A new, limited, 5th edition, this book was originally commissioned by Land Rover. Widely used by instructors, including those of the UK and US Special Forces, it sidelines the bling-and-bloat brochure presentation and concentrates on what matters for practical 4x4 operation on- and off-road: the driveline and the ergonomics. If you swoon over pop-out door handles, mini-icon touch-screens, leather seats, 22-inch wheels and 500w audio this may not be your book. But there is detailed guidance on wh...
At its peak, the UK boasted over 8,000 motor accessory shops. Less than 1,000 now survive. The Automotive Aftermarket used to be a phrase covering the part of motor trade that didn't actually involve selling cars - just the extras. The fun, trendy or sporting bits. In the 1960's windscreen washers and heaters were almost always an extra, if available at all. By 1990 almost everything was included in base models, and these days it is even illegal to change many of a cars features. In an industry...
Until last year, Juan-Manuel Fangio was the sole owner of the world titles record (now equalled by Michael Schumacher), and his unique style is much admired by Michael Schumacher himself, who admits that drivers of the past were in another world. Fangio is almost a common word for quick drivers. Alain Prost's wife, one day, found her husband driving too quickly on a road. "Who do you think you are?", she asked, "Fangio"? This book describes Juan-Manuel Fangio's youth in Buenos Aires, his first s...
AMA and World Superbike Champion and MotoGP star Ben Spies was a racing prodigy who started winning when he was in junior school. His talent was nurtured by his mother, a single parent who encouraged her children to pursue their dreams. Ben quickly rose through amateur racing to become a professional in a ruthless world where the only things that count are pole positions and race wins. Through it all he possessed the mental toughness to endure the divorce of his parents, the racing death of his...
The Official ITV Sport F1 Grand Prix Guide 2002 is an indispensable guide for all motor racing fans. Combining an indepth preview of the forthcoming year with a race-by-race account of the 2001 Grand Prix season, it provides vital information on the famous drivers, the leading teams and the significant technological advances. Boasting a superb array of up-to-the-minute action photographs, this is the definitive companion to the 2002 Grand Prix season, with every page an information-packed celebr...
Britain's Winning Formula (Macmillan business)
by Martin Beck-Burridge and Jeremy Walton
The international financial value of Grand Prix racing has grown substantially in recent years. This book focuses upon the massive size, value, importance and impact of the industry. It also investigates the dominance of UK based Research and Development and design and the development of team strategy and tactics. The authors have based their analysis upon research involving interviews with key individuals at the highest level and visibility within the industry and focus upon the management them...
Challenged by the thought of changing a wheel? Want to know where the water goes? Buying a car and faced with unfamiliar legal documents? Help is at hand! Gem Car Basics is the essential pocket companion to car maintenance, safety and regulations. If you are a car owner - or a potential car owner - or you're looking for clear guidance on all areas of car maintenance, Gem Car Basics is the ideal quick reference guide, bursting with information on everything you need to know about owning...
Henry Ford not only put America on wheels, he put it behind the wheel of a racing car. 'Ford: The Dust and the Glory, a racing History, volume 1 (1901-1967)' is the story of how it all happened - the story of how automobile racing was born and how it grew to be AmericaAs number one spectator sport. Covering 67 triumphant years, this first of two volumes (the second volume picks up the story in 1968 and continues through 2000) conveys, as author Leo Levine puts it, 'the sound and the fury, the...
When 43 cars thunder toward the start/finish line at the outset of a NASCAR Winston Cup race, they become the focus of some 190,000 people in the grandstands, 10 million TV viewers, and a couple of million radio listeners. While the 43 men driving those machines are in the spotlight, as many as 14,000 people have worked behind the scenes to make that race a reality. Their stories are what make Stock-Car Racing Lives.Author Richard Sowers presents intimate first-person accounts from the people wh...
This book is distinguished from other publications thanks to a number of innovative, original features. It gives centre place to the images of the various models in question, specifically the Abarth racing GTs, privileging contemporary photographs, almost all of them previously unpublished. The period examined runs from 1949, the year of the official founding of Abarth & C, through to 1971, the conclusion of Abarth's independent history with its acquisition by Fiat. The book examines only those...
The sole published expose of one of racing's most famous secret activities. Originally published in 1972, Chevrolet-Racing? reveals the inside story of Chevrolet's early surreptitious involvement in racing, from 1957-1970. This re-issue of the collector's classic tells the fascinating story of how, from 1957 to 1970, Chevrolet probably acquired more successes and more technical knowledge of high performance than any other company in the world. Ironically, they never built a complete, running, ra...