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 Le
Mans, DVD, Steve McQueen
Does this need an introduction? Superbly filmed, evoking the passion and excitment of the event. |
Some of the best filmed racing scenes ever. |
 Can
Am, The Speed Odyssey, DVD |
 The Speed Merchants, DVD |
 In Car 956, DVD |
 The World's Fastest Indian, DVD, Anthony Hopkins |
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 Porsche 908, The Long Distance Runner,
Jorg Thomas Fodisch, Jost Nehover, Dieter Robach, and Harold Schwarz |  Alfa Romeo Tipo 33: The Development, Racing, and Chassis History, Ed Mcdonough |
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 Life of Spice: The Autobiography of Gordon Spice, Gordon Spice |
 Race
Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed, Joseph Katz
Katz looks at advances in aero development and testing in a form that is easy to read and gives the reader the option to delve into the subject even deeper if they choose. |
 Ferrari
Prototype Era: 1962-1973 in Photographs, Alan Henry |
 Competition
Car Aerodynamics, Simon McBeath
McBeath easily breaks down a complicated topic and makes it palatable for the masses. |
 Competition
Car Composites, Simon McBeath
Not as interesting as his aerodynamics book, but still a useful and worthy title for your book shelf |
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 Competition
Car Suspension, Alan Staniforth |
 The
Racing & High-Performance Tire, Paul HaneyAbsolutely everything you ever wanted to know about the only part of the race car in touch with the road. |
 Formula
1 2007-2008 Technical Analysis, Giorgio PiolaFormula 1 2006-2007 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Formula 1 2004-2005 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Formula 1 2003-2004 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Formula 1 2002-2003 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Formula One 2001 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2000, Giorgio Piola Formula 1 '99 Technical Analysis, Giorgio Piola Piola's drawings are excellent and the books are worthy if even just from that stand point. |
 Porsche 917: The Undercover Story,
Gordon WingroveGreat companion to Peter Morgan's 917 book. Wingrove worked for JWA and provides an insight not often seen. Chapters on aerodynamics, engine, suspension, etc. Only covers the Sports Car World Championship cars, not Can-Am. |
 Driving
Ambition: The Official Inside Story of the McLaren F1,
Doug Nye
Beautiful book that document's the McLaren F1's design and development. Includes chapters on the F1 GTR and GTR Longtail. Highly recommended. |
 Inside
Racing Technology, Paul
Haney and Jeff Braun
While it has chapters on various subjects (aero, suspension, engines) each is random, allbeit still interesting, in its nature. |
Superb book that details the Jaguar XK-120, C-Type, D-Type, and Lightweight E-Type racers. |
 TWR
Jaguar Prototype Racer, Leslie
F. Thurston
Easily the best researched book on the subject. Excellent resource, covers all TWR Jaguar Group C and IMSA GTP race cars from XJR-6 to XJR-17. |
 Sauber-Mercedes
C9, The Return of the Silver Arrows, Ian
Bamsey
Having just finished this, I must say it was a bit disappointing in its lack of detail. Here was an excellent opportunity to re-interview those involved with the car's design and development and instead it seemed mostly a rehash of articles contained within his other works. And indeed, there's not even a mention of the enigmatic C292, the un-raced 1992 follow-on to the C291. What a missed opportunity! Alas this book still leaves too many unanswered questions about the Sauber Mercedes' effort and with the passage of time the ability to document the topic will unfortunately grow more difficult. |
 Porsche
956/962, The Enduring Champions, Peter Morgan
Morgan's 956/962 offering is extremely well researched if only slightly less compelling than his 917 book. Though don't get me wrong, this is the book to have. My only complaint, the quality of the images is less than I would expect though there are some very interesting, never before seen photographs (how about that turbo V8 powered 962?). Additionally, it is somewhat Eurocentric concentrating more on the Group C side than IMSA GTP. Regardless, highly recommended. |
 Porsche
917, The Winning Formula, Peter Morgan
An excellent resource in a concise format. Well researched and with good photographic documentation of the 917 from '69 prototype through to Donohue Talladega record run 917/30. Along with his 962 book, Morgan's 917 work is a must for your library. Though word to the wise, don't lend yours out, it won't return! Highly recommended. |
Parker's
Jaguar
at Le Mans starts out well enough with Tony Southgate's
introduction,
but then falls into a rather mechanical retelling of the various Jaguar
efforts
over the years. If you're after a black and white time capsule of what
happened at
each event Jaguar entered '55-'95, this is for you. If you
want to
know the hows and whys and are after more insight, technical or
otherwise,
look elsewhere (Thurston and Porter).
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 Porsche
Turbo USA, The Racing Cars, A Picture History, Lee Self and
John Starkey |
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 Can-Am,
Pete Lyons
Pete Lyons fantastic Can-Am book delves into each year of Can-Am with race synopsis for each event and a technical look at the noteworthy chassis. |
 The
Unfair Advantage, Mark Donohue
Donohue offers a very interesting, if somewhat biased, look at the development of the Trans-Am Camaro and the Porsche 917. |
 Prototypes,
Jim Martin and Ken Wells
The book on the IMSA GTP era. Excellent overviews covering most of the important people and teams in GTP. Many never before published images. |
 Le
Mans 24 Hours 2006, Christian MoityLe Mans 24 Hours 2005, Christian Moity Le Mans 24 Hours 2004, Christian Moity Le Mans 24 Hours 2003, Christian Moity |
 Time
and Two Seats, Janos L. Wimpffen
The tome. Covering every major sports car race from 1953-1998 with a race synopsis, rare photographs, race classifications, chassis numbers, etc. |
 Theory
Of Wing Sections, Ira H. AbbotGood reference if excrututiatingly dry. Its a reference text book afterall. |
