Car Racing

Pedro Rodriguez, so reserved a character but fabulously flamboyant behind a steering wheel, was the purest of racers. This is what he existed to do...

Thruxton has been described as the UKs Speedbowl. The circuit is home to the prestigious British Automobile Racing Club, and during the period cove...

From a five-year-old girl racing 60mph micro-midgets in South Africa, to a Formula One driver in the British Championship during her first full yea...

The growth of sports car racing in Northeast America was not painless. Tragedy, mystery, subterfuge, intrigue, and an adherence to a particular clu...

After the wing plane revolution on racing cars that began in 1966 (1968 in Formula 1) and the appearance of ground effect in 1977, aerodynamics too...

In 1964, in Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles a...

The amazing and dramatic story of Bill Lester, one of the most well-known NASCAR drivers in historyand a pioneer whose determination and spirit has...

'Glorious...gripping and sometimes tragic' Robbie Coltrane The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans the race they made their own. L...

Prior to 1999 Audi did not have a sportscar in its range, let alone having ever raced one. But between 2000 and 2006 the Audi R8 won 63 of the 80 r...

The British at Indianapolis follows the format of the authors award winning The British at Le Mans. It recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500...

Runways and Racers concentrates on the short transitional period, 1952-1954, for sports car racing in America following the ban on public road raci...

The differences between running an Indy car on a road circuit and an oval are covered, as is the struggle to get the best from a car for the Indy 5...

As the automotive world looks towards a future of electric vehicles, driverless technology and anonymous styling, what can be learned from the i...

The annual Temporada (racing season), held in the 1940s and 1950s, were a time of transition in Argentine motorsport, progressing from racing circu...

Laced with fascinating anecdotes, Raymond Mays'''' Magnificent Obsession reveals a pivotal figure in motor sport history, and describes the author'...

To mark the 60th anniversary season of the Castle Combe circuit this book has been published telling the story of the Wiltshire race track from 195...

The Lola T70 was developed by Lola Cars in 1965 for sports car racing - Lola built the chassis, which were typically powered by large American V8 e...

The race team Corvette Racing started competing in 1999 and this book tells the story of the nearly 200 endurance races entered since then over twe...