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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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Rare Book Review: Ronnie Peterson – Formula 1 Super Swede by Johnny Tipler
2014 Rookie Marcus Ericsson of the Caterham F1 team is the first Swedish driver on the grid since Ronnie Peterson. Ronnie of course was a legend in the heroic 70’s era of F1 racing. If you’re a Ronnie Peterson fan, ...
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Rare Book Review: Racing the Silver Arrows by Chris Nixon
Well, Lewis in the W05 looked supreme in Malaysia. The early form of Mercedes suggest they are clearly going to be the best F1 team this season and may re-kindle the kind of dominance the German marque enjoyed in the 30’s...
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Super Rare Book Sighting: The Grand Prix Car Vol 1 & 2 by Laurence Pomeroy
It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to touch a rare historic grand prix book and one in fantastic preserved condition as well. I was fortunate enough recently to hold and view a copy of the famous two volume “...
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Rare Book Review: Nelson Piquet by Mike Doodson
Good to hear that ’80s world champion Nelson Piquet is on the mend following heart surgery. A rare collector’s book in the Autocourse drivers’ series is Mike Doodson’s biography on Nelson Piquet. This is...
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Rare Book Review: Gilles Villeneuve by Nigel Roebuck
As the F1 circus moves to Montreal, its hard not to think of the driver which the GP circuit was named after, the legendary Gilles Villeneuve. Gilles fans have quite a few books to choose from. Some have been better than others...
