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Now in Paperback! The Viper stunned Americans by showing that
Dodge, whose cars were all front-wheel drive (and mostly powered by
four-cylinder engines), could make a raw, brutal, V10-powered car
that could run with the best. Team Viper went a step further at Le
Mans, proving that an American car could handle turns, too; so well
that it won its class, repeatedly, at a fraction of the cost of the
cars it beat. This book covers the transition from a concept to a
rough and brutal rocket to a world-class supercar, and includes
every generation. The story also tells of the rough times when the
entire Viper business could have been sold to the highest bidder,
and considers alternative paths the 2013-17 Viper might have taken.
This is not just a gushing tribute to the Dodge Viper, the author
provides an objective view of the full story, using business,
historical, and enthusiast perspectives. The book looks at the
business case for each generation, the development stories and
their outcomes, and describes some of the issues owners may have to
watch out for, particularly in the early models.
A fascinating history of European motorcycle racing, going back to
a period far removed from the world of Moto GP today: a time when
many young men from all walks of life decided to give up their
livelihoods in favour of earning their living by racing motorcycles
on the dangerous public road circuits of the European Continent. It
was a nomadic existence that involved travelling from circuit to
circuit, circus fashion, hence the title 'Continental Circus.' The
book begins with the pre-war period, when many young British riders
travelled to the Continent to take part in the Grand Prix races,
held from around 1920 and across Europe. British riders such as
Alec Bennett, Stanley Woods, Jimmy Guthrie and many more, gained
notable success and established their reputations on the European
circuits. Moving on to the post-war era, the book details the
riders from around the world who joined the Circus - self-financed
'privateers' from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The
1950s and '60s were the days of the true Continental Circus, when
private riders earned their living riding all over the continent.
The book also covers the development of the machines that became
the essential tools of the private riders, and the eventual demise
of the Continental Circus in the 1970s, due to new safety
regulations and the escalating cost of racing. Chris Pereira's
historical account is sourced both from first-hand experience of
racing, and from his own vast library of racing history records and
photographs.
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Steph Barraclough; Foreword by Tom Kristensen, Neil Cole
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Now in paperback! In 1974, to rave reviews, Porsche produced the
930/911 Turbo to the public and set off on a new road. At the same
time, the governing body of motorsport introduced a new
'silhouette' formula to sports car racing. Thus the immortal 934
and 935 were born. This book tells the story of the 911 Turbo and
its racing cousins, from the 1974 2.1-litre RSR Turbo Carrera to
the tube-framed 750 horsepower final variants of the 935. These are
the cars which still bring a gleam of pleasure to any of the
drivers lucky enough to have sampled their enormous power and,
sometimes, their wayward handling!
This instalment in Evro’s decade-by-decade series covering all Formula
1 cars and teams is devoted to a period when some normality seemed to
return after the ground-effect and turbo excesses of the 1980s, except
for one terrible weekend in the spring of 1994. The tragic deaths of
Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna led to immense change with new
emphasis on safety, including measures to slow down the cars and
improve their structural strength, and numerous changes to circuits. In
many ways Formula 1 became more as we recognise it today, especially as
the decade’s dominant teams, McLaren and Williams, remain familiar.
Besides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in
unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi, and
this authoritative and comprehensively illustrated book covers them all.
The first generation of Sunbeam Alpine was produced in 1953-54 and
was named after the prestigious Alpine Rally which ran through the
mountains of France and Italy. The name was resurrected in 1959 for
a new model, the principle subject of this book. It was launched in
July of that year on the French Riviera and remained in production
until 1968. The Alpine was used in racing and rallying in many
places including Britain, continental Europe, the United States and
Canada. In this book, author John Willshire looks at the history of
the Sunbeam Alpine, its development and production history, the
different variants produced and its use as a rally and race car as
well as advising those who want to own and operate their own Alpine
today. The first book dedicated to the history of the Sunbeam
Alpine alone for more than twenty years, this is the first book on
the subject with such a wide range of historic and modern
photographs.
You can run to the sun, but can you ever hide? From the bestselling
author of Villa of Sun and Secrets.Monte Carlo means different
things to different people; for some it's a billionaires
playground, overflowing with glitz and glamour but for others it's
where dangerous secrets lay hidden. For Nanette Weston, and her
then fiance, F1 racing driver Zac Ewart, their dream life came to
an abrupt halt 3 years ago following a car accident which Zac
walked away from, but left Nanette being airlifted back to the UK,
never to return and never to see her fiance again. Monte Carlo was
a place she wanted to forget, not revisit. But when her friend and
employer, Vanessa asks Nanette to look after her children in the
Principality for a few months, Nanette knew she had no choice but
to return. As the F1 circus once again comes to town, with Zac in
pole position, mistakes of the past, leave legacies for the
future... This book was previously published as Follow Your Star by
Jennifer Bohnet. What readers are saying about One Summer in Monte
Carlo: 'As always with Jennifers books I was able to escape into a
completely different world, one we can only dream about.' 'I could
imagine myself as the main female character and could hardly put
down the book.' 'A superb fast-paced read with a real surprise and
absolutely loved the F1 glamour of Monaco - I really felt I was
there!' 'Such a roller coaster ride of people's lives. Tragic, sad,
happy tumultuous feelings of life in the fast lane.'
You can run to the sun, but can you ever hide? From the bestselling
author of Villa of Sun and Secrets.Monte Carlo means different
things to different people; for some it's a billionaires
playground, overflowing with glitz and glamour but for others it's
where dangerous secrets lay hidden. For Nanette Weston, and her
then fiance, F1 racing driver Zac Ewart, their dream life came to
an abrupt halt 3 years ago following a car accident which Zac
walked away from, but left Nanette being airlifted back to the UK,
never to return and never to see her fiance again. Monte Carlo was
a place she wanted to forget, not revisit. But when her friend and
employer, Vanessa asks Nanette to look after her children in the
Principality for a few months, Nanette knew she had no choice but
to return. As the F1 circus once again comes to town, with Zac in
pole position, mistakes of the past, leave legacies for the
future... This book was previously published as Follow Your Star by
Jennifer Bohnet. What readers are saying about One Summer in Monte
Carlo: 'As always with Jennifers books I was able to escape into a
completely different world, one we can only dream about.' 'I could
imagine myself as the main female character and could hardly put
down the book.' 'A superb fast-paced read with a real surprise and
absolutely loved the F1 glamour of Monaco - I really felt I was
there!' 'Such a roller coaster ride of people's lives. Tragic, sad,
happy tumultuous feelings of life in the fast lane.'
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