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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.

Texas Legend: Jim Hall and his Chaparrals

by George Levy

Look at a modern F1 car and you find tech Hall dreamt up decades ago. One of the great racing drivers of his generation, he is even better known as a constructor whose cars won in every series they contested. Finally here’s a proper book about him.

One Last Turn: Personal Memories of the Can-Am Era’s Greatest Mechanics, Tuners and Crews

by Martin Rudow & Dave Gaddis

Can-Am and, before it, USRRC are of course infamous for being the “no rules” era on the technical side which means you can expect to read and see some wild and crazy stuff by and about the masters of the wrench here.

Trophy Girl 

by Marlis Manley

A historic novel, centered around the first national race for stock cars at Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City in July 1957, written by an author whose dad really was the first Grand National Champion.

Formula 1 Portraits: Gli anni sessanta/The Sixties

by Gianni Cancellierii

Drumroll: photos that have never before been published! And really good photos they are too. What can be said about the 1960s that hasn’t been said before? This author weaves candid shots into his overall exposition of a wild time in racing.

As a Matter of Fact, I Am Parnelli Jones

by Parnelli Jones with Bones Bourcier

Told by the protagonist as much as by his peers this memoir paints a rich picture of the people, cars, and venues in American racing of the 1960s and ‘70s in a sometimes feisty and always engaging manner.

The Porsche 911 Targa Florio Photo Book

by Barbato & Marino

First held in 1906 the Targa Florio in Sicily became legendary for its hardships and danger. No other marque won there more times than Porsche and the top drivers of the day came to test their mettle. This book tells you nothing about the event—but none of the photos have been published before.

Formula 1 2020/2022 – La tecnica/Technical Insights

by Paolo Filisetti

Chicken/egg: some people say it’s the team’s technical director who ought to be on the podium, not the driver. After all, and certainly in the modern era, even the best driver cannot win with poor tech. This book looks at three seasons of challenges/solutions.

Formula 1 Car By Car 2000–09

by Peter Higham

There isn’t a boring year, and certainly not a decade, in F1. Sure, there are seemingly endless years of one marque or driver dominating the sport but even then there’s plenty happening around that.

Lynn Paxton—My Way

by Don Robinson

Paxton often says he’ll be addicted to racing until he dies, and this biography makes his passion abundantly clear. He’s won more than most but can’t be bothered to keep count, because he has an even greater passion: family.

Formula 1 Technology: The Engineering Explained

by Steve Rendle

Nothing remains the same for long in something as complex as motorsports. Every now and then you need a solid book to recap how we got to where we are, without which we won’t understand what’s next.

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