Memories of Ronnie Peterson
Author | : Tomas Hagg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789163332562 |
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Author | : Tomas Hagg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789163332562 |
Author | : Mark D. Vickers |
Publisher | : Partridge Publishing Singapore |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 2019-01-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1543749380 |
About this book: VICTORY – MOTORCYCLE TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD is much more than just a book about Victory Motorcycles. Whilst these great motorcycles serve as the thread to hold the theme together, this is a collection of stories from motorcycle enthusiasts around the world, from amazing adventures to everyday memories, from thought-provoking reflections to the humorous. Some are written in the form of personal diary entries and include details of visits to friends and relatives, unmissable tourist spots, favourite restaurants, weather and road conditions, thus enabling the reader to lose themselves in the story as if they are present on every twist and turn. Other stories are polished essays to convey the feeling of people met and places visited. From the USA to Argentina, Alaska to New Zealand, Taiwan to Indonesia, and many more places around the world, whilst the various writers in this book share a passion for Victory Motorcycles, there is something for everyone. Anyone with an interest in motorcycling, or indeed more generally in travel, will enjoy this book.
Author | : Johnny Tipler |
Publisher | : Coterie PressLtd |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2003-09-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781902351070 |
Nicknamed Super Swede, Ronnie Peterson rose from karts to F3 to become European F2 Champion in 1972, and came closest to winning the F1 World Championship in 1973 and 1978. By common consent the fastest driver in Formula 1 in that era, Ronnie Peterson was, paradoxically, a quiet, shy person and an all-round nice guy. Behind the wheel of a car though, he came alive, deferring to no one in his mission to be the quickest û not even his beautiful companion, Barbro. His fans loved him for it, and everyone admired him, from his F1 peers to team owners and mechanics, many of whom testify to this effect in the following chapters. For that reason, he remains an icon of speed, his prowess recalled whenever an ace from the past is required as a benchmark. As Johnny TipletÆs book reveals, Ronnie invariably strove to wring the ultimate performance out of anything he drove. And that, ironically, was probably what cost him the F1 World Championship. Not content with merely winning, he sought to annihilate the opposition and, in the process, subjected cars and tires to stresses greater than they had been designed to accept. If they didnÆt break, he usually won, but not often enough to gain the title.
Author | : Harry Castleman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Sound recordings |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Philippe Lançon |
Publisher | : Europa Editions |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2019-11-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1609455576 |
In this Prix Femina–winning memoir, a writer at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo recounts surviving the deadly terror attack on their office. On January 7, 2015, two terrorists claiming allegiance to ISIS attack the Paris office of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The event causes untold pain to the victims and their families, prompts a global solidarity movement, and ignites a fierce debate over press freedoms and the role of satire today. Philippe Lançon, a journalist, author, and a weekly contributor to Charlie Hebdo is gravely wounded in the attack—an experience that upends his relationship to the world. As Lançon attempts to reconstruct his life on the page, he rereads Proust, Thomas Mann, Kafka, and others in search of guidance. It is a year before he can return to writing, a year in which he learns to work through his experiences and their aftermath. Disturbance is not an essay on terrorism nor is it a witness’s account of Charlie Hebdo. It is an honest, intimate account of a man seeking to put his life back together after it has been torn apart. “A powerful and deeply civilized memoir.” —The New York Times
Author | : Steve Matchett |
Publisher | : Orion |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2011-06-16 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1409137066 |
Former F1 mechanic turned TV broadcaster Steve Matchett is trapped overnight in New York, in a fogbound JFK Airport with some fellow motor racing enthusiasts. With no sign of the fog letting up and a long twelve hours to get through, talk inevitably turns to Formula 1. During the course of the night, and fuelled by regular trips to the departure lounge bar, the three protagonists, drawing upon Matchett's encyclopaedic knowledge of life in the F1 pit lane, decide to piece together the perfect Formula 1 Grand Prix car... Starting with the monocoque (or chassis) and moving through the engine type, gearbox, exhaust, suspension and aerodynamics etc, no bolt is left unexamined in Matchett's comprehensive and detailed, technical expose of the inner workings of the fastest cars on the planet. In straightforward, clear and concise language, Matchett explains how the F1 teams have arrived at their current state-of-the-art designs; how, exactly, a Formula 1 car is put together.
Author | : Gerald Donaldson |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2013-01-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0753546329 |
James Hunt was a towering personality with a commanding presence, a hugely glamorous public figure who brought Formula One motor racing to the attention of a whole new audience. Triumphing against all odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank into a period of decadence and depression, only to be rejuvenated as he found true love for the first time. With that came personal contentment and a renewed zest for living, so that one of the most colourful and controversial figures in Grand Prix racing is best remembered by those close to him as a fun-loving, caring man who had a genuinely uplifting presence - qualities that shine through in Gerald Donaldson's compelling and moving account of his life.
Author | : Johnny Tipler |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2022-01-24 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0719840066 |
From the Mark 1 in 1948 to the World's most powerful electric hypercar – the Evija – in 2021, the story of the Lotus marque encompasses ongoing technical innovation on road and track. With seventy-four F1 Grand Prix wins, six Drivers' and seven Constructors' F1 World Championships chalked up over seven hectic decades, Lotus consolidated its reputation in racing while at the same time creating some of the World's most stylish and desirable sportscars and Grand Tourers, in-house as well as for global automotive clients via its Lotus Engineering consultancy. With over 380 photographs, this book includes: the origins of the business, creating Austin 7-based competition cars; the metamorphosis from sports-racing cars to F1 – and seven World titles; factory relocations, from Hornsey to Cheshunt to Hethel; the road cars: the Elite, Elan, Europa, Excel, Esprit, Elise, Exige and Evora; how sponsorship transformed traditional British Racing Green into Gold Leaf and JPS livery. There are also interviews with key Lotus personnel and drivers.
Author | : Richard Holt |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2022-11-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9179693261 |
Life Along the Way is the story about me, an ordinary man on an unordinary journey through life. It begins with my entry into the world at the Southfield Maternity Home in England and goes on to describe many of the events that have shaped my life. Interwoven with descriptions of the many places where I have lived and worked, the book also includes some surprising encounters, job experiences and life observations that influenced who I am and those who know me. My journey has taken some unexpected turns along the way, leading to relationships and experiences that have not always been foreseen or planned in advance. Published in 2022, Life Along the Way is the story of my life, my family, and memories of the people I have met and the places I have visited, along the way.
Author | : Christopher Hilton |
Publisher | : Haynes Publications |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781844250059 |
This deeply personal and beautifully illustrated volume - published to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death - draws together the memories of those who knew and loved him, telling in their own words why he was so special to them, as a driver, as a man, as a colleague, as a friend, and as a hero. Christopher Hilton, author of previous sensitive studies of Senna, asked a host of people inside and outside motorsport for their strongest memory of Senna. Their answers were touching and surprising.