Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1970s
Title | Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1970s PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Grant-Braham |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2013-11-06 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 184584646X |
Thruxton has been described as “the UK’s Speedbowl.” The circuit is home to the prestigious British Automobile Racing Club, and during the period covered by this book the author was editor of the club’s magazine. As a result, he was able to get behind the scenes at many of the events, including F2, British Touring Cars, Aurora AFX F1, and club races. In the 1970s Thruxton featured many famous drivers, including Ronnie Peterson, Graham Hill, Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, and David Purley. The circuit was also popular with many club racing drivers, with the results almost always being extremely close – whatever the class. Featuring many previously unpublished photographs from the author’s personal collection, this is an insightful account of racing at one of the fastest circuits in the UK.
Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1980s
Title | Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1980s PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Grant-Braham |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 97 |
Release | 2012-03-15 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 184584369X |
One of the fastest motor racing circuits in the UK, Thruxton is a supreme test of high speed skill – especially where the art of slipstreaming is concerned. Consequently, it is both feared and revered. This book makes full use of the author’s unique collection of many previously unpublished color photos to follow the evolution of UK motorsport at the venue through the 1980s.
Motor Racing at Brands Hatch in the Seventies
Title | Motor Racing at Brands Hatch in the Seventies PDF eBook |
Author | Chas Parker |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1904788068 |
CAR RACING. By the start of the 1980s, the Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in Kent had become firmly established as one of the world's classic tracks. It had grown from humble beginnings as a motor cycle grass track to become an internationally renowned facility, hosting top-class motor sport. During the following decade, under the stewardship of its entrepreneurial managing director, John Webb, this enviable position was reinforced, with the circuit hosting five consecutive Grands Prix, two at very short notice, from 1982-86, along with a host of other major international meetings as well as smaller, club events. It offers a very personal account of visits to the world's busiest motor racing circuit during a decade of excitement and change, both on and off track, in the form of a scrapbook using the author's own photographs, taken as an ordinary spectator from the public enclosures.
British and European Trucks of the 1970s
Title | British and European Trucks of the 1970s PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Peck |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2012-12-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1845844157 |
"The 1970s witnessed more changes to the trucking industy in Europe than any previous decade ... [This book is] a unique account of a turbulent period in trucking history."--Inside front flap.
Motor Racing
Title | Motor Racing PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Carter |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 178 |
Release | 2011-10-15 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1845842790 |
Stunning photographs from motor racing history, most previously unpublished, in a book that examines the many facets of Grand Prix racing before the dominance of television.
Motor Racing
Title | Motor Racing PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Wyatt |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1845842855 |
This is a photographic journey covering a period of ten years in motor sport. Moving year by year, this book is written from the perspective of a passionate motor sport enthusiast of the day. Exciting, dramatic, sometimes tragic events are described on the spot, as seen over the driver or mechanic’s shoulder. These are the events that often made headline news the following day, complemented by stunning, previously unpublished photographs.
Racing with Heroes
Title | Racing with Heroes PDF eBook |
Author | Reg May |
Publisher | Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | 130 |
Release | 2013-11-15 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1845846540 |
Retells the stories, revisits the settings and reveals the characters involved in what have been some of the most thrilling and iconic motor races between 1935 and 2011. Featuring such greats as Tazio Nuvolari, Stirling Moss, Juan Fangio, and James Hunt, to name just a few, the book also includes fan photos and memorabilia collected during the era, and personal experiences of many of these great events.