The former wartime airfield at Silverstone is Britain's most
important motor racing circuit, best known as the home of the British Grand
Prix and where the first Formula 1 World Championship race was staged in 1950.
This magnificent book, originally published in 2013 and now comprehensively
updated in this second edition with 64 extra pages, tells Silverstone's entire
history, covering the great races, influential characters and unforgettable
events, as well as the evolution of the circuit itself. The book is profusely
illustrated, including plenty of great photographs that have rarely been
published. Produced with the full assistance of the British Racing Drivers'
Club (BRDC) and Silverstone Circuits Ltd, this is the last word on the history
of the much-loved home of British motor racing, from its beginnings in the
aftermath of the Second World War to its status now as a world-class motorsport
venue.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Illustrationen
300 photographs, including colour
Maße
Höhe: 290 mm
Breite: 241 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-910505-92-2 (9781910505922)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Chas Parker swapped a career in astronomy,
during which time he was press officer for the Royal Greenwich Observatory, to
begin writing about his other great interest, motorsport. He worked for a
number of years as a freelance sub-editor and occasional contributor for Motorsport
News, often reporting on such events as the Goodwood Festival of Speed,
Goodwood Revival and Silverstone Classic. He has written 14 books, including a
history of Brands Hatch, together with manuals about the Jaguar D-type, Bugatti
Type 35, Lola T70 and Ford Model T. He was the principal author of Jaguar
C-type - The Autobiography of XKC 051, which was short-listed for the 2017
RAC Motoring Book of the Year Award. He lives in East Sussex with his wife
Diane
