Racing Personalities and Biographies

Welcome to the Racing Personalities and Biographies page from the Brooklands Books Web Site. For over 50 years we have been preserving motor and motorcycling literature for enthusiasts. We always have our 1000 titles in stock. All orders shipped within 12 working hours.

You can't find what you are looking for? Type in a description, name, ISBN or SKU number below and if we have it, we will show it:


FKWD.jpg A French Kiss With Death £27.95
Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans. The man, the race, the cars & the movie. This title examines the life of Steve McQueen, the films in which he appeared & his love affair with the cars & motorcycles he owned by Michael Keyser. With 464 pages & over 800 photos. SB.
SKU: FKWD ISBN: 9780837615523
 

CoverSeeley2.gif Colin Seeley Racer and the Rest (Volume 1) £29.95
The autobiography of Colin Seeley. This book is full of anecdotes, escapades, personalities on & off the track, giving an insight into racing & technical achievements over three decades. If you were there you'll love reliving them. If you weren't, you'll wish you had been! The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour. 288 pages. HB.
SKU: CSRRB ISBN: 9780954435714
 

DF-S.jpg Driving Forces £17.95
By Peter Stevenson. Driving Forces is also the story of the rivalry between Mercedes-Benz & Auto Union, led by the brilliant designs of Dr. Porsche, for the Grand Prix championship of Germany & the world & the ultra sophisticated supercharged machines of Mercedes. With 292 pages, 81 photos & illus. SB.
SKU: DF ISBN: 9780837602172
 

BBPictures/CT968.gif Ed Big Daddy Roth £19.95
His Life, Times, Cars and Art. Who was Ed Roth? He was a force of nature & a creative genius whose work had a profound influence on popular culture & helped spawn numerous subcultures. To say his life was interesting is an understatement, from art to custom cars, monster shirts to VW-powered trikes. 192 pages, 100 colour & 150 b/w photos. HB.
SKU: CT968 ISBN: 9781884089688
 

EOM-s.jpg Equations Of Motion £42.95
In this book Milliken vividly recounts his experiences pushing airplanes & race cars beyond their limits. His real world insight into the challenge & joy of engineering, the history of vehicle dynamics as he created it in the air and on the track. With 696 pages & 700 b/w photos & diagram. HB.
SKU: EOM ISBN: 9780837613482
 

JBRB.jpg Jet Blast And The Hand Of Fate £29.95
Author: John Ackroyd. The story is told by the man who provided solutions, innovations, design and real problem solving which were major contributions to the record breaking achievements on land, sea and air in the last quarter of the 20th Century. The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour. 288 pages. HB.
SKU: JBRB ISBN: 9780954435783
 

BBPictures/MERCHANTS The Speed Merchants £46.95
A Journey through the World of Motor Racing 1969-1972 by Michael Keyser. A totally revised edition of this title which details the successes & failures of such drivers as Vic Elford, Brian Redmond, etc. & racing at such tracks as Daytona, Sebring, Monaco, etc. 310 pages, 528 photos. HB.
SKU: SM ISBN: 9780837602325
 

BBPictures/UNFAIR The Unfair Advantage £17.95
Originally published 25 years ago, this new edition contains all the original text plus 60 additional photos and appended material by Mark Donohue. A revealing and candid book about Donohue's journey through the world of auto racing. With 353 pages including 53 colour & 62 b/w photos. SB.
SKU: UA ISBN: 9780837600697
 

As a company Brooklands Books are dedicated to preserving motoring literature for enthusiasts. Our well known 'road test' books aim to provide a full and wide-ranging mix of road tests, comparison tests, new model descriptions, long-term tests and other articles, taken from the world's leading motoring magazines.

Filled with informed and reliable test comment, specifications, performance data and photos, Brooklands 'Road Test' books furnish all the essential information on the car that you own, are thinking of buying or simply admire.



Home Page