MOTOR RACING. REFLECTIONS OF LOST ERA

Features

– 300 photographs of paddock scenes 1956 to 1979
- photographs which have not been published before
- detailed captions to the photographs
- photographs of the author’s visit to the Ferrari factory 1967
- photographs of continental road circuits then and now
- photographs which include the cars and personalities
- an enthusiast’s tale of when motor racing was accessible to all
- snatches of the author’s life
- reproduced programme covers, autographs, letters, tickets etc.
- Foreword by David Owen
Description

An enthusiast’s story in words and intimate paddock scenes photos in black and white and colour taken between 1956 to 1979 when motor racing was accessible to all.
Synopsis

Here is a nostalgic trip back to an era of motor racing in Great Britain and Europe when the sport was less commercial, much more accessible, and much more dangerous.
The period covered – 1956 to 1979 – saw the end of the front engined Grand Prix cars spawned by the behemoths of the vintage period, and ushered in a new breed of elegant, lightweight, rear engined cars, whose genes are still very evident in today’s F1 racers. This was also the era of the great sports racing cars from a myriad of manufacturers.
This really is an extraordinary book. You will not have seen before the photographs it contains: they were all taken by the author, without the benefit of a press pass or special access, and were never intended to be published. Over 300 delightfully spontaneous and opportunistic pictures in colour and monochrome – rediscovered in the attic during a house move – show just how easy it was for an enthusiastic spectator to get close to the cars, drivers and team crew in this period of motorsport. Unusually for a motor racing book, the images are mainly of paddock scenes and the people – drivers, mechanics, course officials, even the man who painted the racing numbers on the cars – preparing for action behind the scenes
Accompanying his pictures, Anthony’s writing brings the era to life again. Colourful and emotive descriptions, and personal recollections allow you to share the author’s motor racing experiences so intimately that you might hear the roar of exhausts and smell the Castrol R in the air ... Enjoy!
Independent Reviews

From Startline Magazine

Over 300 photographs depicting an era of motor racing when the sport was less commercial and everything was so much more accesible. This wonderful book contains never before seen photographs taken by the author, without the benefit of press access and which were never intended to be published. Lost to the author's attic, only to be rediscovered during a house move, these spontaneous and opportunistic pictures show the author's persistence and good fortune to get close to the superstars of the day. The images are mainly paddock scenes which show the people, drivers, mechanics, as well as cars.

The author's passion for the sport is evident in the colourful and emotive text which accompanies the photographs.

This book has an almost scrap book feel, allowing the reader to share the authors intimate motor racing experiences. It draws you in so much that the smells and sounds of the period paddock seem to seep out of it's pages.