Gulf 917
| Author | : Jay Gillotti |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018-10-19 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9781854432995 |
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Porsche at Le Mans
| Author | : Glen Smale |
| Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 2021-12-21 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0760369054 |
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Looking back on 70 years of the legendary marque at one of the world's greatest races, Porsche at Le Mans is authoritatively written and packed with photos, history, and results.
Derek Bell
| Author | : Richard Heseltine |
| Publisher | : Porter Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018-08-14 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781907085659 |
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Derek Bell’s name became inextricably linked with that of Porsche during his long and hugely successful career as a racing driver. In this new 276-page book, Bell collaborates with renowned motorsport author Richard Heseltine to give the reader a very personal insight into his experiences racing for the legendary German marque. The approach taken by this latest publication from Porter Press International is to look at every race Bell drove for Porsche, in detail and with revealing comments from the book’s subject. Light is cast on Bell’s most prestigious victories with Porsche - four of his five in the Le Mans 24 Hours, three in the Daytona 24 Hours, two in the World Sportscar Championship - and many more besides. Bell describes the Porsches he raced, from the fearsome 917 to the iconic 956, 962, and 911. And he shares his thoughts on the now-legendary drivers he raced with, including six-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx, the famously flamboyant Hans Stuck, and two immense talents who lost their lives to the sport, Jo Siffert and Stefan Bellof. The overall effect is a fascinating trip back in time to a golden era for Porsche and sports car racing as a whole.
Porsche 917
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Enthusiast Books |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2006-11-24 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9781583881804 |
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After knocking on the door for decades, Germany's Porsche finally stepped into the big time of international auto racing with its Type 917 in 1969. Its phenomenal air-cooled flat-12 engine powered the 917 to 15 wins in world sports-car championship races from 1969 to 1971, after which it was outlawed by a rules change. Included were two wins at Le Mans in 1970 and '71. First built in a series of 25 coupes that Volkswagen chief Ferdinand Piech called the biggest risk he's ever taken in business, the 917 was raced in both short- and long-tailed forms, pumping out 630 bhp by 1971. It went on to even greater glory in turbocharged roadster form in Can-Am racing as the 917/10, series champion in 1972. In '73 the incredible 1,000-horsepower 917/30 Porsche dominated the Can-Am series in the hands of Mark Donohue, who called it "the perfect racing car". The 917 stands proud in Porsche's history as the costly and daring machine that decisively ended the company's underdog status in international motor sport.
Porsche 70 Years
| Author | : Randy Leffingwell |
| Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2017-09-19 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 0760347255 |
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This richly illustrated book offers a complete history of Porsche, Germany's premium sports-car maker. Porsche 70 Years focuses on engineering and design stories, while also paying homage to key players.
Rofgo Collection
| Author | : Doug Nye |
| Publisher | : Porter Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2020-06 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781907085673 |
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ROFGO Collection offers an exclusive look at one of the world's greatest collections of competition cars. During the late 1960s, the success achieved by the Gulf-JW Automotive team fired the imagination of a young German enthusiast by the name of Roald Goethe and created a lasting impression. Decades later, and with the help of Adrian Hamilton, Goethe set about fulfilling a childhood dream. His mission was to create a collection of racers that had been backed by one of the most famous names in motorsport sponsorship - Gulf Oils. From sports-racers and single-seaters to 21st century GT contenders, the result is an unrivaled and truly evocative set of more than 30 cars - all of which are included in this exciting new title. Every car in the collection, from Mirage M1 to Aston Martin GTE, covered in depth by one of the world's leading motorsport historians. The full history of iconic models such as the Ford GT40, Porsche 917 and McLaren M23 - plus lesser-known curiosities such as the Mirage M5 Formula Ford car. Quotes from the drivers, engineers and team managers who were involved with each car. Full specifications and period race history for every car included in the extensive appendices. More than 300 photographs, including a specially commissioned photo shoot of each car and superb archive images. Limited edition of 950 copies.
Baghdad Express
| Author | : Joel Turnipseed |
| Publisher | : Minnesota Historical Society Press |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Persian Gulf War, 1991 |
| ISBN | : 9780873514507 |
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In early summer of 1990, Joel Turnipseed was homeless--kicked out of his college's philosophy program, dumped by his girlfriend. He had been AWOL from his Marine Corps Reserve unit for more than three months, spending his days hanging out in coffee shops reading Plato and Thoreau. Then Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Turnipseed's unit was activated for service in Operation Desert Shield. By January of '91, he was in Saudi Arabia driving tractor-trailers for the Sixth Motor Transport Battalion--the legendary "Baghdad Express." The greatest logistical operation in Marine Corps history, the Baghdad Express hauled truckloads of explosives and ammunition across hundreds of miles of desert. But on the brink of war, Turnipseed's greatest struggles are still within. Armed with an M-16 and a seabag full of philosophy books, he is a wise-ass misfit, an ironic observer with a keen eye for vivid detail, a rebellious Marine alive to the moral ambiguity of his life and his situation. Developed from Turnipseed's 1997 feature article for GQ Magazine, this innovative memoir--simultaneously terrifying and hilarious, equal parts Catch-22 and Catcher in the Rye--explores both the absurdities of war and the necessity of accepting our flawed world of shadows. With expansive humanity and profane grace, Turnipseed finds the real-world answers to his philosophical questions and reaches the hardest peace for any young man to achieve--with himself.
Porsche 917
| Author | : Walter Näher |
| Publisher | : Delius Klasing Verlag Gmbh |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Porsche 917 automobile |
| ISBN | : 9783768838375 |
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There is a reason why it is known as "racing car of the century": the Porsche 917. From 1969 to 1975 this unique racing car seemed to have a standing order to take first place in the world championships and in Le Mans. Ferdinand Piëch's preface is the prelude to a book that, unlike any other book written about the Porsche 917, is based on factory documents only. As a you engineer, author Walter Näher was involved in the development of the Porsche 917 and serviced it in many races. His expert knowledge of this car enabled him to write the ultimate book about the Porsche 917 - a documentary that gives detailed descriptions of developments and test drives, and comprises the race reports as well. Many previously unpublished photos from the Porsche archive enhance this comprehensive and detailed book which, in the second part, minutely presents the story of each of the 64 Porsches 917 that where built. When in 1973 a Porsche 917 wins the Can-Am series for the second time, the Americans change the regulations - which leads to the disqualification of the Porsche 917 and thus to the end of a one time winning streak. This book is a must-have for Porsche 917 enthusiasts.
Blind Descent
| Author | : James M. Tabor |
| Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2011-02-15 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 0812979494 |
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“Heart-stopping and relentlessly gripping. Tabor takes us on an odyssey into unfathomable worlds beneath us, and into the hearts of rare explorers who will do anything to get there first.”—Robert Kurson, author of ShadowDivers In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two vertical miles deep, contending with thousand-foot drops, raging whitewater rivers, monstrous waterfalls, mile-long belly crawls, and the psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness, beyond all hope of rescue. Based on his unprecedented access to logs and journals as well as hours of personal interviews, James Tabor has crafted a thrilling exploration of man’s timeless urge to discover—and of two extraordinary men whose pursuit of greatness led them to the heights of triumph and the depths of tragedy. Blind Descent is an unforgettable addition to the classic literature of true-life adventure, and a testament to human survival and endurance. “Holds the reader to his seat, containing dangers aplenty with deadly falls, killer microbes, sudden burial, asphyxiation, claustrophobia, anxiety, and hallucinations far underneath the ground in a lightless world. Using a pulse-pounding narrative, this is tense real-life adventure pitting two master cavers mirroring the cold war with very uncommonly high stakes.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A fascinating and informative introduction to the sport of cave diving, as well as a dramatic portrayal of a significant man-vs.-nature conflict. . . . What counts is Tabor’s knack for maximizing dramatic potential, while also managing to be informative and attentive to the major personalities associated with the most important cave explorations of the last two decades.”—Kirkus Reviews Includes a 16-pg black and white insert
Porsche 917
| Author | : Ian Wagstaff |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Porsche 917 automobile |
| ISBN | : 9781907085222 |
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