Motorsport

This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fa...

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The first organized, sanctioned American stock car race took place in 1908 on a road course around Briarcliff, New York--staged by one of America's early speed mavens, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. A veteran of the early Ormond-Daytona Beach speed tr...

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Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles. He is credited not only with saving the Speedway from becoming a residential housing dev...

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Virtually from the moment of its launch in April, 1964, the Ford Mustang has been a favorite among road racers. From the Tour de France, to production sports car racing, the SCCA Trans-Am series, regional and national A/Sedan competitions, and int...

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Vad tusan har Ahola ätit idag? frågade Fabrizio. VM-titeln höll på att rinna mig ur händerna. Jag var stark, oerhört stark, men mäktade inte med Mika Aholas fart. Trots att det kändes tungt gav jag inte upp. Och det är mitt kännetecken, att aldrig...

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'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Br...

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Since the Grand Prix's start in 1950 just 33 men have achieved the accolade of F1 World Champion. For the first time, legendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton and award-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier bring the heroes of this ...

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GEMENSKAPEN. Det ordet sammanfattar hos många det bästa med folkrace. Umgänget med likasinnade, att folk kommer rusande från alla håll för att hjälpa till om det behövs och reservdelar går att skaka fram med kort varsel. Gemenskapen. För att ytter...

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Baksidan av boken: Hade det 1949 existerat någon byggnadsnämnd som varnat för osäkra investeringar, hade med all säkerhet asfaltslingan på Karlskoga Motorstadion aldrig blivit verklighet. Hade Gunnar Olsson, Karlskoga MK's optimistiske ordförande,...

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Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis - and yet the average learner receives just eighteen hours' training - less than a Starbucks barista. In this inspirational, fully illustrated, highly entertaining book, former T...

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Die Geschichte der "Sharknose"-Mittelmotor-Ferrari ist voll von Glanz und Drama. Herausragende Erfolge, wie der Gewinn der Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft 1961 durch den Amerikaner Phil Hill, gehen einher mit tiefen Abgründen wie dem Tod von ...

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Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance. Over 600 photos from the superb archives of Motorsport Images show every type of car raced by every team a...

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UPDATED EDITION With over 300 photographs - from the 1950s to the present day and many previously unpublished - this stunning book is the ultimate celebration of Formula One. This new updated version includes photographs from Rosberg's winning and...

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This illustrated book recaptures the speed, intensity and intrigue of the classic Trans-Am racing series. The original Trans-Am pitted a new generation of American 'pony cars' - led by the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro - in closely fought raci...

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Niki Lauda drove a car for sport, but crossed the line between life and death and fought back to even greater glory. Even people who know nothing of Formula One have heard of his crash at Nurburgring in 1976, when we was dragged from the inferno o...

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Not only has Cosworth designed and supplied many race car engines, which won F1, CART, and many other Championship races, but it has also produced many celebrated high-performance road-car engines. In more recent times, its growing expertise in de...

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Bei Rennautos ist normalerweise die Technik wichtiger als die Optik, nur einige wenige von ihnen können sich wirklich sehen lassen. Der Ferrari 312 P gehört auf jeden Fall zu dieser Spezies. Neben den Designern Giacomo Caliri und Edmondo Casoli is...

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The last edition of an automotive literary classic: the technical analysis of Formula 1 penned by Giorgio Piola. After 25 years of publication, the historic draughtsman is bring the curtain down on this experience with a volume that examines the l...

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Born at the end of the 19th century, Donald Healey was a Cornishman from Perranporth who made a major impact on motoring, motor sport and the motor industry. In the 1920s and 1930s he became a national hero for his successes in motor rallies, taki...

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A step-by-step easy to use manual that tells motorcycle riders -- novice or veteran -- everything they need to successfully ride, race and improve their riding skills. Keith Code is the founder and director of the California Superbike School, the ...

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When Valerie Pirie interviewed for her first real secretarial job after college, she did not expect to end up working for Stirling Moss. Regarded as the greatest driver who was never crowned world champion, he would become not only her new boss bu...

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Ferrari's sporting history, from the origins to 1988, the year of Enzo Ferrari's death, narrated in 400 pages and more than 700 photos, most of which previously unpublished and drawn from the publisher's own archive. More than a book, this is a un...

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This new edition of a classic book tells the story of the celebrated Ford GT40 through a remarkable array of over 850 period photographs, many of them in colour. After Ford unsuccessfully attempted to buy Ferrari, in 1963, the American car giant i...

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The vision of one man, Captain Sherman 'Red' Crise, resulted in the Bahamas Speed Weeks, a series of motor races held on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. They started in the mid-1950s and continued for thirteen years, before ending due...

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This is the complete history of British international rally events, starting with the very first RAC rally of 1932, which included 1000 miles of road motoring, and when a mere three driving tests were needed to produce a result. By 1951 an interna...

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Having left motor racing in the early 1950s - at least officially - Alfa Romeo returned to the sport once again at the start of the following decade due to the commitment and enthusiasm of Autodelta. This Alfa offshoot distinguished itself by prep...

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