BROOKLANDS; THE COMPLETE MOTOR RACING HISTOR
Language: English
Published by MRP Publishing, Croydon, UK, 2001
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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Number 1374 of only 2000 copies published. Forward by Lord Brabazon of Tara. A comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Wybridge, in Surrey. It covers the construction, the 28 seasons of motor racing, record-breakin and speed testing which took place from 1907 until the outbreak of the Second World War, and its emergence from post war neglect and decay to its current status. 480 pages with numerous photos of racers and racing cars, track diagrams, plus indexes of statistics. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Appears as new.
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- Title
- BROOKLANDS; THE COMPLETE MOTOR RACING HISTOR
- Author
- Boddy, William
- Publisher
- MRP Publishing, Croydon, UK
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1899870563
- ISBN 13
- 9781899870561
- Edition
- Revised edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Auto Racing and automobiles
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About the Author
Bill Boddy was editor of MotorSport from 1934 for some 50 years. He first went to Brooklands Track in 1927 and was with Brooklands Track & Air for two and half years from 1931. Bill wrote five books about it, the last going to three editions and now in new MRP history and he also wrote for aviation magazines. He was employed by MAP at Farnborough for the duration of WW2, on Air Publications, and is still a regular contributor to MotorSport as its founder editor.
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