Motor Sport

Aston DBRI and Ferrari Testa Rossa are two of the most evocative names from sportscar racing in the 1950s. Those fortunate enough to have seen any of the races between these two magnificent machines will remember the sound and the fury of their straight-six and V12 engines as heroes such as Stirling..

Speed hillclimbs and level ground speed trials - sprints, in short, were the latest form of motor sport in Britain between 1899 and 1925, held at venues like Blackpool, Southsea Speed Trials, Caerphilly Hillclimb, Spread Eagle Hill Climb, South Harting and Shelsley Walsh. They attracted the most fam..

Speed hillclimbs and level ground speed trials - sprints, in short, were the latest form of motor sport in Britain between 1899 and 1925, held at venues like Blackpool, Southsea Speed Trials, Caerphilly Hillclimb, Spread Eagle Hill Climb, South Harting and Shelsley Walsh. They attracted the most fam..

 The 1970s were a period of continual evolution in world sports-car racing. The early 1970s saw teams using designs and equipment originating from Formula One. After the departure of Ferrari from the championship in 1973 the focus shifted. The National Grand Touring and Touring Car series w..

This book taps into the author’s wealth of knowledge amassed as BRM chairman for 20 years. It is splendidly illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, many from Louis Stanley’s own personal collection and therefore previously unseen. This is a combination of hard edged raci..

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The superb art work of Carlo Demand captures fascinating moments of motor racing history with artistic licence to create the drama of 'that' second in time! The book covers the period from the earliest days of motor sport through to the mid 1950s. The emphasis is placed on Mercedes and Auto-Union. E..

This is the true story of Carroll Shelby's war against Enzo Ferrari, the cars and the men who made racing history. In Carroll Shelby’s own words: “I didn't do it to make history. You do something that you want to do or feel you have to do, because you like it and love it. And if it turns out to be h..

This is the first book to fill the gap of covering every aspect of motor sport. This encyclopaedia fills that gap with 488 entries on sports and racing cars, 359 driver biographies and 161 histories and descriptions of races and rallies in six continents. This includes Formula 1 to Formula Vee, Amer..

The great British special building era began in the years after the First World War when motor racing was split into two camps. On the one hand, Brooklands provided glamour, spectacle and celebrity drivers. In contrast was the busy sprint and hill climb scene supported by amateur enthusiasts from al..