Now in its 57th year, this world famous motorsport annual is regarded as the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Alan Henry, it has been long established as a genuine collectors item, and has an unrivalled heritage which is recognized by the entire motorsport community - and number f1 luminaries Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker and Ron Dennis as devotees. This sumptuous book has detailed race-by-race vibrant features, comprehensive statistics, technical illustrations and the best photography in the sport. Since 1951 it has, quite simply, been the must-have publication for all serious Formula 1 fans.

Autocourse 2007-2008: The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual

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Automotive

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Few sports in the world can boast the visual impact of rallying.  With high-performance cars bursting across a host of incredible landscapes around the world, the World Rally Championship serves up an incredible array of stunning scenes that Rallycourse has been capturing for 26 years.  This title provides readers with a detailed insight into the WRC, the book covers each and every World Rally in minute detail, together with technical, driver and team features, all the results and statistics from each event provides the reader with a comprehensive tome of information.  Other chapters within the 2007-2008 book chart the British, European and Asia Pacific Championships as well as content from the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup Championship.

Rallycourse 2007-2008: The World's Leading Rally Annual

Sports & Outdoors

Miscellaneous

Through the eighties and into the early nineties he was known as the King of the Speedways and the maestro of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rick Mears won four Indianapolis 500s between 1979-1991 as well as three CART Indy car championships before retiring at the end of 1992 when he realized that a series of injuries had conspired to reduce his ability to operate at the maximum and to enjoy his sport to the fullest. Mears is one of very few great sportsmen who retired at the height of his career in the immediate aftermath of some of his greatest performances. Equally, when Rick stepped out of the cockpit he enjoyed a superlative reputation as one of the cleanest, most sportsmanlike race car drivers the world has ever known. “He was very polished,” says Mario Andretti in the book’s Prologue. “He was probably one of the most correct drivers out there to race against. I always had the greatest respect for Rick Mears.” Rick’s story begins in Kansas in the post-WWII years where his mom and dad, Skip and Bill, were born and raised. Bill was an auto mechanic who loved to race and with his young wife’s complete support Bill became a very successful, weekend short track racer across Kansas and Oklahoma before migrating west to California in 1955 and settling in Bakersfield with his young family. Pretty soon, Skip and Bill’s sons, Roger and Rick, were racing; older brother Roger in stock cars and Rick on motorcycles. Bill supported their passion wholeheartedly, providing the motivation, shop, equipment and know-how to build his boys race cars and in the early seventies the ‘Mears Gang’ –as they became known †seriously made their mark in Southern California sprint buggy and off-road racing. Both of them also tackled Pike’s Peak and won. Roger and Rick had different driving styles and personalities. Roger was an aggressive racer, like his father had been, while Rick was more laid-back, more analytical. Neither of them dreamed of becoming serious, professional racers, but in 1976 Rick got his big break thanks to safety equipment man Bill Simpson who gave Rick his first Indy car ride. Simpson saw the rare talent Rick possessed and got Mears’ Indy car career rolling before handing his contract with Rick over to Roger Penske at no cost in the fall of 1977. Rick became a Penske driver in 1978 and scored his first win in his third race with the team. He went on to win the 1979 Indy 500 and CART championship and establish an enduring relationship with Penske that lasted through and beyond his retirement from driving at the end of 1992. Ultimately, he won four Indy 500s (equalling the record set by A.J. Foyt and Al Unser), three CART championships and twenty-nine Indy car races, and was admired and respected not only as a superb driver and racer but as a rare gentleman on and off the track. Meanwhile, brother Roger went on to race Indy cars for a few years before focusing his career on off-road racing where he was an extremely successful owner/driver. And the ‘Mears Gang’ tradition carries on today with Roger’s son Casey racing in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series with the all-powerful Hendrick Motorsports Team where he’s teamed with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. In ‘Rick Mears • Thanks’, veteran racing writer Gordon Kirby, the U.S. editor of Motor Sport, tells the whole story of Rocket Rick Mears and the Mears Gang’s journey from dirt tracks to superspeedways. And the book also shows us how a sportsman or woman should behave as a professional and as a human being. Enjoy the read and the ride.

Rick Mears: Thanks: The Story of Rick Mears and the Mears Gang

Kirby, Gordon

Now in its 33rd year, Motocourse continues to go from strength to strength as the fortunes of MotoGP worldwide continue to flourish. Compiled by leading motorcycle journalist Michael Scott, Motocourse is not simply a lavish document of the MotoGP and Superbike seasons, it is a highly collectable resource that has sold out for each of the past five years. It is widely recognized as the leading annual in this exciting sport.

Motocourse 2008-2009: The World's Leading Grand Prix & Superbike Annual

SCOTT, MICHAEL

With high-performance cars bursting across a host of incredible landscapes around the world, the World Rally Championship serves up an incredible array of stunning scenes making Rallycourse a must for all rallying fans.

Rallycourse 2008-2009: The Official Yearbook of the World Rally Championship

Valentino Rossi is without doubt the greatest Motor Cycle rider of the modern era. His exploits over the past decade, and more, have placed him alongside the legends of the sport, such as Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood. Rossi's record-breaking deeds on the track have been accompanied by his fun-loving persona that has endeared him to a whole new raft of fans across the globe. They have been thrilled by the Italian's audacious skills and fearsome competitiveness that has seen him conquer almost before him, a career that thus far seen him win almost 100 races in just over 200 starts.

Valentino Rossi Record Breaker

McLaren, Peter

Now in its 59th year, this world famous motorsport annual is regarded as the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Alan Henry, plus Formula One coverage from Simon Arron as Grand Prix editor and Mark Hughes as Technical editor, it has been long established as a genuine collector's item. Autocourse has an unrivalled heritage which is recognized by the entire motorsport community and numbers F1 luminaries Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker and Ron Dennis as devotees.

Autocourse 2009-2010: The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual

MotoGP and Superbike seasons, it is a highly collectable resource respected by all within the industry. The annual is bought by many teams and riders and is widely recognized as the leading annual in this exciting sport. Motocourse is packed with detailed race reports, in-depth analysis, rider profiles and outstanding photography that bring to life the excitement of this massively popular sport.

Motocourse 2009-2010: The World's Leading Grand Prix & Superbike Annual

This book contains full reports and statistics on all 19 world Championship races, including Top Ten Driver rankings and Full Team Reviews of all twelve constructors competing in 2010. Coverage of other racing categories including GP2, Formula 3, Sports and GT Racing, IndyCar and NASCAR. It lists comprehensive results of racing worldwide. There is also a special feature celebrating 60 years of Formula 1.

Autocourse 2010-2011: The World's Leading Grand Prix Annual

HENRY, Alan

Motocourse contains full reports and complete results on all MotoGP races. It also has a comprehensive review of the World Superbike series, which features reports and results on every round. The book also features Isle of Man TT, British Superbike Championship, and the AMA series.

Motocourse 2010-2011: The World's Leading Grand Prix & Superbike Annual

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