Every now and then, Top Gear's tame racing driver needs a change of scene, and after a power-lap-packed year that's seen our fearless man in white elevated to bone fide celebrity status, Stig's decided he needs to escape the flashing bulbs of the paparazzi and do something for himself. It's time to hit the tarmac with an Esperanto language CD and a pet passport for Where's Stig? The World Tour. Stig's journey will span the continents, from the snow-capped mountains of the north, to the tropical...
Classic German Racing Motor Cycles (Classic Racing Motorcycles)
by Mick Walker
German motorcycle manufacturers have always used competition as a certain method of improving their machines and market penetration. The author describes the famous as well as the more obscure characters, motorcycles and marques which battled to project Germany to the forefront of the field.
John Ozoga's Whitetail Intrigue: Scientific Insights for White-Tailed Deer Hunters
by John Ozoga
Researcher John Ozoga provides hunters his insights into the continent's most popular, secretive, and adaptive big-game animal. Drawing from his work in Deer & Deer Hunting magazine, Ozoga takes hunters into the deer's world, discussing the herd's social structure, communication, survival, and future. Illustrated with full-color photography.
The McLaren MP4/4 is the iconic Honda V6 turbo-powered F1 car built by McLaren for the 1988 grand prix season, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Remarkably, the car won all but one race during the year, and took McLaren's new recruit Senna to his first World Championship after a season-long battle with team-mate Prost. McLaren achieved an astonishing ten 1-2 finishes with the car, and suffered only two car-related retirements during the season. The MP4/4 is still statistically the most dom...
'Today and every day for me, up until May 2016, is all about the first episode of the brand new Top Gear. The show I've been hired to save from becoming mere ashes blowing across the hinterland of the golden age of television. A show as infamous as it's revered the world over. A show that somehow exploded from a monthly regional BBC Midlands half-hour magazine programme in the late Seventies into the global anarchic phenomenon it is today. 'What follows is the story of the television equivalent...
Jacky Ickx's early racing exploits marked him as a man to watch. His sporting ambition and brilliance have made him one of the most respected drivers of the twentieth century. He achieved an impressive list of victories throughout his career; a career that is one of the richest in the history of motorsport: two times vice world champion in Formula 1, winner of eight Grands Prix, six-times winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, two-time world endurance champion, victories in Paris-Dakar and the Ameri...
For Maranello enthusiasts, this chunky, inexpensive paperback is a must-have purchase as it profiles every car, model-by-model, from the Ferrari 'preview' of 1940 to the present day. A unique catalogue, it features a specially commissioned colour drawing for each road and racing car, together with archive photography, informative text and specification. Where a single-seater, sports racing model or prototype competed for more than one season or, in the case of a GT, remained in production for se...
The official Superbike World Championship book has always tried to transmit this important fact through its pictures. From the 2010 edition, that message is further developed and goes even deeper into the technical aspects of the sport, so extremely interesting to the most competent fans. But as well as the bikes, the men of the category are able to maintain close contact with their public. That is why champions and their colleagues recount their human side as well as their sports career, aspect...
Eddie Irvine: Life In The Fast Lane
by Eddie Irvine and Jane Nottage
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF EDMUND IRVINE. IT IS NOT A DREARY WORKADAY EXISTENCE. EDDIE, FI DRIVER AND COMMITTED PLAYBOY, LIVES IN A SORT OF DISNEYLAND FOR ADULTS OF A HEDONISTIC BENT. The Glasgow Herlad. The first Grand Prix of 2000 ushers in a new era for the cavalier talent, international star and multi millionaire playboy that is Eddie Irvine. Having narrowly missed winning the 1999 Championship in a gripping finale. Eddie has joined Jaguar, where with a developing team and a premier position, h...
Inner Speed Secrets: Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance
by Ross Bentley and Ronn Langford
Formula E - the world's leading electric-racing series - is leading the way for the future of motorsport, promoting electric power for a sustainable future, while providing thrilling racing and an immersive experience for the fans. This officially licensed book, produced with the full cooperation of Formula E and the teams, provides a fascinating insight into the series featuring input from the teams and drivers to take the reader behind the scenes. The book looks at the origins and history of F...