Brian Redman

Author : Brian Redman,Jim Mullen
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1910505102

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Brian Redman by Brian Redman,Jim Mullen Pdf

2016 ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB MOTORING BOOK OF THE YEAR Brian Redman is one of very few notable British racing drivers whose racing life has yet to be put on record in book form. Now that is about to be rectified. Packed with photographs, Redman's memoir is a vivid account of his varied racing exploits, with special focus on the period when he won major sports car races in Ford GT40s, Porsche 908s and 917s, and Ferrari 312PBs, and also became North American Formula 5000 champion three years running. Highly readable, and at times both humorous and poignant, this is a very personal book that will be welcomed by this popular and highly respected driver's legions of fans. - Five themed chapters about Redman's experiences at the greatest circuits and races of his era: Spa-Francorchamps, the Nurburgring, the Targa Florio, Le Mans and Daytona. - Diving deep into Redman's fears, friendships and mindset during his time at the top. - Spa-Francorchamps: Redman won at this daunting track in four consecutive appearances in 1,000Kms races for sports cars, but was also injured in the first of his three big crashes, in the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix. - The Nurburgring: two big sports car wins with his greatest driving partners, Jo Siffert and Jacky Ickx. - The Targa Florio: in 1970 Redman won this heroic race over the uniquely punishing 45-mile circuit in Sicily - and suffered severe burns in another big crash the following year. - Le Mans: he led France's 24-hour classic five times but never won it. - Daytona: the world's other great 24-hour race, in Florida, brought three wins - in 1970, 1976 and 1981. - Stories about driving for Porsche, Ferrari and colourful privateers, plus anecdotes about the era's most famous drivers, managers, heroes and rascals. - Successes in Formula 5000 (three-times champion in the USA) and 2-litre sports cars (South African champion) complete Redman's credentials as one of the finest all-rounders in motor racing. - Mario Andretti provides an insightful foreword: Redman and he were team-mates in Ferrari's sports car team (1972-73) and the top drivers in North American Formula 5000 (1974-75).

Author : David Dowsey,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781864704242

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Aston Martin by David Dowsey,The Images Publishing Group Pdf

Comprehensive 352-page history with beautiful color photography and detailed illustrations. Includes thorough specification information for each model.

Author : Wolfgang Klopfer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783833405457

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Formula 5000 in Europe by Wolfgang Klopfer Pdf

Author : Randall Cannon
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476642826

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Caesars Palace Grand Prix by Randall Cannon Pdf

The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At each stop, the influence of organized crime seemed no more than a handshake away. But at Caesars the vast crime syndicate appeared deeply involved in the operations of the luxury-branded resort. The Caesars Palace Grand Prix then culminated in an unholy alliance of the world capital of gambling, the mob, and the international czar of Formula One. During its four-year run of successive Formula One and CART IndyCar events, the race hosted the biggest names in motorsport--Mario Andretti, Bernie Ecclestone, Roger Penske, Chris Pook, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, Danny Sullivan, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser among them. The podium celebration of the inaugural Grand Prix put the convergence of alleged organized crime influences and auto racing on public display, while the years that followed provided their own curiosities. This book traces the intertwined threads through decades of accounts, extensive interviews, and the files of the FBI.

Author : John Starkey,Ken Wells,Esa Illoinen
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781901295009

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LOLA - All the Sports Racing 1978-1997 by John Starkey,Ken Wells,Esa Illoinen Pdf

Lola is probably the world's leading manufacturer of racing cars. Here is the illustrated record of all Lolas built between 1978 and 1997, and the story of the Lola company in the same Period. A companion volume covers 1957-1977.

Author : Jörg Thomas Födisch,Jost Neßhöver,Harold Schwarz,Dieter Roßbach
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845842017

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Porsche 908 by Jörg Thomas Födisch,Jost Neßhöver,Harold Schwarz,Dieter Roßbach Pdf

Motor sports.

Author : S. S. Collins
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781904788348

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Motor Racing at Crystal Palace by S. S. Collins Pdf

Crystal Palace, London's own circuit, has recently been identified as one of the oldest motor racing venues in the world – this is its story. Focussing on the development of the venue over the years and its untimely demise, many rare and previously unseen photos are included.

Author : John Starkey
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781903706138

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Lola T70 by John Starkey Pdf

The Lola T70 was the car that Eric Broadley wanted to build for Ford instead of the GT40. He thought the GT40 too conservative in specification for a state-of-the-art sports racing car, so he split with the giant corporation to build the T70 under the aegis of his own company: Lola. Immediately successful, the T70 carried John Surtees to the Championship in the 1966 Can-Am series. The cars were also very successful in Group 7 races until the series ended in 1966, by which time the likes of Denny Hulme, David Hobbs and Brian Redman had all driven T70s to victory. Under continuous development until the Mk IIIb Coupé of 1969, the T70 was never a great endurance racer but achieved major successes in shorter events such as the TT and Martini races. Today, the T70 is a leading force in historic racing. Over many years, John Starkey – T70 owner and ex-Curator of the famous Donington racing car collection – has compiled a huge amount of information on the cars and interviewed many past and present owners and drivers about their experiences with the T70. Uniquely, this book contains the history and specification – where known – of each individual T70 chassis. Available again after an absence of several years, here is the definitive development and racing history of the Lola T70.

Author : Jay Gillotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1854432990

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Gulf 917 by Jay Gillotti Pdf

Author : J. A. Martin, Michael J. Fuller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 161059049X

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Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars by J. A. Martin, Michael J. Fuller Pdf

Professional automobile racing has always been dominated by sanctioning bodies whose main goal was to ensure competition. That has meant seeing that cars are well matched--in body shape or chassis/engine combinations or engine size. But what about an all-out competition, in which one team's idea of the fastest race car could be pitted against another’s, regardless of mechanical “parity”? This was what the International Motor Sports Association’s (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototypes (GTP) race series was about. The Series ran from 1981 to 1993, and it was one of the most exhilarating racing experiences of all time. This book is the first to profile the amazing machines that resulted from the GTP’s flat-out competition among different--and passionate--ideas about what might be the fastest way around a track: the V-12 with its better ground-effect tunnels but higher center of gravity (CG); the flat six with its low CG but severely-restricted ground-effect tunnels; and others that employed elaborate wings and air dams. Here are the people behind this engineering free-for-all, the culmination of almost a century of automobile racing experience. And here are eighteen of the most competitive vehicles they designed. Using photography, diagrams, drawings and first-person accounts from the men who built them, Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars offers a detailed look at the technology that drove some of the world’s most exciting race cars, the likes of which may never be seen again.

Author : John Starkey
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845847074

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Lola by John Starkey Pdf

Lola, a British company, is probably the best-known and best-respected builder of racing cars, and has built successful cars for almost every racing formula. This book covers the 63 types of Lola car built between 1957 and 1977. Lola expert John Starkey was curator of the Donington racing car collection.

Author : Bert Levy
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 031218624X

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The Last Open Road by Bert Levy Pdf

A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio

Author : William Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108058421

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Yorkshire Deeds: Volume 3 by William Brown Pdf

Published 1909-55, this ten-volume collection contains abstracts and transcriptions of Yorkshire deeds from the twelfth to the seventeenth century.

Author : Stuart Codling
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760385135

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McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car by Stuart Codling Pdf

Explore 60 thrilling years of McLaren Formula 1 race cars in this handsome volume, complete with detailed specs, stunning photography, a foreword by twice World Champion Mika Häkkinen,and the full competition record for every car. McLaren has been a top Formula 1 competitor and innovator since it fielded founder and driver Bruce McLaren’s first car, the M2B, in 1966. Just two years later, Bruce scored the team’s first grand prix win. Tragically, he was killed in 1970 while testing his Can-Am car at Goodwood. Despite the heavy loss of its founder, McLaren carried on, scoring its first of twelve championships in 1974 with Emerson Fitipaldi. McLaren’s roster of F1 Champions includes such greats as James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, and modern master Lewis Hamilton. Equally legendary are the cars themselves, including the: 1960s M7A 1970s M23 1980s MP4/2 1990s MP4/5 2000s MP4-23 Today’s MCL 60 As the second longest-running team in F1 (surpassed only by Ferrari), McLaren holds twelve Drivers Championships and eight Constructor’s titles. McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car chronicles every McLaren Formula 1 car in chronological order, featuring an overview of each car’s significant features and evolution, its technical specifications, and its competition record accompanied by historic and contemporary images. Featuring a Foreword from two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen, McLaren Formula 1 Car by Car details the amazing race cars and drivers that have cemented McLaren’s reputation as one of the most dominant manufacturers in F1 history making this book a must-have for every McLaren and F1 fan.

Author : Johnny Tipler
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781847977007

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Porsche Carrera by Johnny Tipler Pdf

Porsche Carrera follows the development and design of the Carrrera car dynasty, from the origins of the Carrera line in the 550 and 356 models through the highly tuned race cars of the 1960s to the largely hand-crafted, air-cooled cars of the 1970s and the 1980s. The book features detailed profiles of all Carrera models, including roadgoing and race models, prototypes, special builds and rare cars; in-depth explorations of the engineering and tuning of the cars and buyer's guides for the different models. Also included are a series of interviews with racing drivers such as Sir Stirling Moss, Derek Bell, John Surtees and Gijs van Lennep, and key Carrera figures such as designer Richard Soderberg and Klaus Bischof, head of the Porsche Rolling Museum. Foreword by Jurgen Barth, and over 400 colour photographs, many specially commissioned.