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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Motor sports
This book details the origin and history of the Mirage sports cars,
designed by the British-based John Wyer Automotive firm to contest
the various versions of the World Sports Car Championship between
1967 and 1975, funded by the Gulf Oil Corporation. The cars began
as developments of the Ford GT40, but they soon assumed their own
identity. After 1975, the Mirage was no longer in John Wyer hands,
but the name lived on, and the marque remained a significant player
in the World Championship for some years. This book includes the
developmental and race history, with a full list of all events and
individual chassis numbers.
This book is the first in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series
covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and
cars. The series launches with the 1960s, when the British came to
predominate after the rule of Italian and German manufacturers in
the previous decade. All ten World Champions of the decade came
from the English-speaking world - Britain, the USA, Australia and
New Zealand - and most of the successful cars were British-built
too, from Cooper, BRM, Lotus and Brabham. This was an era when
small teams and privateers were involved in significant numbers and
they are all covered, all the way to the most obscure and
unsuccessful. This book shines new light on many areas of the sport
and will be treasured by all Formula 1 enthusiasts.Year-by-year
treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through
the teams - and their various cars - in order of importance.Works
teams form the core of the book: BRM, Ferrari and Lotus
participated throughout the decade, while Cooper, Porsche, Honda,
Brabham, Eagle, McLaren and Matra were the other winning
marques.Privateer teams in all their colourful diversity are a
special dimension of this book, topped by Rob Walker Racing, the
finest privateer operation in Formula 1 history, and a winner in
this decade with Stirling Moss and Jo Siffert. Privateers range
from well-known names to one-race wonders long forgotten by even
the most dedicated enthusiasts.Over 400 photos - in colour wherever
possible - show every type of car raced by every team, presenting a
comprehensive survey of all participants.The sweep of the decade
covers rapid technical development, including monocoque chassis,
ever-wider tyres and aerodynamic wings.Detailed text includes car
specifications and technical essentials.
An in-depth look at Fiat's historical and prestigious involvement
in all forms of motorsport. The achievements of the cars and
drivers are described in detail, along with many original
photographs, sourced from the official Fiat archives. In the early
days, before the First World War, Fiat was a major contender in
Grand Prix racing, and employed many of the leading drivers of the
era. Although it withdrew from Grand Prix racing in 1927, Fiat cars
were still to be seen participating in high-profile races, such as
the Mille Miglia. In these events most Fiat models were sports
editions of the highly successful 'Balilla' range. In 1952 the
introduction of the sensational 8V coupe resulted in many racing
successes in private owners' hands, while the late 1950s saw the
introduction of 'Formula Junior' class of racing and Fiat-engined
cars were very successful in the early years. In the 1970s, Abarth,
then owned by Fiat, successfully ran the rally team, which resulted
in three World Championships. Speed record attempts over the years
are also detailed in this fascinating history of Fiat's sporting
achievements.
If you remember off-road stars like the Rickman brothers' Vic
Eastwood, Lew Coffin, and John Avery, then this is a must-have book
for your collection. They're big names who brought the thrills and
spills of the golden era of motorcycle sport to a whole generation.
For the author, it's a personal trip down memory lane, as he was
lucky enough to see many of these men and women at the height of
their racing careers. Seventeen of the rider profiles in this book
originally appeared over a three-year period in the pages of The
Classic Motorcycle magazine, but the profile on the Rickman
brothers - two of scrambling's true greats - has never been seen in
print before. Accompanied by a totally new set of over 100 stunning
photographs, this is a book that will evoke fond memories for all
who share the author's love of motorcycle sport in a golden age.
For the fourth consecutive year, Sebastian Vettel has won the
Formula 1 World Championship for drivers. He did so with 13
victories out of the season's 19 races, from the Grand Prix of
Belgium to the Brazilian GP. Only Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso,
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were able to get the better of the
great German champion with their sporadic wins. And Vettel's string
of successes also enabled Red Bull to confirm once again it is
still the top constructor. On the technical front, the 2013 world
championship acquired a certain stability, even if there was no
lack of new elements, like the abolition of the cars' nose step,
the elimination of the double DRS and Ferrari's adoption of faired
half-axels by. All aspects carefully explained by Giorgio Piola in
his latest book in the "Technical Analysis" series, which is now a
must-have for all enthusiasts. This edition also includes over 300
colour illustrations, which unveil all the secrets of the cars that
battled for the 2013 world title; and then there is an early look
ahead to the principal changes of 2014, when the cars go back to
being powered by a turbocharged engines of 6-cylinders and 1600 cc.
instead of the classic normally aspirated V8.
Slow Burn tells how the superbike racing motorcycle developed out
of the roadgoing sports-tourer to become one of the most successful
competitions in all forms of motorcycle sport. As well as offering
world championship class competition in its own right, superbike
racing has been a highly competitive training ground for grand prix
riders as well as helping manufacturers, distributors and dealers
develop and improve their motorcycles. Superbike racing is to the
motorcycle industry what touring car or NASCAR competition is to
the car world - race on Sunday, sell on Monday. All the big names
were drawn into the sport during its formative years and have been
there ever since - Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Ducati and
Aprilia have all used superbike racing to test their street bike
designs. And some of the biggest riders in the sport - Wayne
Gardner, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz and Eddie Lawson all started
out on big, unruly superbikes, learning how to power slide their
way around the world's toughest tracks. It's all in superbike - and
it's all in Slow Burn.
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