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The Official 2001-2002 Formula One Record Book
This thoroughly researched and painstaking review of Grand Prix racing in 2001 is a must for every lover of motor sport. It is an invaluable reference tool that will give insight and enjoyment for years to come.
The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2013
Formula One racing is one of the world's most spectacular sports, and The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2013 is the essential resource for the coming season. It brings F1 fans fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all twelve 2013 teams (from Ferrari and Red Bull to McLaren and Lotus), all 24 drivers (from Alonso and Vettel to Raikkonen and Webber), and all 20 tracks (from the Circuit of the Americas to Monaco and Interlagos). It also reviews the past season and new rule changes. Ninety colour photographs, detailed circuit maps, statistics, and a fill-in guide complement Bruce Jones's insightful text.
The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2014
Formula One racing is one of the most spectacular and talked-about sports in the world, and The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2014 is the essential resource for the season ahead. It gets fans fully up to speed on the teams (from Ferrari and Red Bull to Sauber and Caterham), all 24 drivers (from Hamilton and Vettel to Raikkonen and Button) and all 20 tracks (from Monaco and Silverstone to the new races in New Jersey, US, and Sochi, Russia). It also reviews the past season and highlights major updates to the regulations. Ninety colour photographs, detailed circuit maps, statistics, and a fill-in guide complement Bruce Jones's insightful text.
The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2015
Formula One racing is one of the most spectacular and talked-about sports in the world, and The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2015 is the essential resource for the season ahead. It ensures that F1 fans are fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all 11 2015 teams (from Ferrari and Red Bull to Mercedes and Williams), all 22 drivers (from Alonso and Vettel to Hamilton and Ricciardo), and all 20 tracks (from Monaco and Interlagos to the Canadian Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of the Americas in New Jersey). It also reviews the past season and highlights changes to the rules and regulations for 2015. Ninety colour photographs, circuit maps, statistics, and a fill-in guide for the reader to complete as the season progresses complement Bruce Jones's insightful text.
The Official Chevrolet Indy Pace Car Book: 1948-1990
The only book available on Chevrolet pace cars. This 224-page book has 17 chapters, over 150 photos, with individual chapters on all of the pace cars as well as information to identify and authenticate replicas. Much of this information is available for the first time.
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The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2005
Packed with behind-the-scenes detail and stunning photographs, the Official Formula 1 Season Review 2005 - in the shops just three weeks after the last Grand Prix - is a must-have Christmas purchase for every fan of Formula 1. Here is the full, in-depth story of the 2005 Formula 1 season, told by the drivers and team personnel involved. Superb feature content allows the personalities involved to throw new light on many of the season's headlines and incidents, and the clearly presented statistics provide a comprehensive reference source for the future. An essential addition to any Formula 1 enthusiast's bookshelf.
The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2011
Now in its eighth year of publication, this is a must-have purchase for every fan of Formula 1. Here is the full, in-depth story of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship, told by the drivers and team personnel involved. In the year that sees four former World Champions competing against current World Champion Sebastian Vettel for the ultimate prize, and the introduction of new rules aimed at improving overtaking opportunities, here is an unrivalled insight into the on-track action and behind-the-scenes details of the 2011 Formula 1 season.
The Racer’s Math Handbook
Bob Emmons Softcover 48 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
The Racer’s Tax Guide (1st Edition)
The Racer's Tax Guide teaches you how to legally subtract your racing costs from your income tax by running your operation as a business. Step-by-step, how to do everything correctly. Includes a complete discussion of racers' Tax Court cases (who has won, who as lost, and why). An alternate form of funding your racing. Read this book now and start saving.
The Unofficial Formula One Encyclopedia
A fascinating guide to landmark events in the history of Grand Prix racing from the early days of the motor car and the beginning of the World Driver's Championship.
The Unser Legacy: Four Generations of Speed
Here is a detailed and personal look at the Unsers, the most successful family in American auto racing. Their dynasty was first established on Pikes Peak, where both Bobby and Al garnered several victories early on in their careers. Then the brothers went to the world’s premier race, the Indianapolis 500, and won a combined seven crowns before their driving days were done. The second generation of the family continued the Indy dominance as Al Unser Jr. won in both 1992 and 1994. Eventually, Robby Unser became the seventh member of the family to start at the big Brickyard, and now the newest racing Unser, Alfred Richard Unser (or ""Just Al"" as he’s called), looks to add yet another Unser name to the Indy 500 competitor list.
The Way We Drove: Toronto’s Love Affair with the Automobile in Stories and Photographs
The Way We Drove begins in 1983, when Toronto patent attorney Frederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh took some nervous dignitaries for a ride in his new electric automobile, on a small circular track in front of the grandstand in the Toronto Industrial Exhibition. Five years later, John Moodie of Hamilton drove his new Winton automobile over forty miles through mud and dirt to Toronto and created one of the Queen City's first auto-related traffic jams, around Yonge and Melinda, as eager spectators pressed forward to view the strange contraption. Toronto's love affair with the automobile had begun.
The story of this love affair, told here through photographs, commentary, and anecdotes, spans over half a century--from that day at the 'Ex' in 1893 to the space-age tailfins of the 1950s. Nearly all the cars that chugged, rattled, and roared through the streets of Toronto during those first sixty-odd years are now gone. Only a few have managed to survive, and these are now in museums or lovingly pampered by private collectors. Fortunately, thousands of Toronto's old cars happened to be in front of cameras when their shutters were open.
The Winners Book: A Comprehensive Listing of Motor Racing Events, 1895-2009
Winner's Book is the result of more than forty years of intensive and far-reaching research into every major motor racing event held anywhere in the world. Using primary source materials whenever possible, often cross referencing several sources, author Jim O'Keefe left no stone unturned in his effort to comprehensively document motor racing history. As a result, his amazing record includes all the major events, their dates, locations, winning times, distances, winners, cars and championship status. The Winners Book provides the racing historian and enthusiast an invaluable source of material with which to document and further research specific events. The book is a requirement for anyone seriously interested in world wide automobile racing history.
The World Championship Yearbook Formula 1 1987-88
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Three Points of Contact: Drivers of The Race of Champions
Three Points of Contact is a dramatic series of portraits that reveal how the world's greatest drivers use their eyes, hands, and feet to control their cars, outpace their rivals, and become champions.
Renowned director and photographer Jeff Zwart (author of the award-winning Porsche Rennsport) created these images at The Race of Champions, held in Paris and London, where top drivers from Formula One, the World Rally Championship, NASCAR, X-Games, and other series compete directly against each other driving identical cars.
Each driver is revealed in amazingly vivid detail, from seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher to reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. Zwart's meticulously produced portraits focus on the eyes, hands, and feet; the three points of contact that every driver employs. The book's large 13-inch by 11-inch format and high-quality printing bring out all of the nuances of Zwart's close-up, specially de-saturated color photography.
Each of the 24 drivers in Three Points of Contact is profiled in six pages of photographs and commentary. These profiles include a statistical career summary, as well as personal observations on how the three points of contact define each one's driving and success. A concluding chapter presents The Race of Champions in words and photographs. Other drivers featured in the book include Formula One stars David Coulthard, Jenson Button, and Heikki Kovalainen, eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen, X-Games and Rally America champion Travis Pastrana and 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae. The book is being published in a limited edition of 1,500 copies and is presented in a handsome cloth-covered slipcase.
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Three to Go Mario!
Specifically written for children, Three To Go Mario! written and illustrated by Andy Evans is the exciting story of his first-hand experience watching Mario Andretti become the first American to win the Grand Prix on his home soil. Driving the revolutionary new Lotus 78 to victory over Niki Lauda in his Ferrari 312 and Jody Scheckter in the Wolf WRI, Andy’s recounting of his own intense feelings during the race and the exciting play-by-play to victory make this a great read for children. Colorfully illustrated, it is a visual masterpiece recalling style and detail from a not so long ago decade.
To Finish First: My years inside Formula One, Can-Am and Indy 500 racing with Cooper, Brabham and McLaren
This book fills an important gap in the history of top-level motor racing during the historic era of the 1960s and 70s. The author was at the center of it all, first as Sir Jack Brabham's right-hand man during his leadership of the Cooper team, and later when he formed his own Brabham Racing Organization. Subsequently, when Phil Kerr joined his great friend Bruce McLaren, to become joint managing director of an ever expanding company, which was to achieve unrivalled success in Can-Am racing as well as being at the forefront of Formula One, he and his colleagues had to cope with the tragedy of the founder's untimely death while testing a Can-Am car at Goodwood. The author's description of how the shattered team was saved and ultimately restored by the bravery of Bruce's co-driver Denny Hulme, already sidelined by agonizing burns to his hands, is a poignant highlight of his story. Includes a balanced mix of racing and off-duty pictures, many being seen for the first time and 15 reproductions of paintings by the renowned artist Michael Turner.
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Top Fuel Dragsters of the 1970s Photo Archive
The early '70s were a pivotal time for rear engine dragsters. "Slingshots" were front engine fire-breathing diggers where the driver sat just three feet behind the motor. This set-up proved to be very dangerous, so in 1970 at Lions Drag Strip "Big Daddy" Don Garlits vowed, after a horrific transmission explosion in his slingshot Wynns Charger, that he would formulate a design that would put the fuel motor behind him. The emergence of the rear-engine dragster rekindled the interest in Top Fuel Eliminator class. Legendary championship drivers like TV Tommy Ivo, Tony Nancy, Gary Beck, Don Prudhomme, Jerry Ruth, Carl Olson, Tom McEwen, Shirley Muldowney, James Warren, Jeb Allen, Herm Peterson, Steve Carbone and many more, are all portrayed in sensational fire-and-smoke belching action at the race track.
Track Days: A Glovebox Guide
With over twelve years of instructing experience, Hamish Smart shares his comprehensive knowledge of track days in this concise and informative guide. From the practicalities of planning the day, through to precise descriptions of advanced driving techniques, this handbook contains vital advice for the track-dayer.
Triumph Competition Preparation Manual TR250, TR5 and TR6
TR250, TR5 and TR6. Information on how to improve performance for racing. By R. W. Kastner, Triumph Competitions manager. Behind this volume lies the accumulated experience of competition engineers on both sides of the Atlantic. Painstaking attention to tiny details in each chapter gives a wealth of accurate racing technical data.
Two Summers: The Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Racing Car – Limited Edition of 1500 Copies
This book explores the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R's historic roots, development, and racing - along with its triumphs, struggles and disappointments, and the spirited challenges from Maserati, Ferrari, Gordini and Lancia. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos sourced from the legendary Daimler Archives, as well as stunning new artwork.
Villeneuve
A pictorial history of one of the greatest racers of all time. This second edition was published after his tragic death in 1982.
Villeneuve: A Racing Legend
Few racing drivers displayed more fire and passion than Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles believed the only way to drive was with complete commitment - flat out, all the way. His aggressive style and achievements are captured in this book and CD-Rom package.
Villeneuve: My First Season in Formula 1
An intimate portrait of one of the most charismatic figures to arrive on the car racing scene. Son of the legendary racing driver Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques is quickly following his father's fame. In his autobiography, Jacques brings to life the highs and lows, humor and heartbreak of driving in the intensely competitive environment of Formula 1written in the candid style for which he is known.
Where the Writer Meets the Road: A Collection of Articles, Broadcast Intros, and Profiles
Sam Posey is familiar to motorsport fans through his articles for Road & Track and other automotive publications, as well as his work as a broadcast commentator covering Formula One, the Indianapolis 500, and other events. His experience as a professional driver in the 1960s and 1970s informs his writing and observations, along with his personal acquaintances with such drivers as Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Roger Penske, and Brian Redman. This anthology collects the best of Sam Posey's automotive journalism for print and television. It includes long articles on such events as the 1958 French Grand Prix, the original Can-Am sports-car series, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans; in-depth profiles of drivers Phil Hill and Brian Redman; and broadcast introductions for the Monaco Grand Prix and other races.
Who Works in Formula One 2001
Who Works in Formula One is THE guide for Formula One. It lists in an easy to read format in-depth information on everyone and everything in Formula One and is recognised the world over as the essential source of information for Formula One professionals.
Published with a hard cover in a convenient size for reference it has detailed information on the 2001 Formula One World Championship: teams, drivers, cars, engines, team principals, mechanics, engineers, key people, sponsors, suppliers, marketing, PR and press officers, photographers, journalists, tracks, F1 officials and much more hard to find information.
Williams 1969-1998 Photo Album: 30 Years of Grand Prix Racing
Today, Williams GP Engineering is one of the most successful teams in GP racing, but it wasnt always this way. It took "wheeler-dealer" Frank Williams several years to move his team from the back of the pack to winner of several World Championship titles.
This dynamic volume features the story of Williams Grand Prix Engineering through fascinating photographs of all the Williams models, from the back-of-the-grid cars to the World Championship winners of modern times.
Filled with photographs of the most famous Williams drivers including Piquet, Mansell, Prost, Senna and Villeneuve.
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman is also the title of the 2015 documentary about Paul Newman from director Adam Carolla. Read the book that inspired the film!
Though he is famous as one of Hollywood's greatest actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the founder of the Newman's Own natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing and lesser-known passion: he was an avid, successful, and well-respected car racer and team owner. In Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, Matt Stone of Motor Trend teams up with Preston Lerner of Automobile magazine to bring you the incredible racing biography of a man whose serious racing days began at an age when many race car drivers contemplate retirement. It is the story of someone who entered the 24 Hours of Daytona at the age of 70 and made his last professional race outing at 82; whose roster of Newman Haas drivers reads like a who's-who of open-wheel racing; and whose interest in cars extended from the likely suspects to old trucks and new hybrids. Newman is also the charming pal who, when a miserably wrecked Ferrari was dropped at his door by the incorrigible prankster Robert Redford, returned the favor by having the car, crushed into a cube, delivered to Redford's living room. The anecdotes, the races, the cars... Winning contains them all, adding up to an award-winning and unprecedented look at Paul Newman's racing talent, unwavering conviction, endearing charm, and enduring spirit.
Woodward Avenue: Cruising the Legendary Strip
Detroit's Woodward Avenue was America's center of gravity for cruising and street racing in the '50s and '60s. Its widely paved surfaces with long sections of arrow-straight road between traffic signals provided the ideal location for stoplight street racing and cruising action. Woodward even became the unofficial test track for the profusion of hot factory iron churned out by Detroit's engineers. If you lived in the Detroit area in the '60s and wanted to drag race, Woodward Avenue was the place to go.
Woodward Avenue: Cruising the Legendary Strip is filled with stories from the people who cruised and raced Woodward in that wonderful era. Also featured are the clandestine and not-so-clandestine efforts by the factories to build cars that the Woodward crowd would buy and race. Woodward Avenue includes everything that surrounded Woodward's action, including Detroit's legendary DJs who provided the cruisers' musical soundtrack, the hang-outs and drive-ins, the new car dealerships that provided the high-performance cars, and the legendary speed shops that provided the hot rod parts.
If you are into muscle cars, great street racing stories, or just want to remember or learn how it was back in the day, Woodward Avenue: Cruising the Legendary Strip is a great trip down memory lane.