| Author | Message | ||
| John Ashburne (Jashburne)
New member Username: Jashburne Post Number: 15 Registered: 9-2002 |
Some favorites: The Mudge Pond Express-Sam Posey Touch Wood-Duncan Hamilton Phil Hill: Yankee Champion-Wm. F. Nolan Mon Ami Mate(The Bright Brief Lives of Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins)-Chris Nixon Jim Clark-Eric Dymock Piloti Che Gente- Enzo Ferrari | ||
| Tazio Nuvolari (Nuvolari)
Junior Member Username: Nuvolari Post Number: 144 Registered: 9-2002 |
Hi Nika, I have but one recommendation: THE RACING DRIVER by Denis Jenkinson This is quite simply the finest text I have ever read on the subject of racing and driving quickly. It was first released in 1959 and it is amazing how closely everything that is written relates to the modern day. I am very fortunate to have had Stirling Moss dedicate my personal copy 'From one racing driver to another' in Monte Carlo a few years back. All I can say is GET THE BOOK! You will surely not regret it. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
Junior Member Username: Larry Post Number: 86 Registered: 3-2001 |
anyone have, "A Different Kind of Life" by Virginia Williams? | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 537 Registered: 10-2002 |
A bit off topic, but what the heck: Don't forget "Michel Vaillant" the comic strip. Dopey stories, but phantastic drawings and always in the technology and trend of the current F1 year. Including cameo appearances of real drivers, it is really fun to read or better look at. Hummelcomic Germany still sells them, but they're now collectors items. That's how I got the race/F1 bug as a 7 year old.  | ||
| Helmut Schnug (Ferrari_e_basta)
New member Username: Ferrari_e_basta Post Number: 20 Registered: 2-2003 |
well, I have a huge number of good and rare quality books in my collection such as: Innes Ireland - All Arms and Elbows Paul Frere - My Life Full of Cars Duncan Hamilton - Touch Wood John Wyer - The Certain Sound Derek Bell - My Racing Life Reg Parnell by Graham Gauld Lionel Martin - A biography Castelotti - A Stolen Heart Roy Salvadori - Racing Driver Fernand Tavano - Dans les pas de.. (French only) and so on..........I can't list them all | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 709 Registered: 2-2002 |
-Faster! by Jackie Stewart and Peter Manso -American Grand Prix Racing, A Century of Drivers and Cars by Tim Considine -VROOOM!! Conversations with the Grand Prix Champions by Peter Manso (Gurney, Ickx, McLaren, Moss,Rindt,Surtees, etc.) -McLaren! The cars, the man and the team by Eoin S. Young -Speed with Style, The Autobiography of Peter Revson by Peter Revson and Leon Mandel -My Years with Ferrari by Niki Lauda I have an original copy of The Unfair Advantage that I bought new. It's a great book. If you like that one you might also like Chevrolet=Racing...? Fourteen Years of Raucous Silence by Paul Van Valkenburg. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 3819 Registered: 12-2000 |
Dang this thread, I just bought 4 books. I want "The Unfair Advantage", but even the 2nd editions are too expensive for me right now. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 693 Registered: 10-2002 |
This is one for you. It covers every car he raced, including sports cars, Indy cars, TransAm, F1, CanAm. Lola,Cobra,Cooper, Alpine, McLaren, Ferrari, Ford GT, Pensky,Jag, etc. The best part of course is him describing driving my MK-IV at LeMans in 67. He also describes developing and racing the mighty 917-30 Porsche. | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 531 Registered: 10-2002 |
I heard the 'unfair advantage' is more about race preparation, technique etc than a bio. Yes, Steve Matchett (sp?) is the author of 'Life in the fast lane' and he shows how Berger picked up nit picking things from Senna, who used them to keep his McLaren boys on thier toes and then delivered the pole, whereas Berger tries the same thing in the ex WC Schuey car and only ends up annoying his meccanos since he barely delivered anything. Just one example. The book is out of print btw. I got lucky last year at the 'flea market' outside the US GP in Indy where an antique book seller had it for $ 30. Talk about a trophy find. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 833 Registered: 12-2001 |
I'm curious about "unfair Advantage" by Mark Donahue - any details on what it covers... BTW - for the Toronto based f-chatters - make sure you get this weekend's Sat Star newspaper.....that's ALL I'm going to say | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 832 Registered: 12-2001 |
yes - Steve Marchett(sp?) I believe is the ex-mechanic now commentator. I read his "Mechanics Tale" which described how he got into Formula One to begin with. He is a talented writer - I really enjoyed the humour in his book. I do recommend it. Thank you Andreas | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 371 Registered: 4-2002 |
I can recommend "The Art and Science of Grand Prix Racing" of/by Niki Lauda. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 691 Registered: 10-2002 |
A French Kiss with Death The story of the making of LeMans. (Steve McQueen) My Life of Terrible Joys Enzo Ferrari Two Bonnie Mates Hawthrone The Unfair Advantage Mark Donohue All But My Life Moss | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 831 Registered: 12-2001 |
YOU RULE - Thank you Although the cover is different to the one I was thinking of - I am almost sure it is the same title. Thank you Tom Has anyone read it? Was it a good read? | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 530 Registered: 10-2002 |
Not sure who wrote Berger's bio, but I believe it was at least published by the same company that brought out Schumi's and Senna's. Both excellent reads. Tell you a lot about what's inside their heads as well as the bare facts and how they got there (since you're a racer, you're gonna love that part). Another 'semi bio' was written about Damon Hill and the year he won the WC. Also an excellent read. I'm not a Hill fan by a mile, but that book makes you rethink it all. Forgot the title, but if you like I could look it up tonigth. Last but not least the ultimate inside story: Live in the fast Lane. Written by Schue's ex mechanic (now a commentator on Speed F1 races) and tells you all the inside stuff. Haven't read it yet (my pile of to read books is always growing, not shrinking, oh well), but it is supposedly the best there is and puts Berger in perspective as a winer and complainer... Let me know if you need more details (like ISBN #) etc. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 2904 Registered: 9-2001 |
how about this one by Chris Hilton. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1852605154/qid%3D1046792197/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-0300953-0032164 | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 830 Registered: 12-2001 |
Do any fellow chatters know of a biography of Gerhard Berger? Besides Donaldson's bio of Villenueve/James Hunt...can you recommend any others? many thanks, grazie, merci |