International Motor Racing Guide: A Complete Reference from Formula One to Nascar - Hardcover

Higham, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 189361820X ISBN 13: 9781893618206

Publisher: David Bull Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Includes coverage from all major international races, from the first organised event in 1894 to the present day.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Higham has been following motor racing since being inspired by Ronnie Peterson in his quest for a first Grand Prix victory in 1973. Having traveled around Europe and the United States watching F1, Sports Car, and Indy car races, he joined Autosport in 1986 and has been employed by its parent company, Haymarket Magazines Ltd, ever since. Peter is now a director of LAT Photographic (another Haymarket company, which is responsible for the photographs in The International Motor Racing Guide). He also regularly contributes a statistics column in Autosport. His previous books are the Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing and Motor Racing Circuits: A Spectator's Guide.

From the Back Cover

This highly anticipated second edition includes greatly expanded coverage of all major international races, from the first organised event in 1894 to the present day. The International Motor Racing Guide is the only racing reference book you'll ever need. F1 World Championship Grand Prix Racing before 1950 Indianapolis 500 CART Indy Racing League NASCAR Le Mans 24 Hours European F2 Championship International Formula 3000 Championship European F3 Championship World Sports Car Championship National championships and circuits A-Z of drivers and manufacturers

Reviews

Building on the success of the previous edition (The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing [Motorbooks, 1995]), Higham's volume is an unrivaled reference work on motorcar racing at its upper echelons, from stock cars to the highly specialized machines of Formula 1 and the Indianapolis 500.

The first sections provide details on the history and rules of 20 different races, leagues, and championship series. Each section offers a year-by-year summary of top finishers, an overview of the season, and overall records for all drivers in each race they started in the league or series under consideration. The author has done a fine job of covering all the major American, European, and international series from Formula 3000 and ProCar up through Formula 1 and NASCAR. Effectively, this includes all major and many more minor established professional racing series and events.

In the section titled "Racing around the World," the author compiles information about every major racing venue. The section is organized by country, and for each venue, information about different configurations, changes to the course over time, and winners of major races are given. Also included are basic statistics of each course, Web addresses, and graphical depictions.

The last section of the volume is an alphabetical listing of drivers. Higham's criteria for inclusion are quite broad and bring in many drivers who did no more than attempt to qualify for a major event. Each driver entry includes date and place of birth and a listing of starts within established major series along with the driver's record overall within that series. The very last page of the volume is a brief but helpful bibliography of works about racing, including titles of important magazines and media guides as well as books and a few Web sites.

This volume is highly recommended for any library serving fans who would like to have detailed information about the sport of motor racing. Public, high-school, and academic libraries will find it to be a fine addition to their collections. RBB
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Edition details

• Publisher: David Bull Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189361820X
• ISBN 13: 9781893618206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 912