RAC to Rally GB - The Complete Story
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After a varied career in the automotive industry, Graham Robson has gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has more than 160 books to his credit. Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam 'works' team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968. During this time he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened 'works' motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments. Graham Robson's writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965-1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived 'by the pen' and 'by the voice', not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types.
Contents Foreword Introduction Table of winners- 1932 to 2018 Where it all Began Chapter 1 : 1932 - 1939. Driving Tests and Concours Overview - leisure motoring, gentle rallying 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Chapter 2 : 1951 - 1959. An International 'Rally of the Tests' Overview 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Chapter 3 : 1960 - 1971. Special Stages and Scandinavians Overview 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Chapter 4 : 1972 - 1980. The Escort Era Overview 1972 1973 Sidebar :13in. or 15in. wheels 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Sidebar : Dealer Team Ford in 1978 1979 1980 Chapter 5 1981 - 1986 ; Turbocharging, four-wheel-drive and Group B Overview 1981 1982 1983 sidebar/feature : Riding with Ragnotti 1984 1985 1986 Chapter 6 1987 - 1996 : The Group A era Overview 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 sidebar/feature : Colin McRae Chapter 7 1997 - 2002 : World Rally Cars, the first Generation Overview 1997 1998 sidebar/feature; David Lapworth on World Rally Cars 1999 2000 2001 2002 Chapter 8 2003 -2012 : A new Home, in Wales Overview 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Chapter 9 2013 - 2018 : Deeside, and Closed Public Roads Overview 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Afterthoughts : What future for British rallying?