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Motor Racing Heroes: The Stories of 100 Greats

Motor Racing Heroes: The Stories of 100 Greats

by RobertJohnNewman (Author)

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    Hardcover 2014

    $4.27
Synopsis

Covering almost 100 years of motor racing history, humanity, not simple statistics, is revealed here as the true source of the subjects' heroism. Take Andre Boillot; so tired at the end of the 1919 Targa Florio, he made a silly mistake, spinning his car backwards across the finish line - yet he still won. Or Grand Prix winners Robert Benoist, William Grover Williams and Jean-Pierre Wimille, all of whom became French resistance fighters during WWII. There's David Purley's valiant attempt at rescuing a trapped Roger Williamson by overturning Willamson's blazing march with his bare hands during the 1973 Grand Prix of Holland. And Alessandro Zanardi, who lost both his legs in a CART accident, yet still came back to win races. The lighter side of motor sport is also here, with Giannino Marzotto, who won the 1950 Mille Miglia wearing an immaculate double-breasted suit. Or Giovanni Bracco, who won the 1952 Mille Miglia as he swigged from a bottle of red wine! There are so many heroes and heroines in this sport. This book is about 100 of them.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Published: 15 Apr 2014
ISBN 10: 1845847482
ISBN 13: 9781845847487

Media Reviews
The text is tautly written and rich in detail ... I enjoyed this personal reflection on some of motor racing's most vibrant characters. F1 Fanatic LOOKING in depth at motorsport's most celebrated characters, this book is made all the better by PR man Robert Newman's experience rubbing shoulders with racing's household names ... Fascinating Auto Express enjoyable ... the short spotlights succinctly highlight the most vivid characters. Classic & Sports Car (UK) A fascinating journey with the many varied characters who raced, won and sadly often died as the sport changed so much over the years. Club Lotus News a great addition to any motorsport library, as the stories told about the 100 drivers are great to read and nice to know ... If you like to know some pleasant and nice-to-know stories about drivers that made the motorsport to what it is now, just don't hesitate to order it. I enjoyed the read, and I'm pretty sure you will too Liebe zu Ihm (love for Porsche) a useful reference source for anybody whose interest in history has just been stirred ... very much a personal interpretation of heroism - a better option than adhering to familiar cliches. Motor Sport it is a very personal selection of heroes and heroines from the incredibly brave to the downright quirky ... Fascinating stories about 100 heroes and heroines, some of whom you will know and others you won't. Triumph World A fun read ... the author has an engaging writing style, and his enthusiasm shines through. What's more, for all the usual suspects, there are a great many drivers whose starts perhaps don't shine as greatly in 2014 as they once did ... We applaud this approach. Octane Tales of heroism, mischief and bravery from the paddock, the bar-room and occasionally the battlefield. Classic Cars The writing method is not one of dry laborious figures and details, but a unique style that presents the subjects' curriculum vitae in an engaging way that holds the readers' attention. A liberal sprinkling of wit for good measure is a further adhesive quality, keeping the reader enthralled. Motor Racing Heroes is one of those books that you can delve in and out of as the whim takes you and opportunity allows. Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar Newman started his career as a motoring journalist. He knows his subject and he knows how to write, and this well-written book is full of little-known slices of historical facts that make it an easy and fascinating read. Historic Motor Racing News
Author Bio
Born in Ashford, Kent, Robert Newman spent almost a decade in Melbourne Australia, where he avidly followed motor racing and, in particular, the careers of his personal heroes Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, who were to become major participants in his life many years later. On his return to the UK in 1955, Newman joined the Kentish Express in his home town as a reporter, later also acting as correspondent for The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, the Evening Standard and Southern TV and continued to be an avid fan of Fangio, Moss and motor racing in general. He graduated from the National Council for the Training of Journalists scheme in 1959 and in 1965 joined Pirelli Limited, the Italian firm's British subsidiary, as their press officer, during which time he worked with some of the stars of motor racing and rallying. In 1979, Newman was asked to move to Milan, Italy, as Pirelli's international PR manager and during his 13 years with the Italian headquarters he worked with many motor racing stars, including Fangio and Moss with whom he produced the book 'Fangio: a Pirelli Album' written by Doug Nye and Stirling Moss. Other stars with whom he worked include Gigi Villoresi, Phil Hill, Tony Brooks, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Karl Kling, Giannino Marzotto, Jack Brabham, John Surtees Ronnie Peterson, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell plus world champion rally drivers Sandro Munari, Markku Alen, Bjorn Waldegard, Stig Blomqvist and others. In 1992, Newman became PR director of Pirelli's United States subsidiary and continued his association with the stars of motor racing. He toured South Africa with Juan Manuel Fangio that same year, translating for the five times world champion at special events and on television. In 1996, Newman retired to Italy, where he translates motor sport books from Italian into English for Giorgio Nada Editore of Milan and writes a monthly column on motor racing drivers and famous cars for the American magazine Vintage Racecar Journal.