Can a particular event define a person? Many people would perhaps argue no, however it is probably fair to say that the world’s toughest car race, Le Mans 24 Hours, defines Tom Kristensen and symbolises […]
UK-based specialist publisher Porter Press International marked its 15th anniversary last year, having published more books in 2020 than it has ever done before and thus enjoying its most successful year to date. Founder Philip […]
This magnificent two-volume book written by Mark Cole is the definitive history of the fabulously successful McLaren F1 GTR. The book’s Foreword is naturally written by the car’s designer, Gordon Murray, who says that when […]
This wonderful book, number 10 in the Exceptional Cars series by Porter Press, details the remarkable story of the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 that was produced by Alfa’s Autodelta racing department to compete in the 1972 […]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Austrian racing driver Jochen Rindt’s death in 1970 in a qualifying accident on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was just 28 years old. Jochen […]
Don Nichols was most certainly a man of mystery. The enigmatic American had an interesting past, being a D-Day paratrooper, Army counter-intelligence officer and a controversial entrepreneur who went on to create a racing marque […]
This thoroughly enjoyable new book by Pete Evanow is a Nissan-official chronicle of the Nissan Z history, starting with Datsun planning for the new 240Z model in the late 1960s, and follows the car’s transition […]
Back in the late 1920s, long-distance motor races were becoming increasingly popular with both the Le Mans and Spa 24-Hours events well established in the motor racing calendar. There was however, no such endurance race […]
Porter Press International recently published the latest title in their fabulous ‘Great Cars’ series, number 14, which recounts the history of the Daytona Coupe version of Carroll Shelby’s famous Cobra. This particular book, written by […]
If like me you are a fan of motor racing and in particular Formula One and have been following it for many years, you are more than likely to know the names of many of […]
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