Mike Hawthorn was born in 1929 in a small south Yorkshire town, the son of an engineer whose passion happened to be motorcycles and motor sport. The family moved soon afterwards to Farnham in Surrey, so that Leslie Hawthorn could be near the Brooklands race circuit. It was not long before his son Jo..
Racing The Silver Arrows is the story of how the silver racing cars of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union - funded, in part, by the Nazis dominated the Grand Prix scene during the latter half of the 1930s. In order to tell this fascinating tale in a manner never attempted before, author Chris Nixon has do..
Please note this example is signed by the author and dedicated by him to the previous owner.Racing The Silver Arrows is the story of how the silver racing cars of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union - funded, in part, by the Nazis dominated the Grand Prix scene during the latter half of the 1930s. In order..
A gruff Derbyshire pig farmer, Reg Parnell cut a distinctive figure in motorsport circles. His early wild driving style and a serious accident at Brooklands with a K3 MG led to the withdrawal of his racing licence by the RAC from 1937 to 1939. But, nothing daunted him, and ever the wheeler dealer , ..
During the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, the Rootes Competitions Department was the most successful of all the British 'works' rally teams. Two formidably experienced team managers Norman Garrad, and Marcus Chambers carefully developed this team from a plucky bunch of amateurs into the most professio..
Please note this example has a gift dedication in the front end pages.Rothmans World Rallying annual books have, since their introduction in 1979, become the leading reference book for this fast-expanding sport. With an emphasis on the events counting towards the world championship, the travelling b..
The Ford GT40 has become one of the best known and most revered racing cars in the world. Between 1964 and 1969, the legendary GT40 competed in all of the major sports car events. The long distance endurance races of Daytona, Sebring and the ultimate goal Le Mans, all fell to the GT40. It competed a..
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