Alpine & Renault: The Sports Prototypes 1973 to 1978 - Hardcover

Smith, Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184584226X ISBN 13: 9781845842260

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Sports prototype racing is about endurance – for the drivers, for the teams, and for the companies involved. Under the new management at Renault, and with assistance from Elf, the state-owned French oil company, Alpine made a remarkable return to sports car racing, vividly described here along with the reputations that were won and lost.

About this title

About the Author

Roy Smith retired from business in 2003, and with a lifetime passion for motor sport entered the world of motoring writing. He was not new to this field, having written in the 1960s for several club magazines. A 40-year business career developed an attention to detail that is crucial to writing works such as this. He is an award winning member of the Guild of Motoring Writers. Roy has also had work shortlisted for the Historic Motor Sport Publication of the Year. He regularly writes specialist articles for websites and magazines in the UK and internationally.

Review

This is a definite must have!" – Speed Scene

"A very accomplished effort. If only everybody spent their retirement years this productively!" – speedreaders.info

Edition details

• Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 184584226X
• ISBN 13: 9781845842260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224