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Paperback. Condition: New. Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, entered the fi…rst Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five kilometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins' full story for the first time.The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the 'big three' of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racing's greatest prize.Indy doesn't offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest.
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Paperback. Condition: New. There's no other motor-racing circuit in Australia that holds the same magic as Bathurst's Mount Panorama. It's been home to the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and TT, the Australian Hill Climb Championship, the Bathurst 1000 and now a round of the Intercontinental GT Chall…enge. To win on the Mountain is still the pinnacle of Australian motorsport achievement.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 40 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to the Mountain and to the leading motor-racing names who competed there, both past and present. When Jack Brabham celebrated his three world championships, when the Bathurst 1000 was born, when motorcycle greats Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner, Warren Willing and Gregg Hansford tested themselves, John was there. He has reported on every victory by Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Larry Perkins and Dick Johnson and he's covered the careers of contemporary stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Mark Skaife and the incredible father-and-son duo Jim and Steven Richards. In Mount Panorama, John Smailes gives us the definitive account of the Mountain, taking us into the pits, the workshops and the boardrooms to reveal the stories behind the circuit's conception and the champions and legendary races that have made it so famous. It's the Mountain brought to life.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Deeply researched and brilliantly told' -Sydney Morning HeraldThere's no other motor-racing circuit in Australia that holds the same magic as Bathurst's Mount Panorama. It's been home to the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and TT, the Bathurst 1000 and the Interc…ontinental GT Challenge. To win on the Mountain is still the pinnacle of Australian motorsport achievement.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 45 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to the Mountain and to the leading names who competed there. When Jack Brabham celebrated his three world championships, when the Bathurst 1000 was born, when motorcycle greats Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Gregg Hansford tested themselves, John was there. He has reported on every victory by Peter Brock, Allan Moffat and Dick Johnson and he's covered the careers of contemporary stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Mark Skaife and the incredible father-and-son duo Jim and Steven Richards.In Mount Panorama, John Smailes gives us the definitive account of the Mountain, taking us into the pits, the workshops and the boardrooms to reveal the stories behind the circuit's conception and the champions, and legendary races that have made it so famous. It's the Mountain brought to life.'The amazing history of world-renowned motor-racing circuit Mount Panorama comes to life' -Daily Telegraph'[Smailes] speaks to the people involved (wherever possible) and draws on his long-time involvement with the circuit and its best-known characters.' -Australian Financial Review 'If you're a fanatic, this book may be your new bible.' -Weekly Times 'Smailes brings to life the clashes of egos, backroom deals, the struggles to keep cars going that were falling apart on the track after 1000km of racing - and most entertainingly the downright cheating.' -The Advertiser Mount Panorama is Australia's greatest motor racing circuit. These are the stories behind the legend. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, ent…ered the first Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five kilometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins' full story for the first time.The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the 'big three' of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racing's greatest prize.Indy doesn't offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest. The fascinating, definitive story of Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the world's greatest motor race Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. There's no other motor-racing circuit in Australia that holds the same magic as Bathurst's Mount Panorama. It's been home to the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and TT, the Australian Hill Climb Championship, the Bathurst 1000 and now a round of the Intercontinent…al GT Challenge. To win on the Mountain is still the pinnacle of Australian motorsport achievement.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 40 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to the Mountain and to the leading motor-racing names who competed there, both past and present. When Jack Brabham celebrated his three world championships, when the Bathurst 1000 was born, when motorcycle greats Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner, Warren Willing and Gregg Hansford tested themselves, John was there. He has reported on every victory by Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Larry Perkins and Dick Johnson and he's covered the careers of contemporary stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Mark Skaife and the incredible father-and-son duo Jim and Steven Richards. In Mount Panorama, John Smailes gives us the definitive account of the Mountain, taking us into the pits, the workshops and the boardrooms to reveal the stories behind the circuit's conception and the champions and legendary races that have made it so famous. It's the Mountain brought to life. Mount Panorama is Australia's greatest motor racing circuit. These are the stories behind the legend. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1968, ninety-eight competitors stormed out of London on the world's greatest automotive adventure, the London to Sydney Marathon, the most ambitious and epic car race ever staged. Four weeks later they arrived in Sydney-or at least half of them did. The others lay in ruin along its 10,000…-mile route. Unimaginable now in either concept or execution, the marathon captured the rapt attention of the countries through which it passed, and of the world, as it created front-page news. It was more than a car race, more than a rally, more than the trials that opened up outback Australia only a decade before: it was the world's most gruelling test of driver and vehicle.For Australians, the race became a focal point of the rivalry between local car-manufacturing giants Holden and Ford, as the Monaro Coupe and the iconic Falcon GT went head to head. Neither was to win, but the story of their duel is motor-sporting legend.John Smailes was a young journalist at the time, covering the race for the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Fifty years after this extraordinary race was run, John's dramatic, compelling and utterly fascinating story-drawing on his own first-hand, eyewitness account and enhanced by in-depth interviews over the intervening years with all the race's key participants-brings the marathon vividly to life. The rollicking adventure of the world's greatest car race - the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: New. There is no other motor-racing circuit in the world with the history of Phillip Island. Since 1928 it has hosted the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the World Superbike Championship, the Armstrong 500 and many other races. Today, the Australian MotoGP attracts tens of thous…ands to the island every year. It is revered as the world's best MotoGP track and is the second-fastest in the world by just 0.1 km/h. Australia's champions of motorcycle racing are born there.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 45 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to Phillip Island and to the leading names who have competed there. When Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner won their championships, John was there. He has delved into the island's rich history, from the winner of the first Australian Grand Prix, Gallipoli hero Captain Arthur Waite, to Australia's F1 world champions Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones, and the astonishing political and business dealings over the years. In Phillip Island, John Smailes delivers the definitive account of the circuit, featuring interviews with champions including Valentino Rossi and many others who made it the legend it is today. It's the gripping and untold story of an island unlike any other. 'Phillip Island is my legacy to Australian motorsport. I'm proud to have been part of its development. This book is a must-read.' Wayne Michael Gardner AM'Still in its original shape, a super circuit for Supercars, world class.' Dick Johnson AM PRAISE FOR JOHN SMAILES 'This book is a delight to read. Perhaps, dare we say it, even more enthralling than the races themselves.' Highlife Magazine on Formula One 'you need to read Speed Kings' The Sunday Telegraph on Speed Kings 'In a highly readable style, backed up by copious research and no fewer than 54 interviews, Smailes gives the go-to-whoa story of the Speedway and Antipodean attempts to conquer it.' Financial Review on Speed Kings 'John Smailes, author of the recent Race Across the World (the rip-roaring story of the original London-Sydney Marathon), has applied his talents to covering the entire story of Australia's best known racetrack - Mount Panorama at Bathurst - in 346 pages . . . There is a good sense of each era, and plenty of fascinating tales.' Australian Financial Review on Mount Panorama 'A rattling good read' Australian Financial Review on Race Across the World 'Smailes recaptures the excitement of the moment, when each day we learnt of fresh disasters besetting the increasingly weary drivers . . . His first-hand account does a fine job in describing the excitement of a race unlikely ever to be repeated.' The Daily Telegraph on Race Across the World 'Climbing the Mountain is a book many of us have been waiting for . . . It's an ideal gift for anyone who has followed motor sport in this country through the years.' Australian Financial Review on Climbing the Mountain.
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Hardback. Condition: New. Since 1950, fifteen Australians and nine New Zealanders have raced in world championship Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing. Three - Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme and Alan Jones - have won the world title.Two have died in the attempt without ever facing the world championship starters' lights.So few…drivers make it to Formula One. Ever fewer succeed in the fastest and most challenging four-wheeled sport of all.Now John Smailes, author of the bestselling Climbing the Mountain, Race Across the World, Mount Panorama and Speed Kings, gives us the definitive story of our involvement with Formula One, from the pioneer days in the aftermath of World War II, to the championship glory of Brabham, Hulme and Jones, the grit and determination of Mark Webber, and Australia's current Formula One star, the irrepressible Daniel Ricciardo, all the way to potential champions of the future like Oscar Piastri.With over 150 stunning photographs, and interviews with drivers past and present, as well as the engineers, managers and team owners behind the scenes, this is the must-have book for every Australian and New Zealand fan of Formula One.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. There is no other motor-racing circuit in the world with the history of Phillip Island. Since 1928 it has hosted the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the World Superbike Championship, the Armstrong 500 and many other races. Today, the Australian MotoGP attracts te…ns of thousands to the island every year. It is revered as the world's best MotoGP track and is the second-fastest in the world by just 0.1 km/h. Australia's champions of motorcycle racing are born there.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 45 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to Phillip Island and to the leading names who have competed there. When Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner won their championships, John was there. He has delved into the island's rich history, from the winner of the first Australian Grand Prix, Gallipoli hero Captain Arthur Waite, to Australia's F1 world champions Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones, and the astonishing political and business dealings over the years. In Phillip Island, John Smailes delivers the definitive account of the circuit, featuring interviews with champions including Valentino Rossi and many others who made it the legend it is today. It's the gripping and untold story of an island unlike any other. 'Phillip Island is my legacy to Australian motorsport. I'm proud to have been part of its development. This book is a must-read.' Wayne Michael Gardner AM'Still in its original shape, a super circuit for Supercars, world class.' Dick Johnson AM PRAISE FOR JOHN SMAILES 'This book is a delight to read. Perhaps, dare we say it, even more enthralling than the races themselves.' Highlife Magazine on Formula One 'you need to read Speed Kings' The Sunday Telegraph on Speed Kings 'In a highly readable style, backed up by copious research and no fewer than 54 interviews, Smailes gives the go-to-whoa story of the Speedway and Antipodean attempts to conquer it.' Financial Review on Speed Kings 'John Smailes, author of the recent Race Across the World (the rip-roaring story of the original London-Sydney Marathon), has applied his talents to covering the entire story of Australia's best known racetrack - Mount Panorama at Bathurst - in 346 pages . . . There is a good sense of each era, and plenty of fascinating tales.' Australian Financial Review on Mount Panorama 'A rattling good read' Australian Financial Review on Race Across the World 'Smailes recaptures the excitement of the moment, when each day we learnt of fresh disasters besetting the increasingly weary drivers . . . His first-hand account does a fine job in describing the excitement of a race unlikely ever to be repeated.' The Daily Telegraph on Race Across the World 'Climbing the Mountain is a book many of us have been waiting for . . . It's an ideal gift for anyone who has followed motor sport in this country through the years.' Australian Financial Review on Climbing the Mountain Phillip Island is Australia's home of motorsport. These are the untold stories of a century of racing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, entered the fi…rst Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five kilometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins' full story for the first time.The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the 'big three' of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racing's greatest prize.Indy doesn't offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest.
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Paperback. Condition: New. There's no other motor-racing circuit in Australia that holds the same magic as Bathurst's Mount Panorama. It's been home to the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and TT, the Australian Hill Climb Championship, the Bathurst 1000 and now a round of the Intercontinental GT Chall…enge. To win on the Mountain is still the pinnacle of Australian motorsport achievement.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 40 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to the Mountain and to the leading motor-racing names who competed there, both past and present. When Jack Brabham celebrated his three world championships, when the Bathurst 1000 was born, when motorcycle greats Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner, Warren Willing and Gregg Hansford tested themselves, John was there. He has reported on every victory by Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Larry Perkins and Dick Johnson and he's covered the careers of contemporary stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup, Mark Skaife and the incredible father-and-son duo Jim and Steven Richards. In Mount Panorama, John Smailes gives us the definitive account of the Mountain, taking us into the pits, the workshops and the boardrooms to reveal the stories behind the circuit's conception and the champions and legendary races that have made it so famous. It's the Mountain brought to life.
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Hardback. Condition: New. Since 1950, fifteen Australians and nine New Zealanders have raced in world championship Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing. Three - Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme and Alan Jones - have won the world title.Two have died in the attempt without ever facing the world championship starters' lights.So few…drivers make it to Formula One. Ever fewer succeed in the fastest and most challenging four-wheeled sport of all.Now John Smailes, author of the bestselling Climbing the Mountain, Race Across the World, Mount Panorama and Speed Kings, gives us the definitive story of our involvement with Formula One, from the pioneer days in the aftermath of World War II, to the championship glory of Brabham, Hulme and Jones, the grit and determination of Mark Webber, and Australia's current Formula One star, the irrepressible Daniel Ricciardo, all the way to potential champions of the future like Oscar Piastri.With over 150 stunning photographs, and interviews with drivers past and present, as well as the engineers, managers and team owners behind the scenes, this is the must-have book for every Australian and New Zealand fan of Formula One.
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Paperback. Condition: New. There is no other motor-racing circuit in the world with the history of Phillip Island. Since 1928 it has hosted the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the World Superbike Championship, the Armstrong 500 and many other races. Today, the Australian MotoGP attracts tens of thous…ands to the island every year. It is revered as the world's best MotoGP track and is the second-fastest in the world by just 0.1 km/h. Australia's champions of motorcycle racing are born there.As a motor-racing journalist for more than 45 years, John Smailes has had extraordinary access to Phillip Island and to the leading names who have competed there. When Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner won their championships, John was there. He has delved into the island's rich history, from the winner of the first Australian Grand Prix, Gallipoli hero Captain Arthur Waite, to Australia's F1 world champions Sir Jack Brabham and Alan Jones, and the astonishing political and business dealings over the years. In Phillip Island, John Smailes delivers the definitive account of the circuit, featuring interviews with champions including Valentino Rossi and many others who made it the legend it is today. It's the gripping and untold story of an island unlike any other. 'Phillip Island is my legacy to Australian motorsport. I'm proud to have been part of its development. This book is a must-read.' Wayne Michael Gardner AM'Still in its original shape, a super circuit for Supercars, world class.' Dick Johnson AM PRAISE FOR JOHN SMAILES 'This book is a delight to read. Perhaps, dare we say it, even more enthralling than the races themselves.' Highlife Magazine on Formula One 'you need to read Speed Kings' The Sunday Telegraph on Speed Kings 'In a highly readable style, backed up by copious research and no fewer than 54 interviews, Smailes gives the go-to-whoa story of the Speedway and Antipodean attempts to conquer it.' Financial Review on Speed Kings 'John Smailes, author of the recent Race Across the World (the rip-roaring story of the original London-Sydney Marathon), has applied his talents to covering the entire story of Australia's best known racetrack - Mount Panorama at Bathurst - in 346 pages . . . There is a good sense of each era, and plenty of fascinating tales.' Australian Financial Review on Mount Panorama 'A rattling good read' Australian Financial Review on Race Across the World 'Smailes recaptures the excitement of the moment, when each day we learnt of fresh disasters besetting the increasingly weary drivers . . . His first-hand account does a fine job in describing the excitement of a race unlikely ever to be repeated.' The Daily Telegraph on Race Across the World 'Climbing the Mountain is a book many of us have been waiting for . . . It's an ideal gift for anyone who has followed motor sport in this country through the years.' Australian Financial Review on Climbing the Mountain.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Since 1950, fifteen Australians and nine New Zealanders have raced in world championship Formula One, the pinnacle of motor racing. Three - Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme and Alan Jones - have won the world title. Two have died in the attempt without ever facing the world championship starters' l…ights. So few drivers make it to Formula One. Ever fewer succeed in the fastest and most challenging four-wheeled sport of all. Now John Smailes, author of the bestselling Climbing the Mountain, Race Across the World, Mount Panorama and Speed Kings, gives us the definitive story of our involvement with Formula One, from the pioneer days in the aftermath of World War II, to the championship glory of Brabham, Hulme and Jones, the grit and determination of Mark Webber, and Australia's current Formula One star, the irrepressible Daniel Ricciardo, all the way to potential champions of the future like Oscar Piastri. With over 150 stunning photographs, and interviews with drivers past and present, as well as the engineers, managers and team owners behind the scenes, this is the must-have book for every Australian and New Zealand fan of Formula One. The first, and definitive, book on Australia and New Zealand's involvement in the pinnacle of motor sport - Formula One. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1990. 32pp. B&W illustrations. Scottish Masters series, number 13. Soft cover in very good condition with light wear to covers. John Zephaniah Bell (1794-1883) was a Scottish painter known for his portraits and historical scenes during the 19th century. Born in Dundee, Scotland, B…ell showed early artistic promise and went on to study at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, an important training ground for Scottish artists of the time. Seeking further development, he later traveled to Italy, where he was influenced by classical art and the Renaissance masters—an experience that shaped his refined style. Bell specialized primarily in portrait painting, gaining recognition for his ability to capture both likeness and character. Over time, he built a successful career, receiving commissions from notable figures of his era. He also produced historical and literary-themed works, reflecting the popular artistic tastes of 19th-century Britain. In addition to painting, Bell contributed to the art community as a teacher, helping to train younger artists. His work was exhibited at prominent institutions such as the Royal Scottish Academy. John Zephaniah Bell spent much of his later life in Edinburgh, where he continued to paint and influence the local art scene until his death in 1883. John Zephaniah Bell (illustrator).
