Group C Racing
World Endurance Championship, 1982-1992
Published on 18. November 2025
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-7198-4542-0 (ISBN)
Description
Between 1982 and 1992, the World Sportscar Championship embraced the FIA's Group C regulations, spawning a generation of long-distance racing sports prototypes representing manufacturer teams such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Mazda, Peugeot, Nissan and Toyota, as well as a host of specialists such as Spice and Tiga. Driven by top-line drivers, these cars competed in one of the most exciting epochs in the annals of endurance racing. This book focuses on the cars, drivers and races of the era.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
268 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
952 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7198-4542-0 (9780719845420)
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12/2025
The Crowood Press Ltd
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Person
Johnny Tipler is a motoring writer and historian based in north Norfolk. He has had more than forty books published on a variety of automotive topics, ranging from F1 racing cars and motorcycles to trucks and heavy equipment, plus driver biographies and legendary race histories. He writes regularly for a number of specialist car magazines, reviewing products old and new, interviewing famous drivers and industry figures, and reporting on international historic races and long-distance rallies. He also has a penchant for Lotus cars.