Super Touring
When Touring Cars Ruled the World
Will be published approx. on 6. April 2026
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-83680-240-2 (ISBN)
Description
Untold story of the 1990s explosion of touring car racing - an unforgettable era of great races, high drama and unrivalled public interest.
By former driver and commentator Ben Evans, author of 2022's widely acclaimed Legend of the Formula Ford Festival.
Revisiting a time when the British Touring Car Championship made household names of the likes of John Cleland, Alain Menu and Jason Plato, this riveting, high-octane book:
Gives you a comprehensive season by season review of the British Touring Car Championship
Revisits all the key moments that were enjoyed by millions - dramatic title deciders, spectacular one-off appearances, the crashes and controversies
Features exclusive interviews with the drivers and paddock personalities of the era
Explores the wider cultural interest in the sport - a wildly successful video game, ever-expanding TV coverage and manufacturers spending millions to 'win on Sunday and sell on Monday'
So, sit back, strap in and relive this spectacular, dramatic and often controversial decade of racing. A must-read for all motor sport fans and lovers of '90s nostalgia!
By former driver and commentator Ben Evans, author of 2022's widely acclaimed Legend of the Formula Ford Festival.
Revisiting a time when the British Touring Car Championship made household names of the likes of John Cleland, Alain Menu and Jason Plato, this riveting, high-octane book:
Gives you a comprehensive season by season review of the British Touring Car Championship
Revisits all the key moments that were enjoyed by millions - dramatic title deciders, spectacular one-off appearances, the crashes and controversies
Features exclusive interviews with the drivers and paddock personalities of the era
Explores the wider cultural interest in the sport - a wildly successful video game, ever-expanding TV coverage and manufacturers spending millions to 'win on Sunday and sell on Monday'
So, sit back, strap in and relive this spectacular, dramatic and often controversial decade of racing. A must-read for all motor sport fans and lovers of '90s nostalgia!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 147 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83680-240-2 (9781836802402)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ben Evans is a lifelong motor sport enthusiast who braved hypothermia and sunburn to witness first-hand many of the incidents in the book. A former driver, commentator and magazine contributor, he spent more than 15 years immersed in the paddock before focusing on books. Super Touring is his second book, following 2022's Legend of the Formula Ford Festival.