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Chas Parker - Silverstone (2nd edition), Inbunden

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Silverstone (2nd edition)

The Home of British Motor Racing

Av Chas Parker

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Beskrivning
The former wartime airfield at Silverstone is Britain’s mostimportant motor racing circuit, best known as the home of the British GrandPrix and where the first Formula 1 World Championship race was staged in 1950.This magnificent book, originally published in 2013 and now comprehensivelyupdated in this second edition with 64 extra pages, tells Silverstone’s entirehistory, covering the great races, influential characters and unforgettableevents, as well as the evolution of the circuit itself. The book is profuselyillustrated, including plenty of great photographs that have rarely beenpublished. Produced with the full assistance of the British Racing Drivers’Club (BRDC) and Silverstone Circuits Ltd, this is the last word on the historyof the much-loved home of British motor racing, from its beginnings in theaftermath of the Second World War to its status now as a world-class motorsportvenue.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2025-03-27
  • Mått: 230 x 280 x 26 mm
  • Vikt: 1 802 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 352
  • Upplaga: 2
  • Förlag: Evro Publishing
  • Medarbetare: David Coulthard
  • ISBN: 9781910505922
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Chas Parker swapped a career in astronomy,during which time he was press officer for the Royal Greenwich Observatory, tobegin writing about his other great interest, motorsport. He worked for anumber of years as a freelance sub-editor and occasional contributor for MotorsportNews, often reporting on such events as the Goodwood Festival of Speed,Goodwood Revival and Silverstone Classic. He has written 14 books, including ahistory of Brands Hatch, together with manuals about the Jaguar D-type, BugattiType 35, Lola T70 and Ford Model T. He was the principal author of JaguarC-type – The Autobiography of XKC 051, which was short-listed for the 2017RAC Motoring Book of the Year Award. He lives in East Sussex with his wifeDiane

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