Archive for Items Categorized 'Racing, Rally', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Morgan at Le Mans
by David Dowse
Dowse describes the British sportscar maker’s 2002 and 2004 efforts at the 24-hour racing classic as “A minnow in a rather large pond.” He was Morgan’s press officer and the manager of the Morgan Works Race Team, and here offers a book that tells the tale of their epic battle against the odds.
The British at Le Mans, 85 Years of Endeavour
by Ian Wagstaff
Today, racing is as international an enterprise as one could imagine. Why then should the British connection to Le Mans be thought especially noteworthy? From the first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923, the British had a presence there, aAdmittedly with reluctance at first.
The Miller Dynasty
by Mark L. Dees
Inspired by Griffith Borgeson’s work, fellow Californian Mark Dees began to seriously accumulate Miller lore, interviewing those still living who had known or worked with Miller, along with survivors from the prewar racing world.
Winning, The Racing Life of Paul Newman
by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner
The terms actor, philanthropist, and racer combine to describe only one man, Paul Newman. Although he didn’t begin his driving career until age 47, he developed quickly and competed into his eighties, eons beyond other competitive drivers.
Ferrari – Men from Maranello
by Anthony Pritchard
A Ferrari “Who’s Who.” Here, in one place, are the biographical details of more than 200 individuals who have made important contributions to Ferrari’s greatness over the years.
The Magnificent Front-engined Birdcages, Maserati Tipo 60 and 61
by W. Oosthoek & M. Bollée
The Tipo 60 and 61 were the last of the great front-engined sports racing cars. In this beautifully produced volume, Trident authorities Oosthoek and Bollée treat them with the same thoroughness that made their previous volumes on the 450S and Tipo 151 benchmarks.
Mickey Thompson: The Last Racing Maniac
by Scribbler Joe (Scalzo)
I read this book with the absolute wish that every single solitary, bar none, motherlover listed in it could be looking over my shoulder reading right along with me; or even better still be listening to the author frantically reading the book aloud to all of us huddled in some musty Babbitville coffee enclave at 4:30 on a cold, rainy Wednesday afternoon.
Flywheel, Memories of the Open Road
by Swallow, Pill, and the Muhlberg Motor Club
This unique book demonstrates that enthusiasm for automobiles and the printed word can survive even under the most terrible of conditions as, for instance, in a gritty German POW camp. It reprints the best of the world’s most unusual, cheapest, and lowest-circulation car mag, published in 1944–45 by half a dozen bored but talented inmates of Stalag IVb.
The Spirit of Competition
by Frederick A Simeone
Simeone’s philosophy toward collecting can be summed up by what he refers to as “The Automotive Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm to historically accurate artifacts.” His museum housing his racing sportscar collection is now open to the public and is becoming a magnet destination for enthusiasts.
Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King
by David Tremayne
“Who the hell is Jochen Rindt?” is the title of the first chapter—because it was the first question people asked when Rindt seemingly came out of nowhere in 1964 to beat the big-name drivers of his day. And it is, the author fears, the first question a new generation of racing enthusiasts asks today.
Pensive Racing Drivers
by Max Küng
The quiet moments, before a race when the mind settles in on the task at hand, or after, when the last hand has been played. Even the victor lugging his magnum of champagne looks oddly spent. These are the moments captured here.
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