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The British At Le Mans
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Author : Ian Wagstaff
language : en
Publisher: Motor Racing Publications
Release Date : 2006-11-30
The British At Le Mans written by Ian Wagstaff and has been published by Motor Racing Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Every year scores of British drivers converge on Le Mans to compete in the world's most grueling motor race; hundreds more support them in the pits and paddock, and many thousands of Union Jack-waving enthusiasts make their annual pilgrimage to cheer them on from the grandstands and spectator terraces. This book pays tribute not just to the people behind the wheel, but to all who have shared in their successes and disappointments over 85 years. Designers, engineers, team managers, timekeepers, caterers, media people and marshals are the support troops for the annual battle against the 24-hour clock. Here are their behind-the-scene stories, many of them as fascinating as those being played out on the track.
Racing In The Dark
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Author : Peter Grimsdale
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-06-10
Racing In The Dark written by Peter Grimsdale and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RAC MOTORSPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Glorious...gripping and sometimes tragic' Robbie Coltrane The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans – the race they made their own. Le Mans, 1927. W.O. Bentley peered into the dusk. His three cars, which had led from the start, were missing. Two years running he had failed to finish. Once again he was staring into a void. Racing, his shareholders told him, was a waste of money. This race looked like being his last. W.O’s engineering skills had been forged on the Great Northern railway and in the skies of the First World War, where Bentley-powered Sopwith Camels took the fight to Germany’s Red Baron. Determined to build and race his own cars, he assembled a crack team from all strata of 1920s Britain, from East End boys Leslie Pennal and Wally Hassan to multi-millionaires Woolf Barnato and Tim Birkin, men in search of adventures to blaze their way out of the dark past. They dedicated themselves to building the perfect road and racing car. In the hayloft above their workshop, the first Bentley was born and soon it was the car of choice for the fast-living upper classes. They raced at the fashionable Brooklands circuit and then set their sights on the fledgling 24 Hours Le Mans race. An audacious goal for a British car, yet the Bentley Boys rose to the challenge. But on that night in 1927, after the biggest crash in racing history claimed their cars, could they still pull it off and put British motor racing on the map? In the 1920s, Bentley Motors burned brightly but all too briefly; yet its tale, filled with drama, tragedy, determination and glory still shines a century on.
The British At Indianapolis
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Author : Ian Wagstaff
language : en
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2010-12-15
The British At Indianapolis written by Ian Wagstaff and has been published by Veloce Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The British at Indianapolis recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or been involved in any other way – be it as a designer, mechanic, or official. It also examines the British built cars that have won the Indy 500 and the significance of the rear engined revolution brought to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by Cooper in 1961, and elevated to success by Lotus and Lola. It includes such names as Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Nigel Mansell and 2010 Indy 500 champion, and two times winner, Dario Franchitti.
The British Cars At Le Mans
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Author : Dominique Pascal
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publications
Release Date : 1990
The British Cars At Le Mans written by Dominique Pascal and has been published by Haynes Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Mr Le Mans
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Author : Tom Kristensen
language : en
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2021-05-18
Mr Le Mans written by Tom Kristensen and has been published by Evro Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between 1997 and 2014, Tom Kristensen won the world's toughest motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, a record nine times and finished on the podium on five more occasions. Every time his car made it to the finish, in fact, he was in the top three. It is no wonder that this great sports car driver is known as 'Mr Le Mans' to motorsport fans around the world. Now retired from racing, Kristensen shares in this book his deepest personal reflections and insights from inside and outside the cockpit. He looks back on more than 30 years spent striving for perfection in racing and tells of the battles and setbacks that sometimes seemed impossible to overcome, including a terrible accident in 2007. Climbing the racing ladder, from karting into Formula 3 single-seaters, including championship titles in Germany (1991) and Japan (1993), then Formula 3000 and a Formula 1 testing role with Tyrrell. Winning as an underdog on his first visit to Le Mans, in 1997 driving an elderly Joest-run privateer Porsche in which he impressed all onlookers with a night-time charge to vanquish Porsche's factory-entered favourite. His second Le Mans victory came in 2000 on his maiden drive for Audi in the R8, a car that was to become all-conquering. Kristensen won the next five editions of Le Mans, four times with Audi and once with Bentley (in 2003), his last victory in this sequence taking him past Jacky Ickx's previous record at the Circuit de la Sarthe. His eighth win came in one of the all-time classic contests at Le Mans, in 2008, a rollercoaster of a race in which his ageing diesel-powered Audi was never expected to beat the fancied works Peugeots. One more victory with Audi in 2013 sealed his reputation as a true legend of Le Mans. His story includes exploits at other racetracks all over the world, none more prolific than Sebring, home of America's long-established classic endurance race that Kristensen won six times. Personal reflections together with contributions from notable observers -- including English journalists Gary Watkins and Charles Bradley -- complete a truly rounded portrait of the man and his achievements. Voted 'Sports Book of the Year' when originally published in Kristensen's native Denmark, this thoughtful memoir is now available in English.
Porsche At Le Mans
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Author : Glen Smale
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2021-12-21
Porsche At Le Mans written by Glen Smale and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-21 with History categories.
Looking back on 70 years of the legendary marque at one of the world's greatest races, Porsche at Le Mans is authoritatively written and packed with photos, history, and results.
Le Mans 100
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Author : Glen Smale
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2023-08
Le Mans 100 written by Glen Smale and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"Packed with photography, narrative, and race results, Le Mans 100 is the definitive illustrated centennial history of this iconic motorsport event"--
Le Mans 24 Hours
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Author : Brian Laban
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2001-10
Le Mans 24 Hours written by Brian Laban and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10 with Transportation categories.
Foreward by five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell. This book is a comprehensive history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's most prestigious sports car race. You'll read virtual lap-by-lap accounts of each year's race, from the premiere in 1923 through 2001. Learn about the drivers and teams that battled through night and day, and see never-before-published photos of race action that capture the spirit of the event.
Le Mans 1930 39
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Author : Quentin Spurring
language : en
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2017-12-05
Le Mans 1930 39 written by Quentin Spurring and has been published by Evro Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this sumptuous book is the seventh title in this decade-by-decade series and completes coverage of the endurance classic from its very beginning to the end of the 20th century. This title covers the nine races of the 1930s (no race was held in 1936) in which honours were divided between Italian, French and British manufacturers. Each race is exhaustively covered in vivid photographs, an insightful commentary providing more detailed information than has ever been published about the period, and full statistics. Compiled by an acknowledged authority of this legendary race, this series of books is treasured by all enthusiasts of sports car racing. In the 1930 race Bentley achieved its fourth consecutive success, Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston the winning drivers in the very same ‘Speed Six' with which they had won in 1929. Two of Britain's greats of the era, Earl Howe and Henry Birkin, won for Alfa Romeo in 1931, beginning a four-race victory streak for the Italian manufacturer. Tazio Nuvolari, the outstanding Grand Prix ace of the pre-war decade, secured an intensely dramatic last-lap victory in 1933 in the closest Le Mans finish to date. Lagonda (1935) and Delahaye (1938) secured a win each, while Bugatti took two with the great Jean-Pierre Wimille driving its innovative Type 57 'Tank' cars, with all-enclosing bodywork. Highly detailed year-by-year treatment of the decade's nine races, giving unprecedented depth of information and photographic coverage for each year. Official status provides a number of unique features, including the reproduction of photographs and full-colour race poster artwork from the ACO's archives.Complete data for each year includes technical regulations, entry list, circuit changes (with diagram), full results and category awards. The whole work is beautifully designed and presented.
Morgan At Le Mans
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Author : David Dowse
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Morgan At Le Mans written by David Dowse and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A history of Morgan, a quintessentially British car maker, racing at Le Mans.