Donington

Editor of MotorSport magazine from 1934, 'Bill' Boddy, or W.B., is a name familiar to generations of motorsport enthusiasts, who first went to the Brooklands Track in 1927 and was with Brooklands Track & Air for two and half years from 1931. Bill also wrote for aviation magazines, and was employed by MAP at Farnborough for the duration of World War II working on Air Publications. He has three daughters and has lived alone since the death of his wife, Winifred. Now in his nineties, W.B. is still a regular contributor to MotorSport magazine. John Bailie, the complier of the new material in this book, was born in St Helens. He became fascinated by the history of Donington Park through his association with the Donington Grand Prix Collection, the world's largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars. The idea of re-presenting the original MotorSportA" Book of Donington came about through conversations with Bill Boddy, when John was organising an event at the Donington Collection to celebrate a Tazio Nuvolari anniversary. John currently lives in Poulton-le-Fylde, near Blackpool.