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• Can-Am Racing Cars: Secrets Of The Sensational Sixties Sports-Racers -It was a golden era. Horsepower was unlimited; designers, builders, and drivers just needed to harness the horses of massive engines and deliver their thrust to the track. It was an age of 8-liter aluminum Chevys, turbo charged Oldsmobiles, flat-12 Porsches, and the best and brightest designers from McLaren, BRM, Lola, March, Shadow, AAR, Caldwell, Kar Kraft, and others who designed cars to suit them.
• Cannonball!: World's Greatest Outlaw Road Race -In the early 1970s, Brock Yates, senior editor of Car and Driver magazine, created the now infamous Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, a flat out, no-holds-barred race from New York City to Redondo Beach, California. Filled with fascinating unpublished stories, nostalgic and modern-day photographs, inside information, and hilarious stories from this outrageous and hedonistic orgy of speed.
• Car Coloring Books - Of all kinds. Great for youngsters.
• Chaparral Can-Am Racing Cars from Texas -Worth getting if you're really, really interested in Chaparrals, or mid engine racecar's.
• Chariot Makers : Assembling the Perfect Formula 1 Car -Join Steve Matchett, racing broadcaster, columnist, and longtime Formula 1 mechanic for the championship Benetton team, on a quest to build the ultimate racing machine. During a fogbound evening in an airport lounge, Matchett and some fellow enthusiasts began a discussion of racecar design, a conversation which evolved into a detailed examination of the teams and technologies behind the world’s most complex sport. Their thoughts are captured here, from choosing the best chassis and most advanced suspension to building the strongest gearbox, providing an unmatched insider view of the international F1 scene.
• Chasing the Title: Memorable Moments from Fifty Years of Formula 1 -It takes a personal look at the people, races and years that have shaped F1 from it's very beginning. It is a great read for any F1 fan as Roebuck succeeds in not only jogging our memory of the past but also telling untold behind the scenes stories in detail not to mention a tinge of humor.
• Complete Book of Formula One -The ultimate guide to the world of Formula One at a critical moment in the sport's history. Every car and all the drivers since 1950 are described and illustrated in this stunning new book. The Complete Book of Formula One is the first ever encyclopedia covering all the cars and drivers that have raced in Formula One. The author has had the exclusive co-operation of the Haymarket LAT Archive, a collection of nine million outstanding motorsport images dating back to 1896. No other archive is as comprehensive, and many of the images in this book have never been seen before.
• Cruel Sport: Grand Prix Racing 1959-1967 -It was an era of daring, dashing drivers piloting incredibly powerful race cars around fast and legendary circuits with only primitive safety equipment to spare them disaster. The book includes sections covering the drivers, cars, factories, practice sessions, race day races and, inevitably, accidents. The text is incredibly compelling, as would be expected from a world-class writer. Drivers such as Phil Hill, Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Marquis de Portago, Luigi Musso, Peter Collins, Jean Behra, Enzo Ferrari, Jackie Stewart, Ricardo Rodriguez, Colin Chapman and others are all profiled here. A rare period piece certain to delight racing fans.
• Cunningham Sports Cars: American Racing Legends 1951-1955 -Cunningham sports cars. He burst into view in 1951 with his Chrysler-powered C-2 sports-racers and in 1952 launched the production C-3, a Vignale-bodied car built as both a coupe and cabriolet. Some two dozen were made. The C-4R was his 1952 racer, still Chrysler-powered, which performed well at Le Mans and with Phil Walters and John Fitch was all but unbeatable in American racing. Radical with its solid-axle front end and colossal drum brakes, the C-5R of 1953 was a challenger to the Jaguars at Le Mans. In 1954 Cunningham raced a much-modified Ferrari with water-cooled brakes and in 1955 introduced his C-6R, beautifully engineered by Briggs Weaver and Offenhauser powered. Fabulous unpublished pictures from the Ludvigsen Library show these great cars on the track and at rest. panache. They carried the American flag !
• Daytona 24 Hours: The Definitive History of America's Great Endurance Race -Begun in the early 1960s as a three-hour race, the contest evolved gradually into a 24-hour marathon that makes use of multiple drivers and crews as well as the special features of the Daytona International Speedway track, which allows spectators to view the race as a whole from grandstand seats. Veteran racing journalist O'Malley delivers a colorful, even dramatic chronicle of the race, year by year (1974 was the only year it wasn't run), and the clear, mostly full-color photos, one on nearly every page, show the crew, the cars, the drivers, the track, and the pulsing action.
• Driven: The Motorsport Photography of Jesse Alexander, 1954-1962 -Driven collects the best of internationally acclaimed racecar photographer Jesse Alexander's work taken between 1954-1962, the height of the golden age of the European Grand Prix. During the pinnacle of continental glamour, Alexander took his camera throughout Europe, following this intimate group of fearless racecar drivers from Grand Prix to Mille Miglia, and capturing their heroic wins and narrow defeats. In one photograph Jackie Stewart accepts the Grand Prix trophy cup from Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. Alexander's images hum with an energy and seduction second only to the sleek bodies and powerful engines of these now vintage Maseratis, Mercedes, Ferraris, and Porsches. His captions describe the renegade adventures, dangerous courses, and technological breakthroughs of the time.
• F1 Racing - England -Offers comprehensive coverage of Formula 1 racing around the world, complete with stunning photography. In addition to the facts and statistics on the cars and drivers, F1 Racing looks in-depth at the dangerous, glamorous, and intriguing culture of racing through interviews and sport's profiles.
• Formula Ferrari -The first official history of the most successful Formula One team of all time, featuring 180 specially commissioned color photos by Michel Comte.
• Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000 -The pages are populated with tons of pictures, graphs, diagrams, cutaway views of the car, CAD simulations, and telemetry charts. While the 260 pages of material is far from shallow reading, none of Ferrari's racing competitors would gain an edge by reading this. But it is a great text for the layman engineer who's an F1 fanatic, and great for the coffee table.
• Ferrari Formula 1 -Even with all the other books on GP Ferraris I already had, I found that this one was essential. Most of the photos I had not seen before, and the human side of the team is particularly well presented. A nice touch is the section showing Ferraris at the same corner at Monaco every year over a 22-year span.
• Ferrari F1 -- Print -Features the evolution of the Ferrari F1 cars.
• Ferrari Prototype Era: 1962-1973 in Photographs -Beginning with the first Ferrari mid-engine prototype, the 246SP, and carrying through to the 512s and mighty 312PBs, author Alan Henry recounts an epic period in motor racing of indomitable cars and superb drivers in Ferrari Prototype Era: 1962-1973 in Photographs. This beautiful photographic history brings back these trend-setting sports-prototypes in all their glory, as well as the drivers who raced them and the classic circuits that were host to their legendary competitions.
• Ferrari 330/P4 -When enthusiasts speak of the "Ford-Ferrari Wars" at LeMans in the mid-1960s, this is the Ferrari of which they speak. This beautifully produced slipcase edition commemorates the great endurance race car, of which only four were ever built. Today, only three survive with an approximate market value of 10 million each. This exhaustive history of those fantastic cars examines their technical histories and development, their complete competition records, and the great drivers who raced them-including Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon-as well as primary adversaries like Carroll Shelby, Jim Hall, Mario Andretti, and Dan Gurney.
• Formula 1 Fanatic -Formula 1 Fanatic.
• Formula 1 Motor Racing Book: Renault F1 -Follow race car drivers, owners, and manufacturers' efforts in this excellent visual display which should attract not only youngsters of all ages, but many an adult. This covers everything from the technology of building sports and racing cars to the making and practice of a Formula 1 driver. A fine, inviting book.
• Formula 1: The Turbo Era Autocourse Technical Series -Formula 1: The Turbo Era Autocourse Technical Series.
• Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2002/2003 -This is, by now, a traditional technical analysis of the previous season, which saw Ferrari and Michael Schumacher win again the World Drivers' and Constructors' championships. The mechanics and chassis of each team's cars are described in great detail, race after race: cockpits, steering wheels, pedals and brakes, tires, suspension, load and nose-cones. All with rich arrays of extremely attractive and useful sketches and technical designs signed by Piola, which contribute to making this analysis of the maximum Formula clearer and more legible, even for the less expert.
• Formula 1 Young Guns -The 2003 Formula 1 season proved to be one of the closest-fought for many years, having seen the established stars being challenged by a hungry pack of young, little-known drivers. These ‘young guns’ are rapidly making names for themselves with exciting displays of sheer speed and audacious overtaking moves against their more experienced rivals. This extensively illustrated book offers in-depth biographies of these rising stars, revealing their backgrounds, their personalities, and how they have risen to prominence to win a place in motorsport’s premier league.
• F1 Through the Eyes of Damon Hill: Inside the World of Formula 1 -The book touches all the major aspects of Formula One motorsport: technology, image, media pressure, professional rivalry, the fear, money and fame. Damon also talks about his famous father Graham Hill and "his" race: Monte Carlo. The book is overall very well crafted. Damon's text is supported and enhanced by the superb photography of Keith Sutton, England's premier F1 photographer.
• Flat Out & Flat Broke Formula 1 the Hard Way -Perry McCarthy decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top in the world's most expensive sport This is his autobiography.
• Formula 1: Portrait of the 60's -Schlegelmilch is the man for the job. He has followed F1 since the early sixties, he has witnessed triumphs and tragedies and has always been able to portrait the human side of this high-pace, high-glitz and high-tech sport. The sixties saw incredible technical advancements in motor-racing, but these advancements sometimes came at a terrible price. It was also a decade where some of the greatest drivers of all time left their mark on the sport, like Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart. Schlegelmilch is the master of natural light and so many times has been able to capture that special moment, gesture or expression in a driver's face that says more than a 1000 words.
• Formula 1 1950-Today -This opulent book provides a spectacular illustration of the history of Formula One from the very first world championship race on the former military airport in Silverstone in 1950 to the present day. Brilliant photos depict legends like Manuel Fangio, the unforgettable Ayrton Senna, man of action Bernie Ecclestone and five-time world champion Michael Schuhmacher. A pot-pourri of exciting events and memorable moments have been put together for every championship year ensuring a very special and unusual trip through the history of the world of motor racing’s most exciting discipline.
• Formula One: The Story of Grand Prix Racing -Formula One: The Story of Grand Prix Racing.
• Formula One Racing: With Marlboro McLaren Mercedes -Formula One Racing: With Marlboro McLaren Mercedes.
• Formula One Review 2004 -The 2004 Formula One season was one for the history books, and this annual Season Review DVD preserves it all for glorious posterity. Not only did Michael Schumacher score his record-setting seventh World Driver's Championship (13 wins in 18 races), but he and Ferrari teammate Rubens Barichello scored 1st- and 2nd-podium finishes throughout the season, taking the Scuderia to the Constructor's Championship by an untouchable margin.
• Formula One Virtual Book 2004 (CD-ROM) -Take a unique photographic journey through the eighteen Grand Prix of the most exciting F1 World Championship in years. 234 stunning high-resolution photographs with an additional 40 picture Mac and Windows compatible screen saver. An innovative "real book" feel is the showcase for Formula One's premier photographer, Paul-Henri Cahier, PHC's artistic, graphic and personal vision has been called "breathtaking" and "museum quality" by his peers and photography connoisseur alike. Incredible close-up access to F1 cars and drivers, rendered with unique finesse in light and artistic composition. Windows and Macintosh compatible
• Formula One Yearbook 2003-2004 -The International Grand Prix annual and the essential reference guide to the 2003 Grand Prix season. Many articles, anecdotes and analysis. Complete and detailed results of all the grand prix, with all the practice times, top speeds and pit stop times.
• Formula One Yearbook 2004-2005 -The Formula One Grand Prix annual is the complete guide to the season just ended. From Australia to Brazil, relive the 18 races with description of the time trials to the podium ceremony, going through the paddock gossips. With all the Formula One statistics and results, the Formula One Yearbook 2004-2005 remains the reference for any F1 fan.
• Formula One Through the Lens: Four Decades of Motorsport Photography -As well as a portfolio of stunning action shots, this book provides an intimate glimpse behind the scenes, showing the human side of the sport. There are reminders of the tragedy that has so often overshadowed the glamour and excitement of Formula 1 racing, together with glimpses of the humorous moments that relieve the tension of a Grand Prix weekend. A gallery of outstanding portraits is complemented by a collection of moody photos of the leading drivers preparing for action. Accompanied by authoritative captions by Steve Small incorporating Nigel's own reflections on his work, and luxuriously reproduced in duo tone, the photographs offer a rich distillation of motor sport history that will delight enthusiasts whatever their generation.
• Grand Prix Cars 1945-65 -Grand Prix Cars 1945-65 is an outstanding, extensive reference and is one of the most in-depth works on the subject in print: it describes all Grand Prix cars of the period, from specs to racing achievements and background, and even includes projects never raced but contemplated.
• Grand Prix Circuits: A Tour of Formula 1 Circuits from Starting Grid to Checkered Flag -I like how the tracks are laid out on the pages. The tracks are colorful, they detail general speeds at various points on the track, and they feature a footnote about a famous incident or two over the years.
• Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1, 1950-2000: 50 Years of Formula 1 -Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1, 1950-2000: 50 Years of Formula 1.
• Jordan: Formula 1 Racing Team -Jordan: Formula 1 Racing Team.
• Last Road Race: The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix -The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix marked the end of an era in motor racing. Sixteen cars and drivers raced over public roads on the Adriatic coast in a three-hour race of frightening speed and constant danger. Stirling Moss won the race, beating the great Juan Manuel Fangio (in his final full season) and ending years of supremacy by the Italian teams of Ferrari and Maserati. Richard Williams brings this pivotal race back to life, reminding us of how far the sport has changed in the intervening fifty years. The narrative includes testaments from the four surviving drivers who competed - Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Roy Salvadori and Jack Brabham.
• Life in the Fast Lane: The Inside Story of Benetton's First World Championship -Covering the 1994 Championship winning season, the book runs through all the rounds of the Championship from Brazil to Australia. Benetton had a particularly turbulent season, as there was a lot of pressure on the team, what with being Championship contenders, the launch control affair, Senna's death, the fuel fire in Germany (Matchett was the guy on the rear jack), the fuel filter affair, and Schumacher's collision with Hill at Adelaide. All these are in the book, and Matchett gives his (or Benetton's) side of the story.
• Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One -Professor Watkins has been present during the darkest days in F1 during the last 20 years. In his book he offers his insights into not only the events but also the racing personalities during this period. He also provides his perspective upon the events at Imola in 1994 and his relationship with Ayrton Senna. This book is a welcome additon to the library of anyone interested in F1 during this time period.
• Lola T70 The Racing History & Individual Chassis Record -The racing and development history of this popular British sports car includes the international competition histories, individual chassis histories, and the story of T160 that influenced the T70 IIIb. Powered by Ford and Chevy V8 engines, they were successful in Group 7 Cam-racing at Daytona and Sebring endurance racing and were driven by legendary drivers including Gurney, Donahue, and Andretti.
• McLaren Sports Racing Cars -Bruce McLaren's performances as a Formula 1, endurance, and Can-Am driver were almost always impressive. But it was the New Zealander's highly successful career as an innovative carbuilder which forever etched the McLaren name in the annals of motorsport. This photo history examines McLaren's legendary endurance and Can-Am racers beginning with the formation of Bruce McLaren Racing Limited in 1963, continuing through his tragic death at the Goodwood circuit in 1970, and finishing with the completion of the Can-Am series in 1974. Splendid photography from the archives of Dave Friedman give readers views of the cars under construction and in action, and candid glimpses of Bruce McLaren and other personalities associated with the organization, including long-time teammate Denis Hulme. A special epilogue brings the story full circle with coverage of the million-dollar 1998 McLaren F1 "supercar" in both road and race trim.
• Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One -A top Grand Prix mechanic’s firsthand account of the personalities and performances that make or break a Formula One racing team, featuring 60 color photos. From his beginnings as a young apprentice through his time at Ferrari and BMW, to his later success with Benetton. There are eyewitness accounts of the great drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna.
• Motor Racing: Reflections of a Lost Era -The British motorsport scene has always been renowned for brave innovation and this was certainly the case during the exciting time described by this book. An enthusiast’s reflective pot-pourri, in words and intimate paddock scenes, photographed in black and white and color beginning from the mid-1950s and through the 1960s, when motor racing was still accessible to all, and, finally the 1970s when overt sponsorship and television changed the sport forever, a defining era. Illustrated with 300 extensively captioned photos, many previously unpublished. Including continental race circuits, the cars and the personalities.
• Power Brokers: The Inside Track on the Controllers of Formula 1 -The world's major car makers decided in February to seize the reins of Formula 1 from its controllers, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley. This resulted in an an epic struggle and the focus of interest for many years. There is no one better qualified than Alan Henry to reveal how Ecclestone and Mosley did it: how they bent theworld's largest corporations to their will and made personal fortunes along the way. Formula 1 has the biggest global audience of any spectator sport.
• Powered by Jaguar: The Cooper, HWM, Lister & Tojeiro Sports-Racing Cars -This book became the standard reference work when the original edition was published in 1980, but his expanded edition digs much deeper into hitherto hazy background of some of the most famous cars. Deep research by the author has unraveled many mysteries of ownership. Nye devotes separate chapters to the cars of Cooper, HWM, Lister, and Tojeiro and includes track tests of an example of each by the late John Bolster, famed technical journalist with Autosport and a one-time Formula 1 driver.
• Pro Sports Car Racing in America 1958 - 1974 -From the rise of privately owned and raced Ferraris, Jaguars, and Porsches in the late 50s through the Can Am's folding in 1974, this remarkable collection of motorsport photography and its accompanying history also feature such major marques as Ford, Chaparral, Lola, McLaren, and Shelby, and rare one-offs like McKee and Mirage. Also included are the remembrances of drivers, mechanics, and team owners.
• Prototypes: The History of the Imsa Gtp Series -Best example of the fantastic history of this form of racing..Gives you a sense of the history that was made by these incredible machines.
• Scarlet Passion: Ferrari's Famed Sports Prototype And Competition Sports Cars 1963-73 -This book is a detailed account of the most charismatic period of Ferrari sports car racing, from the introduction of Prototype racing for 1963 to the withdrawal of Maranello from two-seater racing at the end of 1973 to concentrate on Formula 1. The great sports racing cars of this era have a strong enthusiast following, particularly those of the Prancing Horse, which was competing primarily against the Ford GT40 and the Porsche 917.
• Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car -The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car.
• Science of Speed: Today's High-Tech World of Formula 1 - Current topics discussed include increased speeds despite the introduction of grooved tires; the special materials that allowed 1999 engines from Mercedes-Benz and Ford to rev at over 17000 rpm; and the spate of rear-wing failures that plagued 1999 preseason testing. In addition, highly respected Grand Prix journalist David Tremayne examines the design and testing processes, driver safety issues, current regulations, and the often contradictory perspectives of today's F1 contenders.
• Sports Racing Cars: Expert Analysis Of Fifty Motor Racing Greats- Anthony Pritchard’s authoritative book describes 50 iconic cars from the history of sports car racing, from the 1923 Lorraine-Dietrich through to the 2003 Bentley Speed 8. As the extraordinary annual British pilgrimage to Le Mans demonstrates, sports car racing has myriad enthusiastic fans who will relish the blend of meticulous research, informed analysis, dramatic photographs, and cutaway diagrams.
• Sports Car Road Racing in Western Canada- Motor sport is the biggest sport in the world and one of the most expensive entertainment undertakings ever devised by man. This book, compiled by a man who has been involved in professional and amateur racing for over 40 years, is an invaluable historical study of sports car road racing in Western Canada. The book principally covers the post World War II period but also reaches back to the first road race in Canadian history, at Winnipeg, in 1904 and forward to the Vancouver Molson Indy event one hundred years later.
• Tag Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph Mens Watch - Tag Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph Mens Watch. Stainless steel case. Stainless steel brushed solid links bracelet with double-locking clasp. Black unidirectional rotating titanium-carbonite coated bezel. Luminous hands and markers. Date displays between 4 and 5 o'clock. Sapphire crystal. Precision quartz movement. Water resistant at 200 meters (660 feet).
• Trans-Am: The Pony Car Wars 1966-1972 - The SCCA Trans-Am series was one of the most intriguing and exciting in motorsport history, and one which signified the golden age of the pony muscle car. This photo history follows Trans-Am from its inception through the climactic the 1971 season, when drastic rules changes forced the withdrawal of American manufacturers. Readers witness a veritable "who's who" of Indy, NASCAR, Can-Am, and F1 race legends-Foyt, Petty, Ickx, Donohue, Gurney, Jones, Hall, and others-dicing it out on the greatest road courses in America behind the wheels of muscle bound Mustangs, Camaros, 'Cudas, Challengers, and Javelins.
• V10 Formula One Engine Technology - This book is the detailed technical history of the Formula One V10 engine, examples of which have been made by the likes of Ferrari, Cosworth/Ford, Ilmor/Mercedes, Honda, Renault, BMW, Toyota, Peugeot, Yamaha, Judd and Hart. Written in a manner that is understandable by the layman, this book reveals the secrets that have enabled since 1989 V10 engine speed to increase from 13,000 to 19,000 rpm. At the same time horsepower has increased from 650 bhp to more than 900 bhp in spite of the reduction in capacity from 3.5 to 3.0-litres made from 1995. This book explains how that extraordinary jump has been possible. In an age of great secrecy in Formula One, this is the first time that the workings of the contemporary V10 engine have been revealed in such detail.
• Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970 - This book takes an in-depth look at more than 50 race car manufacturers and more than 100 racing specials. Many of these have never before been covered in book form. Vintage American Road Racing Cars takes an encyclopedic approach, providing vintage and modern photography, specifications, and a narrative history for each car or manufacturer. Knockout photos of period-appropriate memorabilia, tools, etc., add to the nostalgic feel of this high-quality book.
• World's Greatest F1 Cars - An impressive visual encyclopedia, The World's Greatest F1 Cars covers the first 50 years of Formula One racing. The DVD begins with the stories of the Bugatti T51 and the Delage GP, which were basically stripped-down sports cars. Grand Prix aficionados will be thrilled with the detailed footage and narration on 103 cars ranging from early models like the Alfa Romeo 158, in which Giuseppe "Nino" Farina roared to the first F1 world title, to the Lotus 72 Ford (1970), which was the first car to try to achieve better aerodynamic downforce through body design, to the modern Ferrari 1996-2000.

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