Author Archive
Book
Book Review: Ultimate Speed Secrets by Ross Bentley
Although there are a lot of instructional books on race driving, the level of coverage and detail in Ross Bentley’s “Ultimate Speed Secrets” is amazing. From the basics of the cockpit, gear shifting, foot bra...
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Book Review: Formula One the cars and drivers by Michael Turner and Nigel Roebuck
Michael Turner is one of the more well known F1 artists. “Formula One the cars and drivers” is a collection of Turner’s artworks that cover period F1 races from 1950 to 1982. Although Nigel Roebuck is a great ...
Book
Rare Book Review: Grand Prix Driver by Hermann Lang
After watching the recent German and Austrian grand prix on TV, I was motivated to dig up a German related book to review for a feature post. I was tempted to do Chris Nixon’s “Kings of the Nurburgring” but si...
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Book Review: Life in the fast lane by Alain Prost
Alain Prost appeared several times last month in the news – test driving Red Bull’s RB8 and weighing in on Renault’s engine progress. Although Alain Prost was to later write a more complete autobiography in Vi...
Diecast models
Rare Spark 1:43 models – Pt 2
Last year I posted on rare and hard to find Spark 1:43 models as a companion post to my earlier post on hard to find Minichamps F1 models. I’ve noticed a couple of recent ebay sales that I’m sure shatters previous r...
DVD
DVD Review: Grand Prix
With the passing of actor James Garner over the weekend, it’s hard not to recall the excellent and one of the best ever motor racing movies – John Frankenheimer’s 1966 triple Oscar winning classic “Grand...
