World Motor Sport Records 2011
Author(s): Bruce Jones
Motor racing, in all its forms, is one of the world's most popular sports, both live and on television. For more than a century, motorsports fans around the world have thrilled at men, and occasionally women, driving at extreme speeds with apparently scant regard for their safety. "World Motor Sport Records 2011" is an indispensable guide to every category of top international motor sport, from Formula One to NASCAR, to the World Rally Championship, to the Le Mans 24 Hours and touring cars. However, this is much more than a simple records book. Complementing the various lists on a vast range of topics are potted biographies of racing legends, with stories behind records and brief reports of famous races. If you ever get into an argument about motor sports facts and stats, anywhere in the world, "World Motor Sport Records 2011" will give you with the definitive answer.
Product Information
Bruce Jones has been covering motor racing for more than a quarter of a century. He has written countless books on the subject, from Formula 1 to the broadest spectrum of world motor sport, with titles aimed at all ages. As a journalist he worked on Autosport in the mid-1980s, a magazine acknowledged as the voice of motor sport the world over, going on to be Editor. In addition to his writing, Bruce has been a pitlane interviewer for FOM Television, also conducting the official post-race TV interviews. Branching into event commentary, he regularly broadcasts at the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, his favourite event of the year. He lives near Shaftesbury in Dorset.
Formula One; NASCAR; World Rallying; Indy Cars; Other Open-wheel Formulae; Le Mans; Miscellaneous Motor Sports.
General Fields
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- : Carlton Books Ltd
- : Carlton Books Ltd
- : 1.197
- : 01 August 2010
- : 285mm X 217mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Bruce Jones
- : Hardback
- : 796.7
- : 256
- : 500 colour & b/w photographs
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