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Earnhardt Nation - The Full-Throttle Saga of Nascar's First Family (Paperback): Jay Busbee Earnhardt Nation - The Full-Throttle Saga of Nascar's First Family (Paperback)
Jay Busbee
R454 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Full Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family

Sports Car Racing in the South Volume II - Texas to Florida, 1959 - 1960 (Hardcover): Willem Oosthoek Sports Car Racing in the South Volume II - Texas to Florida, 1959 - 1960 (Hardcover)
Willem Oosthoek
R3,142 Discovery Miles 31 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the second volume in a series of three exploring the history of sports car racing in the Southern United States. With the exception of the Sebring 12 Hours, the meets were largely ignored by the national press, and no comprehensive research material is available for the numerous events organized between Texas and Florida, when amateur competition surged in the late 1950s. Yet, the South offers a rich road racing history, often fueled by wealthy oilmen from Texas and Oklahoma. Many of the events were hosted on airport courses and featured the top echelon of European sports cars. Late-model Ferraris, Maseratis, Jaguars, Listers, Porsches, OSCAs and Climax-engined cars such as Lotus, Cooper and Elva did battle with American V8-powered vehicles, both Corvettes and homebuilt Specials. This book offers a race-by-race account of all 1959 and 1960 Southern events, from Novice Races to the weekend-ending Features competition. The author has scoured local newspapers of the period for race reports and results and interviewed many of the drivers, mechanics and owners that were involved in the competitions. He provides an exhaustive report of the time, vividly illustrated by period photographs, many from the archives of Bob Jackson, the acclaimed press photographer.

The First Three Shelby Cobras - The Sports Cars That Changed the Game (Hardcover): Gordon Bruce The First Three Shelby Cobras - The Sports Cars That Changed the Game (Hardcover)
Gordon Bruce
R950 R902 Discovery Miles 9 020 Save R48 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Alfa Romeo Monza - The Autobiography of a Celebrated 8c-2300 (Hardcover): Mick Walsh Alfa Romeo Monza - The Autobiography of a Celebrated 8c-2300 (Hardcover)
Mick Walsh
R1,897 R1,741 Discovery Miles 17 410 Save R156 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Cobra Pilote - The Ed Hugus Story (Hardcover): Robert D. Walker Cobra Pilote - The Ed Hugus Story (Hardcover)
Robert D. Walker
R2,214 Discovery Miles 22 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The life story of James Edward (Ed) Hugus, a racing driver and car dealer, with special emphasis on his relationship with Carroll Shelby and the development of the first Shelby Cobra racing cars in the early 1960s. Hugus provided the funding to jump-start the project and in his capacity as a driver, piloted the first racing Cobra (CSX 2001) in competition, and in 1963, the first Cobra (CSX 2142) to appear at Le Mans.Hugus was a remarkable man of great integrity. He was a hero and survivor of World War II, a successful businessman and at the height of his career, he operated three auto dealerships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an amateur racer, he actively competed alongside some of the world's greatest professional drivers during the 1950s and 1960s and often finished well ahead. He was a founding father of the Steel Cities Region of the Sports Car Club of America and went on to participate at Le Mans for ten consecutive years from 1956 to 1965. One of his most important accomplishments was his involvement with Carroll Shelby in creating the Cobra, for without Hugus, Shelby's dream may never have seen the light of day.This book explains Hugus' version of the beginnings of this famous car.

Indianapolis 500 (Paperback): Lew Freedman Indianapolis 500 (Paperback)
Lew Freedman
R396 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Save R81 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Parry Thomas - The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record (Hardcover): Hugh, Tours, Parry Thomas - The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record (Hardcover)
Hugh, Tours,
R615 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

John Godfrey Parry Thomas - J.G Thomas - was by any standards an extraordinary man, in both life and in his tragic death. From a conventional upbringing as the son of the curate of Rhosddu in Wales in 1884, he became a prominent figure in the developing world of high-speed motor car racing and design. He became the chief engineer at Leyland Motors, a company whose main products were commercial vehicles. But J.G. Thomas was more interested in swifter vehicles and in 1920, along with his assistant Reid Railton, he designed the Leyland Eight, a luxury car which bristled with novel features, such as torsion springs, anti-roll bars and vacuum-assisted brakes. It was experience of driving this car around Brooklands race track that persuaded him to give up his career with Leyland to become a full-time motor-racing driver and engineer. In the Leyland Eight, Thomas achieved some success, winning thirty-eight races in five seasons and setting numerous records, including World's Ten Mile record at 114.84 m.p.h., and, in 1924, the Montihery Lap Record of 132.5 m.p.h. Thomas continued to develop ever-faster cars and eventually he turned his attention to the land speed record. He acquired the 27-litre Liberty-engine Higham Special' and after re-modelling it and re-naming it _Babs_, on 28 April 1926 at Pendine Sands, Wales, he achieved a speed of more than 170 m.p.h., breaking Colin Campbell's record by almost 20 m.p.h. The following year, Campbell re-took the record, which drove Thomas to attempt to regain his title, once again at Pendine Sands. On 3 March 1927, _Babs_ crashed, and Thomas was killed. Thomas was buried at Byfleet in Surrey and _Babs_ was interred in the dunes at Pendine Sands. This biography by Hugh Tours, includes thirty-six photographs and drawings, with an additional chapter in this new edition which details the recovery and restoration of _Babs_.

Mythical Formula One: 1966 to Present (Hardcover): Marcel Correa Mythical Formula One: 1966 to Present (Hardcover)
Marcel Correa
R915 R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Save R187 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Computer generated profiles of the most famous and legendary Formula 1 single-seaters from 1966, the year when a new engine capacity regulation was approved. This coincided with the most important features we can still see in the cars of today, including wings, sponsors, slick tires, and carbon-fiber chassis. All of them are illustrated in this book, depicting milestones such as the Lotuses 49, 72, 79, Renault RS01, winners like the Ferraris "T" series, McLaren MP4 from 1988, Shumacher's Ferrari, original ideas like the Tyrrell P34 and other curiosities. Despite being focused on the cars, the book also examines the designers, team-managers and drivers.

Michael Schumacher - Immagini Di Una Vita/A Life in Pictures (Hardcover): Pino Allievi Michael Schumacher - Immagini Di Una Vita/A Life in Pictures (Hardcover)
Pino Allievi
R1,436 R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Save R288 (20%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Michael Schumacher: the greatest of all time. A champion with a reputation founded on records, the man who has brought most glory to Ferrari in the modern era. With a dramatic coda to the story that we like to think of as a pit stop before a return to the race, to normality. Michael Schumacher enthralled a generation of fans, but not all the episode in his remarkable career are widely known. While it is true that it is in the nooks and crannies of life great novels are born, in this book there is a search for that which in the emphasis on celebration and success has gone unnoticed, painting a picture of a Schumacher full of enthusiasm but with a degree of fragility. The man behind the driver, with his loves, his manias, his passion concealed behind a veil of stubborn reserve that is by no means violated but rather observed from a certain distance, over time, in all its guises and nuances.

Endurance Wec - Dalle Gruppo C AI Prototipi Ibridi/ From Group C to Hybrid Prototypes (Hardcover): Ricardo Romanelli, Antonio... Endurance Wec - Dalle Gruppo C AI Prototipi Ibridi/ From Group C to Hybrid Prototypes (Hardcover)
Ricardo Romanelli, Antonio Pannullo, Marco Zanello
R1,487 R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Save R328 (22%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A unique work revealing to readers for the first time the aerodynamic evolution of the sports prototypes of the latest "Golden Age of Endurance Racing", those with hybrid powerplants. A painstaking exploration of the world of the enthralling sports prototypes, the cars developed from the Group C period - in the first half of the Eighties - through to the protagonists of the current WEC and ELMS championships. Hundreds of colour drawings document the technical evolution of the covered wheel racing cars of the past 40 years. Cars of extraordinary appeal such as the Porsche 956s, the XJ series Jaguars, the Series C Mercedes, the Peugeot 905, through to the more recent Audis, great dominators of Le Mans in the 2000s, the Toyotas and the Porsches. All this in a technical overview introduced by historical-regulatory contextualisation, indispensable for an understanding of a world that, in recent years, has featured even greater technical evolution and sporting excitement than Formula 1.

Tom Kristensen - The Book (Hardcover): Tom Kristensen Tom Kristensen - The Book (Hardcover)
Tom Kristensen
R2,561 R1,988 Discovery Miles 19 880 Save R573 (22%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

With nine victories, he holds the record for the most wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours - and he has written motorsport history. The Book, however, is more than just Tom Kristensen's chronicle of his successes at Le Mans: it takes the reader on an exciting journey through four decades full of emotions - from petrol pumps at his parents' filling station in Denmark to champagne showers in front of 250,000 fans at the world's greatest motor race. Private and never-seen-before pictures, untold stories, new facts and personal insights as told by Kristensen himself make The Book unique. Published in a very large, sumptuous format to best display its superb photographs, The Book will be treasured by the Danish hero's legions of fans and all motorsport enthusiasts captivated by the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Velodrome Racing and the Rise of the Motorcycle (Paperback): R. K. Keating Velodrome Racing and the Rise of the Motorcycle (Paperback)
R. K. Keating
R1,460 Discovery Miles 14 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A hybrid machine-powered at times by steam, electricity or internal combustion-the motorcycle in its infancy was an innovation to help bicycle racers go faster. As motor age technology advanced, the quest for greater speed at the velodrome peaked, with riders reaching speeds up to 100 kph on bikes and trikes without brakes, suspensions or gear boxes. This book chronicles the individuals and events at the turn of the 20th century that led to the development of motor-powered two-wheelers.

John Chatham - `Mr Big Healey' - The Official Biography (Paperback): Norman Burr John Chatham - `Mr Big Healey' - The Official Biography (Paperback)
Norman Burr
R767 R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Save R141 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This is the authorised biography of one of the best-liked bad boys in British motorsport. John Chatham, driver, racer, repairer, rebuilder, tuner, trader and lover of Austin-Healeys, was, according to Geoffrey Healey, "uncontrollable" in his youth, and has only mildly mellowed with age. Burly and genial, but formidably competitive, and not above bending the rules when he thought he could get away with it, to many he is the archetypal club racer. John is so synonymous with Austin-Healeys that the most famous racing Healey in the world, DD300, is so well-known mainly because John campaigned it for decades, notching up tens of thousands of racing miles. But his career embraces far more than one car, and until this biography no-one had attempted to fill in the gaps. The book is not a dry description of one club race after another. It does include a list of John's principal sporting achievements, but no complete record exists of the hundreds of events which made up his competitive career, so the writer has not attempted to compile one. Instead Norman Burr, who was himself acquainted with John in his youth, has created a more rounded and personal account, full of motoring and sporting anecdotes, but also telling the story of John's family, his work, his business, his three wives and his lovers. John has a comprehensive photo library from which the book is generously illustrated, with cartoons added to illustrate some of the moments that a camera was not around to record. Thoroughly politically incorrect even by the standards of the 1960s, it's an account which will strike a chord not only with admirers of Big Healeys, but also with anyone who believes that independent thinking, and the courage to apply and enjoy it, is the greatest virtue of all. This book is now available in paperback format, due to popular demand.

DRIVEN - An Elegy to Cars, Roads & Motorsport (Paperback): John Aston DRIVEN - An Elegy to Cars, Roads & Motorsport (Paperback)
John Aston
R405 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

DRIVEN is John Aston's hugely entertaining motoring autobiography. This ambitious and far ranging book begins with his early days as a teenage car enthusiast and race marshal in the late Sixties before covering the wide range of subjects close to his heart. These include the best and worst of Formula One, the icon that is Ferrari, the writer's NASCAR adventure and the delights of long road trips in his beloved Caterham Seven. But that's not all, as you can read about why the NSU Ro80 was a prophet without honour, as well as what the writer thinks about the changing face of motoring journalism. Yes, one J Clarkson is mentioned ... And there's more still, as a major part of the book is a description of a year in British motorsport. The writer's love of the lesser known categories of motor sport illuminates the text, as does his insight into the places, people and machinery making up the sport's diversity. He describes the mood music of events ranging from a round of the British Touring Car Championship to historic race meetings for Cortinas and Minis, before venturing further from the mainstream with drag racing at Santa Pod, speed hillclimbs, autograss and rallying. Oh - he also doubled the average age at a Time Attack meeting. Don't expect objective reporting, as he holds strong opinions, but they are leavened by a tongue firmly lodged in his cheek. Any reader, enthusiast or not, is guaranteed to enjoy reading about these adventures as much as the writer enjoyed having them.

15. ADAC Bergpreis Schottenring 2018 - Auftakt zur Bergmeisterschaft fur Tourenwagen (German, Paperback): Mkracingpictures... 15. ADAC Bergpreis Schottenring 2018 - Auftakt zur Bergmeisterschaft fur Tourenwagen (German, Paperback)
Mkracingpictures Markus Kroner, D Epperle
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Winning Formula - Leadership, Strategy and Motivation The F1 Way (Paperback): David Coulthard The Winning Formula - Leadership, Strategy and Motivation The F1 Way (Paperback)
David Coulthard 1
R276 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R29 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* HOW DOES A PIT CREW CHANGE FOUR WHEELS IN 1.9 SECONDS? AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR A COMPANY LIKE BLACKBERRY? WHAT IS RON DENNIS' SECRET TO GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT? AND HOW CAN THAT HELP TV PRODUCERS? WHY IS F1 THE PERFECT EXAMPLE FOR LEADERSHIP, MOTIVATION AND STRATEGY? AND WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM IT? In The Winning Formula, driver, commentator and entrepreneur David Coulthard opens the doors to the secretive world of F1 and reveals in simple, entertaining and utterly compelling terms how he has been able to master this mind-boggling variety of disciplines by applying the skills honed from his years at the top of the world's most demanding motorsport. By recounting his own stories, and combining them with first-hand experience of stellar individuals such as Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis, Sir Frank Williams, Christian Horner and Sebastian Vettel, Coulthard provides a fascinating fly-on-the-wall insight into F1 but at the same time offers an invaluable guide to the business of sport and the sport of business.

TT Titans - The Twenty-Five Greatest Isle of Man Racing Machines (Hardcover): Matthew Richardson TT Titans - The Twenty-Five Greatest Isle of Man Racing Machines (Hardcover)
Matthew Richardson
R1,154 R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Save R216 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Which racing motorcycles or sidecar outfits have made the strongest contributions to the Isle of Man TT over the last century? If you had to choose twenty-five individual machines for a fantasy museum, which ones would they be? Matthew Richardson has made his choices, and describes each one in vivid detail in this perceptive and highly illustrated book. He takes into account extraordinary achievements like lap records, race victories, technical innovations and other milestones in TT and motorcycle history. His selection highlights the engineering excellence and feats of riding skill that have marked so many years of racing on the Mountain Course. As well as examining the most significant machines, he includes profiles of the exceptional men who built and rode them. Modern bikes from BMW, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are featured alongside the machines that dominated the early years of the TT such as Matchless, Norton and Velocette. The riders who took them to victory include many of the best-known names from every era of the sport-from Stanley Woods, Bob McIntyre and Mike Hailwood to Carl Fogarty, Joey Dunlop, Dave Molyneux and John McGuinness.

Formel 1 1950 bis 2022 - Enzyklopadie des Sports (German, Paperback): Roland M Weissbarth Formel 1 1950 bis 2022 - Enzyklopadie des Sports (German, Paperback)
Roland M Weissbarth
R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cummingham - The Passion the Cars the Legacy (Hardcover): Richard Harman Cummingham - The Passion the Cars the Legacy (Hardcover)
Richard Harman
R7,013 Discovery Miles 70 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gathered together for the first time, here is a comprehensive record of the motoring achievements and competition history of Briggs Swift Cunningham II. He was a competitor, patron and pioneering champion of road racing in the USA, and in addition to the cars that bore his name with pride and competed against the best in the world, the Cunningham team raced many other models in the late 1950s and early 1960s in both the USA and Europe. Further, during his long life, Cunningham owned a large variety of vehicles ranging from the mundane to the spectacular. Richard Harman has spent the past seven years researching this long overdue and worthwhile tribute to the accomplishments of the great man. He was granted unprecedented access to hitherto unpublished archive material by the Cunningham family and the families of the team members and has been able to trace the history of most of the Cunningham-owned cars in great detail. This book has been awarded the 2014 Cugnot Award by the Society of Motoring Historians and was shortlisted for the RAC Book of the Year Award 2014. It was also shortlisted for the 2013 International Historic Motoring Awards Publication of the Year

Alfa Romeo and Formula 1 - From the first World Championship to the long-awaited return (Hardcover): Enrico Mapelli Alfa Romeo and Formula 1 - From the first World Championship to the long-awaited return (Hardcover)
Enrico Mapelli
R1,360 R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Save R288 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The story returns, with new chapters and prospects about to unfold. The agreement between Sauber and Alfa Romeo brings back to the World Championship stage a name that for so long was an integral part of Formula 1 series. Going back to the 1950 and 1951 seasons, the championship was bathed in the red of the Portello's cars. Then came the eras of Chiti, Autodelta, the partnership with Brabham and then the Biscione marque's return to F1 with the Alfa-Alfa. This book contains all this and much more, including the two seasons in the early Seventies with McLaren and March, the premature implosion of the agreement with Ligier, the sporadic appearances, especially of South African drivers, at the wheel of cars powered by an Alfa Romeo engine. The story is comprehensively illustrated with hundreds of colour and black and white images, many previously unpublished, and a list of all the results obtained by Alfa Romeo in Formula 1.

Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1956 - 1960 (Hardcover): Stirling Moss, Philip Porter Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1956 - 1960 (Hardcover)
Stirling Moss, Philip Porter 1
R1,289 R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Save R84 (7%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Stirling Moss became established during this period as the greatest racing driver in the world, bar none. He was quite simply in a class of his own. Based entirely on Sir Stirling's own archives and his personal scrapbooks, this is the story of his period of absolute supremacy, the successes against the odds, the fightback drives through the field, the frustrations of unreliable machinery, the worst period for tragedies, the wide variety of iconic cars and the ladies! Apart from stunning period photos, fascinating cuttings, personal correspondence and general ephemera, over 100 pages from Moss' private diaries are reproduced for the first time in this book. Uniquely, Kate Seiler, Sir Stirling's first wife, has spoken candidly, to Philip Porter, about their marriage and the dreadful strain that the many deaths imposed. This great era in motor racing encompassed the changeover from traditional front-engined Grand Prix cars to revolutionary rear-engined ones. The former are represented here by Maserati 250Fs and Vanwalls, and the latter by the ground-breaking Coopers and Lotuses. There are landmark victories - the first GP for Vanwall; the first British GP win by a British car and by British drivers; the first GP victory for Cooper; the first for Lotus. Sports cars and sports racing cars also feature very strongly, including Stirling's key role in Aston Martin winning the World Sports Car Championship. The story of some of Moss' more stirring, epic triumphs are recounted in detail with such charismatic cars as the Maserati 300S, Aston Martin DB3S, Bobtail Cooper, Maserati 450S, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, Porsche RSK, Ferrari 290S, Lister-Jaguar, Aston Martin DBR1, DBR2 & DBR3, Birdcage Maserati and Ferrari 250GT SWB. Much of the text is Sir Stirling's own words. Combining with all the period material, this book brings alive the colour, the atmosphere, the danger, the girls and the fun of this wonderful period in motor sport.

Sunday Rides on Two Wheels - Motorcycling in Southern Wisconsin (Spiral bound, 2nd Revised edition): Barbara Barber Sunday Rides on Two Wheels - Motorcycling in Southern Wisconsin (Spiral bound, 2nd Revised edition)
Barbara Barber
R521 R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Save R65 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eighteen unforgettable routes along riverways and ridges, down rustic roads and coulees, and over 1,800 miles of southern Wisconsin's best rides

Stunt Driving (Hardcover): Tara Baukus Mello Stunt Driving (Hardcover)
Tara Baukus Mello
R763 Discovery Miles 7 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The incredible stunts featured in blockbuster movies and popular TV adventure shows are exciting to watch but extremely hard to pull off. Trained professionals perform elaborate routines that require much planning for them to look effortless on screen. ""Stunt Driving"" is a compelling new book that takes readers behind the scenes of television shows and films to investigate what it really takes to execute these jaw-dropping stunts.

Toute la Formule 1 belge (French, Paperback): Thierry Collard Toute la Formule 1 belge (French, Paperback)
Thierry Collard
R857 Discovery Miles 8 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chevrolet Corvette - The first four decades of racing success 1956-1996 (Paperback): John Starkey Chevrolet Corvette - The first four decades of racing success 1956-1996 (Paperback)
John Starkey
R770 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R141 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This revised reprint of a classic title covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car's beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette GTP of the 1980s, with over 1000 horsepower, and on to 1996, when 4th generation cars give way to the 5th generation. Included are many interviews with the drivers who raced these exciting, weighty and always fast cars, including John Greenwood, Dick Gulstrand, Jerry Grant and `Fast' Phil Curring, amongst others. The book is illustrated with many quality photographs, supplied by General Motors and well-known motoring photographers; it also contains detailed specifications of the production cars, and road test reports.

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