Motor Racing - Reflections of a lost era

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.
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!