Archive for 2016
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Book Review: Faster! A Racer’s Diary by Jackie Stewart and Peter Manso
British GP time! No doubt Sir Jackie Stewart will be present somewhere. I recently dusted off his diary called “Faster! A Racer’s Diary” which Sir Jackie co-wrote with Peter Manso (author of Vrooom!!). This book is an int...
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Rare Book Review: Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966-85 by Doug Nye
For many F1 followers, the Autocourse annuals are revered as the authoritative benchmark publication for F1 season reviews – and for good reason too – the best F1 journalists, top photographers to complement loads o...
Diecast models
1:43 Senna Diecast Review: Eaglemoss vs Minichamps
While Minichamps have recently re-released several 1:43 Ayrton Senna McLarens and JPS Lotus race cars, a budget diecast alternative for some may be the Eaglemoss 1:43 diecasts released in Brazil -these are part of a promotional...
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Rare Book Review: First Among Champions – The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars by David Venables
Judging from the talk of Ferrari’s Chairman, the famous Alfa Romeo marque will be back on the grid in the not too distant future (re-badged Sauber or Toro Rosso?). An absolute gem of a book, is David Venables’ ‘First Among Cham...
Diecast models
A brief look at F1 helmets
A reader recently asked me for advice on F1 helmet collectibles and to be honest I’ve very little personal experience. For collectors, F1 race helmet replicas fall into a few different categories (in order of value): 1. A...
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Book Review: Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing by Adriano Cimarosti
At over 500 pages, in the early 2000’s I used to refer to Adriano’s Cimarosti’s “The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing” quite regularly during the F1 season. Although it only covers 1894 ...
