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This latest stunning book from award winning publisher Coterie Press, Ian Walker Racing, The Man and His Cars, explores the life and times of Ian Walker. “Walker The Talker” as he was frequently referred to, was an astute businessman whose life offered many challenges. Ian Walker and Ian Walker Racing were prominent names in motor racing in the 1960’s alongside that of Colin Chapman and Lotus, with whom he enjoyed a great friendship. Ian Walker embraced almost all forms of post-war motorsport, from rallying to racing, from driver to team manager, from car manufacturer to car dealer, all achieved in just ten years.
As a racing driver he was part of a unique band of North Londoners who would etch their names into the history of motor racing in the late fifties and early sixties. Behind the wheel of a Lotus Eleven he won the 1957 Autosport production sports car championship, almost repeating the feat the following year with one of the first Lotus Elites. Apart from a very successful year racing a Sprinzel Sebring Sprite, Ian Walker was almost always associated with Lotus, both as a driver and team owner. In this latter capacity he ran numerous examples of the marque and even developed his own fastback racing version of the Elan.
His exceptionally high standards of preparation and presentation saw Ian Walker Racing universally recognised as the Lotus ‘B team’. Consequently he would provide drives for three future world champions, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Sir Jackie Stewart, along with a host of other talented drivers including Mike Spence and Paul Hawkins.
This exhaustive book looks chronologically at Ian Walkers life, the cars he built and raced, and the people that were part of his great adventure during the heady period of the 60’s, a time that began the transformation of motor racing into the business it has since become.
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About the Author
Julian Balme is an independent author who regularly writes for leading UK motoring magazines Classic & Sports Car and Octane as well as Vintage Motorsport in the USA. Julian has an art and design background and his many credits include both book and record sleeve design. He was introduced to the Walker family at an early age and a passion for Lotus and motor racing naturally followed. Julian drives a Lotus, an Elan +2.
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- PublisherCoterie Press Ltd.
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1902351479
- ISBN 13 9781902351476
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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IAN WALKER RACING: THE MAN AND HIS CARS
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Ian Walker embraced all aspects of post-war motorsport, from rallying to racing, driver to team manager, car manufacturer to car dealer. In just ten years he had done the lot. Large square format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. This is a limited edition. Lower corners of boards and dustwrapper are rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly creased and scuffed. Contained in publisher's green cloth slipcase in VG condition - some slight fading to edges, lower edge affected by damp and worn at corner. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1820439
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a new copy of this limited edition book and is still in its original cellophane wrapper. Ian Walker Racing covered every aspect of motor sport. Over a period of 10 years he and his company were involved with motor racing and rallying as a driver and also as a team manager and as a car manufacturer and dealer. This is a large square format book which may require additional postage. Inventory # M6012. Seller Inventory # 005785
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