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AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008
57th year of publication
of  the world’s leading
Grand Prix annual


THE CRUEL SPORT
Grand Prix Racing
1959-1967

LE MANS ’55
The Crash that Changed the Face of Motor Racing

DAN GURNEY'S
Eagle Racing Cars

Racing with Mercedes

Alex Zanardi:
My Sweetest Victory

Mario Andretti

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S-899
Price: $59.95
 

AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008
57th year of publication of the world’s leading Grand Prix annual


This amazing book details the 2007 FIA Formula 1 world championship, a 17-race season fought out by McLaren and Ferrari.

Highlights the emergence of Lewis Hamilton as the most exciting young British talent in a generation.

Foreword by Kimi Raikkonen.

Stats, race reports, and brilliant color photography. One of our nicest books.

Hard Cover, 336 pages, color throughout
 

 

 

S-900
Price: $50.00
 

THE CRUEL SPORT
Grand Prix Racing 1959-1967


By Robert Daley

The mid-fifties through the mid-sixties were the glory years of Grand Prix cars and drivers, and this, without contest, is the glory book.

Phil Hill refers to it as “one of the most outstanding collections of photos ever assembled.”

Originally published in 1963, THE CRUEL SPORT became an instant classic.

Hard Cover, 224 pages, b&w photography throughout

 

 

S-897
Price: $34.95
 

LE MANS ’55
The Crash that Changed the Face of Motor Racing


By Christopher Hilton

“Some dates have a temporal importance in human affairs, some linger for a while and time itself supersedes them with other events, some are forever. Le Mans, as the clocks ticked to 6:27 on the evening of 11 June 1955, was forever.”

A thorough and thoroughly chilling read.

Hard Cover, 256 pages, b&w photography

 

 

 

 

S-798
Price: $75.00

DAN GURNEY’S
EAGLE RACING CARS     
                 

By John Zimmerman

The definitive account of the planning, development, and race history of each of every car ever built in the 40 years of Gurney’s All American Racers.  

They won Indy, they won in Europe, they won in IMSA.  A beautifully designed book with robust research. 

Foreword by Dan Gurney himself.

Hard cover, 208 pages, hundreds of B&W and color photographs      

S-854
Price: $29.95

Racing with Mercedes

by John Fitch

Jaun Fangio wrote “Just before the terrible crash at Le Mans in 1955, Pierre Levegh, John Fitch’s co-driver, must have known that he was going to crash, but he did not forget to signal those behind him. That one gesture typifies the best drivers of that era.

John Fitch was always such a person – a sportsman and a gentleman. Remember that as you read and enjoy this story”.

Soft cover, black and white photography,
129 pages.


S-713
Price: $17.95
 

Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory
A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity, and Courage

By Alex Zanardi

The racing world held its collective breath in 2001 when Alex Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrifying accident at the Lausitzring in Germany. The racing world again held its breath nineteen months later while witnessing his incredible return to racing.

Alex Zanardi recounts his incredible story. He takes us from his childhood in Italy through his hard-fought racing success to the moving story of perseverance and love that motivated his recovery. Along the way, Zanardi presents his triumphs and setbacks in kart racing, Formula 3 & 3000, Formula 1, IndyCar and CART racing, culminating in back-to-back CART championships for 1997 and 1998.

In riveting detail, Zanardi relates his terrible accident, the long path to recovery and his return to Lausitzring in a specially modified 750hp Champ Car to complete the 13 laps he didn’t finish in 2001.

Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory is an inspiring story of how personal strength and passion can triumph over even the most challenging circumstances.

Soft cover, 388 pages, 32 pages of color photos.

S-131
Price: $16.95
 

Mario Andretti

By Michael O'Leary

The 20th century’s most versatile and successful driver hits the tarmac for this race-by-race look at his amazing career. Filled with the year by year statistics on everything from Mario’s oval track beginnings up through his exploits in F1, Indy cars, sport car and NASCAR racing.

Andretti’s life-long race to the finish line is put into perspective here to deliver this information packed statistical overview of his incredible racing career.

Soft cover, 192 pages
75 color and 75 black & white photos