The Pete Fenelon and Michael Catsch (Tuboscocca) Memorial Book Thread
#6401
Posted 27 March 2012 - 10:51
Mauro Foghieri: http://www.libreriad...b...86&PAgenv=2
Gulio Cabianca: http://www.libreriad...b...00&PAgenv=1
Both seen at Libreria dell'automobile..
Regards Michael
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#6402
Posted 27 March 2012 - 16:10
Jarama Volume 1+2 (1967--1992)...Volume 3 and 4 to follow.. (only 120 Euros, but HEAVY)
http://www.libromoto...8-84-938571-2-7
Regards Michael
#6403
Posted 27 March 2012 - 18:58
#6404
Posted 27 March 2012 - 21:02
On the subject of Le Mans, I've just noticed that Amazon now has a listing for Haynes's 1980s volume of the event's history, again written by Quentin Spurring and to be published in August of this year. The first three volumes have all been excellent, so I look forward to this one with much anticipation!
That's good news. I've got the 1970s edition, and found it very enjoyable and informative.
#6405
Posted 28 March 2012 - 08:03
http://www.amazon.co...p;condition=all
Quite a bargain for this beautiful book. Postage outside the UK will be more as it's a fairly heavy book.
Edited by john winfield, 28 March 2012 - 08:05.
#6406
Posted 28 March 2012 - 09:12
#6407
Posted 28 March 2012 - 09:22
Thank you for that - just placed an order ! 9,01 incl. p to Germany - quite a good bargain.
A bargain £7.81 to sunny Dorset, I expect Amazon are slightly puzzled about this sudden rush of orders.
#6408
Posted 28 March 2012 - 11:37
Thank you for that - just placed an order ! 9,01 incl. p to Germany - quite a good bargain.
Good, I hope your copy arrives quickly Ralf and is in the condition described. Kayemod too. Good value if so.
Sometimes, especially when there's remaindered new stock in the hands of fairly big Amazon sellers (I'm not certain this is the case here but it might be), it works to our advantage. They tend to use automated pricing software, tracking the lowest current offer. It just takes one seller to set a low price, the others come tumbling down and, for a while, until they notice, bargains are to be had!
Still hoping it might happen with John Wyer, Joel Finn, Janos Wimpffen.....
#6409
Posted 28 March 2012 - 11:42
Still hoping it might happen with John Wyer, Joel Finn, Janos Wimpffen.....
John, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you, especially with that last one!
#6410
Posted 28 March 2012 - 19:04
A similar deal is available from Amazon in the U.S. I just ordered a copy for $12, used but brand new, plus $4 shipping. Quite a bargain.New copies of Anthony Pritchard's Scarlet Passion - Ferrari's Famed Sports Prototypes and Competition Sports Cars 1963-73 are currently available on Amazon.co.uk at around £10 or less including p&p.
http://www.amazon.co...p;condition=all
Quite a bargain for this beautiful book. Postage outside the UK will be more as it's a fairly heavy book.
Edited by red stick, 28 March 2012 - 19:05.
#6411
Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:43
this is what Gayle and Peter Brock wrote about the book in their newsletter:
New Shelby Biography
This is the Real Deal
Speaking of books, we are now taking pre-orders for the Shelby Biography written by Rinsey Mills that will be released April 21st. With each book we are including a 6"x9.25" archive photo reprint of Carroll and I that was taken to promote the Driving School back in '62.
I highly recommend this book. Rinsey Mills, noted UK author and automotive historian has left no stone unturned in the quest to produce the complete study of a remarkable life. With Carroll's collaboration, Rinsey has carried out extensive research and conducted numerous interviews with Carroll, family, friends and those who have worked with him. I, as many (especially Carroll), have been working with Rinsey for a few years now as he's been researching and writing this book. This biography is not the usual fluff. Here at last is the real, raw, high octane truth, right from Shelby's first memory as a child through to the present day. Mills has it all in fascinating detail that can be as outrageous as it is funny. It's all there including the whole deeply researched early automotive history in Texas with Jim Hall, Shelby's racing days in Europe and, of course, the legendary Cobra and Ford eras, as well as the years with Toyota and Chrysler. It also includes Carroll's "lost" years in Africa. It's all etched deeply in the pages of this fantastic 400+ page volume that took Mills several years to research and write.
I personally recommend this fine book as one of the most interesting and intriguing biographies you'll ever have a chance to read. Having spent several years of my life with Shelby I thought I knew more than most...I wasn't even close. Rinsey has it all! Go here to order yours now and we'll ship it and the archive photo to you the moment they arrive.
Michael
#6412
Posted 29 March 2012 - 10:57
New copies of Anthony Pritchard's Scarlet Passion - Ferrari's Famed Sports Prototypes and Competition Sports Cars 1963-73 are currently available on Amazon.co.uk at around £10 or less including p&p.
http://www.amazon.co...p;condition=all
Quite a bargain for this beautiful book. Postage outside the UK will be more as it's a fairly heavy book.
I'm glad I got my order in yesterday, and got an e-mail this morning to tell me the book has been sent, but I've just clicked on the link to find that the price has risen overnight to £6.75, a £1.74 increase. Can't blame them, but they must have been encouraged by the sudden rush of TNF-inspired orders.
#6413
Posted 29 March 2012 - 13:24
Good that we have been quick to order the books !
#6414
Posted 29 March 2012 - 19:22
FWIW, got my shipping confirmation today, and when I looked the price for newly placed orders had gone from $12 to $12.49. Still a steal.I'm glad I got my order in yesterday, and got an e-mail this morning to tell me the book has been sent, but I've just clicked on the link to find that the price has risen overnight to £6.75, a £1.74 increase. Can't blame them, but they must have been encouraged by the sudden rush of TNF-inspired orders.
#6415
Posted 29 March 2012 - 19:27
Good to know. I'd asked about this book several weeks ago and, based on Brock's recommendation, am looking forward to all 400+ pages.Forthcoming Carrol Shelby biography by Rinsey Mills
#6416
Posted 29 March 2012 - 21:18
Red StickGood to know. I'd asked about this book several weeks ago and, based on Brock's recommendation, am looking forward to all 400+ pages.
there is a MBI (Motorboks Intl) version for 21 April..and the (imported??) from Haynes for May...and they differ in the number of pages 464 against 500+..
Confusing..?But anyway, after such a long research and a competent AC Cobra specialist as author--certainly no risk!!
Regards Michael
#6417
Posted 30 March 2012 - 03:17
I had not noticed that--nearly 90 pages difference in length. British readers require larger print? We'll have to see if any reviewers note the reason for the discrepancy.Red Stick
there is a MBI (Motorboks Intl) version for 21 April..and the (imported??) from Haynes for May...and they differ in the number of pages 464 against 500+..
Confusing..?But anyway, after such a long research and a competent AC Cobra specialist as author--certainly no risk!!
Regards Michael
Thanks,
Mark
#6418
Posted 30 March 2012 - 09:47
the next 'easter-egg': Tony Brooks : Poetry in Motion is now available (i.e amazon uk)..
Regards Michael
#6419
Posted 30 March 2012 - 09:55
I had not noticed that--nearly 90 pages difference in length. British readers require larger print? We'll have to see if any reviewers note the reason for the discrepancy.
Thanks,
Mark
Hi Mark
this information stems from the 'bookdepository' page--so no garuantee!!
Michael
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#6420
Posted 30 March 2012 - 20:19
It's springtime:
the next 'easter-egg': Tony Brooks : Poetry in Motion is now available (i.e amazon uk)..
Regards Michael
Received E mail from them today saying it's been delayed until "13-18 April".
#6421
Posted 31 March 2012 - 02:37
The Clint Eastwood of South African motorsport is shooting from the hip - and this time it is in the form of a tell-all book that explores the man, the racing legend and the serial womaniser.
Sarel van der Merwe, 65, is not known for being coy.
He is famous for calling a spade a “blerrie” shovel and his autobiography Supervan and I is guaranteed to be more of the same.
According to the publishers’ description, the book is no holds barred - typical of the man who won the SA Rally Drivers Championship a record 11 times.
“The cars, the races, the rivalries, the women...”
“Welcome to the world of Sarel van der Merwe, South Africa’s greatest racing driver. It’s time to fasten your seatbelt for the ride of your life,” they say.
“Van der Merwe is a living legend and considered the most gifted driver ever to come out of this country, winning both off-road and on the track, but he’s been utterly uncompromising in his approach. Since he and his alter ego, Supervan, have been racing, Sarel has been super-competitive, scratching paint off racing cars from Kyalami to Le Mans.”
“And he’s certainly pissed some people off.”
The book reveals Supervan’s big rivalries, run-ins with team owners, frequent disagreements with motor sports authorities, and tells all about the cars, the race tracks, the colourful characters and, of course, the women he encountered.
But he takes it an important step further, by discussing why SA motorsport is no longer what it used to be.
#6422
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:04
Where can obtain this book from Jeff?There's a new book out in South Africa about "Supervan" (Sarel Van Der Merwe), :-
The Clint Eastwood of South African motorsport is shooting from the hip - and this time it is in the form of a tell-all book that explores the man, the racing legend and the serial womaniser.
Sarel van der Merwe, 65, is not known for being coy.
He is famous for calling a spade a “blerrie” shovel and his autobiography Supervan and I is guaranteed to be more of the same.
According to the publishers’ description, the book is no holds barred - typical of the man who won the SA Rally Drivers Championship a record 11 times.
“The cars, the races, the rivalries, the women...”
“Welcome to the world of Sarel van der Merwe, South Africa’s greatest racing driver. It’s time to fasten your seatbelt for the ride of your life,” they say.
“Van der Merwe is a living legend and considered the most gifted driver ever to come out of this country, winning both off-road and on the track, but he’s been utterly uncompromising in his approach. Since he and his alter ego, Supervan, have been racing, Sarel has been super-competitive, scratching paint off racing cars from Kyalami to Le Mans.”
“And he’s certainly pissed some people off.”
The book reveals Supervan’s big rivalries, run-ins with team owners, frequent disagreements with motor sports authorities, and tells all about the cars, the race tracks, the colourful characters and, of course, the women he encountered.
But he takes it an important step further, by discussing why SA motorsport is no longer what it used to be.
#6423
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:04
Where can obtain this book from Jeff?There's a new book out in South Africa about "Supervan" (Sarel Van Der Merwe), :-
The Clint Eastwood of South African motorsport is shooting from the hip - and this time it is in the form of a tell-all book that explores the man, the racing legend and the serial womaniser.
Sarel van der Merwe, 65, is not known for being coy.
He is famous for calling a spade a “blerrie” shovel and his autobiography Supervan and I is guaranteed to be more of the same.
According to the publishers’ description, the book is no holds barred - typical of the man who won the SA Rally Drivers Championship a record 11 times.
“The cars, the races, the rivalries, the women...”
“Welcome to the world of Sarel van der Merwe, South Africa’s greatest racing driver. It’s time to fasten your seatbelt for the ride of your life,” they say.
“Van der Merwe is a living legend and considered the most gifted driver ever to come out of this country, winning both off-road and on the track, but he’s been utterly uncompromising in his approach. Since he and his alter ego, Supervan, have been racing, Sarel has been super-competitive, scratching paint off racing cars from Kyalami to Le Mans.”
“And he’s certainly pissed some people off.”
The book reveals Supervan’s big rivalries, run-ins with team owners, frequent disagreements with motor sports authorities, and tells all about the cars, the race tracks, the colourful characters and, of course, the women he encountered.
But he takes it an important step further, by discussing why SA motorsport is no longer what it used to be.
#6424
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:48
Palmier is doing a new book on the Interserie 1970-75.
They are seeking photographs...
http://leblogdotedit...erie-1970-1975/
Best regards Michael
#6425
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:03
I find Pete's writing an absolute joy. I'd rather lost touch with his work until, as a result of a tip here, I ordered directly from his web site his Fast Lines, and picked it up in person from his stall at Laguna Seca. He's a delightful man, even more enthusiastic in person than he is on the page.As Professor Joad might have said, "It all depends how you define 'best'..." I'm sure we've had a thread on this subject in the past, but for me the winner for style and readability is Pete Lyons.
And boy, on the page, he has a turn of phrase which I so envy. Of Jim Clark: 'He was not superman, really, but he showed us how super a human could be. He was one of those rare racing drivers who could elevate our comprehension of racing, our appreciation, our wonderment. We can be proud of our sport if people like him are involved.'
For TNFers who haven't purchased Fast Lines yet, in appearance it's not unlike Michael Oliver's Tales from the Toolbox - a paperback with relatively small, relatively few but highly distinctive black and white images. In structure and content, think of Nigel Roebuck's Inside Formula 1. That was a selection of Roebuck's 'Fifth Column' articles for Autosport. Fast Lines is a collection of 55 of Lyons' columns of the same name from Vintage Racer.
Incidentally, having plucked it down from the shelves just now, I see that Roebuck's book only went up to '88. That leaves plenty of material for a second or even third volume. I wonder, could he be persuaded to spend the next close season making a further selection of favourites?
Rgds
Paul
#6426
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:08
This title is in the pdf catalogue (Haynes) forseen for April 2012.
Has anyone heard of this book??
Amazon.uk doesn't list it.
Regards Michael
#6427
Posted 31 March 2012 - 18:04
From Supervan's facebook page:-
TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS: My book will be sold for R190.00 at all leading bookstores countrywide also on Kalahari and Exclusive Books websites to order by post. It will be available in stores as from Monday, 2 April and available in eBook format from Amazon from Thursday, 5 April and to buy in hard copy form when it is available to buy overseas which is about 2 or 3 months after the publication date.
Jeff.
#6428
Posted 02 April 2012 - 12:22
Colin
#6429
Posted 02 April 2012 - 18:55
Received E mail from them today saying it's been delayed until "13-18 April".
Just had an e-mail to say that it's been despatched...
#6431
Posted 04 April 2012 - 14:30
It's springtime:
the next 'easter-egg': Tony Brooks : Poetry in Motion is now available (i.e amazon uk)..
Regards Michael
duly arrived this morning from Amazon UK
#6432
Posted 04 April 2012 - 14:32
It is singularly unfortunate that many who aspire to correct past errors and mistakes, remain totally confused and in error themselves. Such is the case here for pages 6, 43-44, and 77. In the past both Russ Catlin and Bob Russo engaged in this type of "corrective" activity. However, as a serious first try, this new IZOD record book is still a great, great tome. All interested in the past big-time American racing tradition will want and need a copy of it. There hitherto existed nothing as complete and as detailed as this! Now the entire statistical "bare bones" of the U.S. major league "open wheel" automobile racing 1909-2011 is laid out. The actual races, cars, and drivers behind all this raw statistical data must be quite an epic or story!!!
The volume incorporates much of the statistical AAA and USAC material that Ken McMaken and myself first published and supplied in the early 1980s. Back in 1984 I was thrown out of CART racing because of it all, with the accusation that much of our information was totally "made up" by Mr. Ken McMaken and myself. Now it has become "official" IndyCar racing data. Such are the ironies and vagaries of a long life. PRINTZ
Edited by john glenn printz, 09 April 2012 - 13:52.
#6433
Posted 04 April 2012 - 14:55
duly arrived this morning from Amazon UK
Mine is on its way (so they say!!) to Germany , that takes of course longer!!
Michael
#6434
Posted 04 April 2012 - 17:26
I have just become aware of the "IZOD INDYCAR SERIES 2011 HISTORICAL RECORD BOOK" (342 pages) through the agency of Mr. H. Donald Capps. The volume is an amazing statistical compilation, long needed, on the U.S. tradition of major league open wheel racing. Unfortunately its comments on page 6 regarding the 1920 and 1946 seasons, are in error. Once again the past AAA mythology, created mostly by Russ Catlin, shows its irradicable strength! It never ends.
In any case, now the entire statistical "bare bones" of the U.S. major league "open wheel" automobile racing 1909-2011 is laid out. The racing history behind all this raw data must be quite a story!!! The volume incorporates much of the statistical AAA and USAC material that Ken McMaken and myself first published and supplied in the early 1980s. Back then I was thrown out of CART racing because of it all. Now it has become "official" IndyCar racing data. Such are the ironies of a long life. PRINTZ
#6435
Posted 05 April 2012 - 14:35
New biography (the first?) on Bob Wollek..To be published by Le Mans Racing in June 2012.
A4 format ,sb, 260 pages billingual f/e, 39,90 Euros..
Regards Michael
#6436
Posted 05 April 2012 - 16:46
This is an 64 pager (!!), unspectacular telling the story of Formula 1 from 1950--today..
BUT: there are many pockets glued in the book, which contain facsimiles of Programs, Poster, contracts, letters, memorabilia (i.e. Roger Williamson), cutaways etc.
All drawn from the Donington Collection.
Best is a Brian Hatton cutaway of the (4WD) BRM P67, misleading captioned as G Hill's 1962 championship winning P57.
The book is comparable with the Senna book ,that with the pull- out memorabilia.
Regards Mchael
#6437
Posted 06 April 2012 - 10:44
"Tom Barnard, who was one of the earliest Lotus drivers, has just published his autobiography 'I Gathered No Moss'.
In 1954 the original Team Lotus was formed with Mike Anthony, Peter Gammon, and Colin as drivers. That autumn Tom went to see Colin to discuss running two Lotus models in a new Team he was forming for the 1955 season. The result was the Six Mile Stable with Tom and Dmitri Kasterine in Lotus Climaxes, and Noel Cunningham Reid in a Lister Bristol.
For the next three years Tom drove in as many events as possible. His 1957 successes included three Firsts, six Seconds, and seven Thirds. As a result of this he qualified for full membership of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
The book is a full autobiography and includes a childhood spoiled by World War Two, an amusing account of his time in the army, his creation of the Barnard Formula Six, and his many projects as a race track designer in the UK and abroad.
Available by post for £11.99 including P&P.
Please make cheques out to "T. Barnard". 128 Furzebrook Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AR
(Note postage outside the UK increases the cost.)
An order form for Tom's book can be downloaded from his Facebook page."
There's also a little more info on his Facebook page
#6438
Posted 06 April 2012 - 16:26
The treasures of Formaula 1 second edition by Bruce Jones
This is an 64 pager (!!), unspectacular telling the story of Formula 1 from 1950--today..
BUT: there are many pockets glued in the book, which contain facsimiles of Programs, Poster, contracts, letters, memorabilia (i.e. Roger Williamson), cutaways etc.
All drawn from the Donington Collection.
Best is a Brian Hatton cutaway of the (4WD) BRM P67, misleading captioned as G Hill's 1962 championship winning P57.
The book is comparable with the Senna book ,that with the pull- out memorabilia.
Regards Mchael
I'm sure that I've seen the above book remaindered......
#6439
Posted 06 April 2012 - 17:04
I'm sure that I've seen the above book remaindered......
Most likely the first edition, which was published in 2009.
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#6440
Posted 06 April 2012 - 17:08
Just noticed (on the Club Lotus Avon webpage) details of this new book by Tom Barnard:
"Tom Barnard, who was one of the earliest Lotus drivers, has just published his autobiography 'I Gathered No Moss'.
In 1954 the original Team Lotus was formed with Mike Anthony, Peter Gammon, and Colin as drivers. That autumn Tom went to see Colin to discuss running two Lotus models in a new Team he was forming for the 1955 season. The result was the Six Mile Stable with Tom and Dmitri Kasterine in Lotus Climaxes, and Noel Cunningham Reid in a Lister Bristol.
For the next three years Tom drove in as many events as possible. His 1957 successes included three Firsts, six Seconds, and seven Thirds. As a result of this he qualified for full membership of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
The book is a full autobiography and includes a childhood spoiled by World War Two, an amusing account of his time in the army, his creation of the Barnard Formula Six, and his many projects as a race track designer in the UK and abroad.
Available by post for £11.99 including P&P.
Please make cheques out to "T. Barnard". 128 Furzebrook Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AR
(Note postage outside the UK increases the cost.)
An order form for Tom's book can be downloaded from his Facebook page."
There's also a little more info on his Facebook page
Peter,
the only mentioning of Tom Barnard I found is in Lotus 1947-60 (Smith/Nye)...ordered my copy already!!
Michael
#6441
Posted 06 April 2012 - 17:09
Most likely the first edition, which was published in 2009.
Had the FIRST edition the pull-outs too??
Michael
#6442
Posted 06 April 2012 - 18:30
Had the FIRST edition the pull-outs too??
Michael
Yes, but I don't know if there is any overlap between the two editions, or if the new edition's "treasures" are all different.
#6443
Posted 06 April 2012 - 22:36
Most likely the first edition, which was published in 2009.
Just had a quick look at Amazon and, yes, its the first edition I've seen remaindered. It was in the book shop in Clark's village in Street, Somerset if anyone's interested.
#6444
Posted 07 April 2012 - 00:19
Frank Lockhart - American Speed King
Sara Morgan-Wu and James O'Keefe
Racemaker Press
2012, 256 pages, Hardcover, 10.5" wide by 9" tall
$75
This book covers the brief racing career of Frank Lockhart from 1923 to his death in 1928 attempting to set the Land Speed Record. The book is primarily photographic. There are 25 pages of text covering Lockhart's life and racing career; 165 pages of black and white period photos; 17 pages of tables listing Lockhart's racing results, speed records and poles; and 36 pages of appendices on the intercooler patent; the Land Speed Record Car; the tire issue, Lockhart's estate inventory; the statement from Stutuz on the pedigree of the 1928 Stutz special at the Indianpolis 500; the testimony of William Sturm on Lockhart's character; and Lockhart family documents such as marriage licenses and birth/death certificates. A bibliography and index are also included.
In my opinion, the photographs are what make this book a "must-have" for enthusiasts interested in American auto racing of the 1920s. Except for a few cases where the originals were clearly of inferior quality, the photos are of very high quaility with excellent reproduction and printing. The bulk of the images (72 pages) cover Lockhart's racing career. Another major portion (63 pages) covers the Land Speed Record attempts. Of particular interest to me in this section are images of the car under construction. Finally, the photo section has images of Lockhart's cars after his death as they continued to be used by other drivers into the early thirties.
Since I am not an expert, others will have to find the inevitable errors that exist in historical works. Since my copy contained an erratum slip correcting a date in one of the photo captions, I expect that the authors have been diligent in their quest for accuracy.
As a side note, it is stated on the end flap that this book is one of the Racemaker Press American Racing History Series. Morgan-Wu and O'Keefe are working on "Peugeot Racing In America", covering the Pre-WW II history and scheduled for publication in 2012. In addtion, the catalog that came with the book has a listing for "One Fast Car - The Birth of Hisso Racers: Adapting Aero Engines to Dirt Track Racing During the Early 1920s" by Thomas L. De Fazio. It is listed as coming in Winter of 2011.
Highly recommended.
#6445
Posted 07 April 2012 - 07:25
Which is a branch of The Works - I've seen it in their shop in Bath.Just had a quick look at Amazon and, yes, its the first edition I've seen remaindered. It was in the book shop in Clark's village in Street, Somerset if anyone's interested.
#6446
Posted 08 April 2012 - 22:56
#6447
Posted 09 April 2012 - 00:37
#6448
Posted 09 April 2012 - 14:12
I had a flick through the copy I saw in Glenrothes a few weeks back and decided it against it. I have warned againt these Encyclopaedia type books for birthdays and Christmasses (sp?), as I'm sure I contain more knowledge that the book does and also possibly trying not to inflate Bruce Jones' wallet, which one imagines must be bulging with the vast volumes of F1 encylcopaedias containing his name that come out each year.
Nice present for a youngster I thought. Can't decide if suitable yet for my 7 year old nephew..
#6449
Posted 09 April 2012 - 17:22
The treaures are the same in both editions, and the text seems virtually identical - there may have been some updating of the most recent years.Yes, but I don't know if there is any overlap between the two editions, or if the new edition's "treasures" are all different.
#6450
Posted 09 April 2012 - 17:25
Alan thanks!!The treaures are the same in both editions, and the text seems virtually identical - there may have been some updating of the most recent years.
Even if Bruce's wallet got thicker, I can live with that book..
Michael