

The 2014 Formula 1 season from a Ferrari point of view as captured by half a dozen world-class photographers.

Francis Howe, Motor Racing Man Par Excellence

by Tim May with Adam Ferrington

The “Gentleman Racer” earned this nickname for a reason—and not just because he was an aristocrat. And Earl Howe did a lot more than race well; some of his ideas have had a lasting impact even until today.

Fabulous Fifties: American Championship Racing

by Dick Wallen et al

An important book about an important time in racing. That sort of racing has long since stopped but this 20-year-old book is still in print! Don’t miss it.

Riverside Raceway: Palace of Speed

by Dick Wallen; by Michael Jordan (editor)

For 32 years, pretty much anybody who was anybody raced pretty much anything on this relatively dangerous course. Located not too far from Hollywood means you may well have seen it on TV shows or in movies.

Seventies Championship Revolution

by Dick Wallen; Michael Jordan, editor

Aerodynamics were the big thing in the 1970s. This book takes a good, but not perfect, look at an era that saw great experimentation. Also covers dirt racing.