This is OT but I thought it might be interesting to some all the same.
I was browsing around my local WH Smith here in the UK and I came across
a book called 'World Motor Racing Circuits - a Spectator's Guide'. It
was by 2 guys though I can only remember the surname of one - Higham.
It's a guide to 72 circuits world wide, both past and present in one
large (about 12" x 10") hard bound book, set out very much like the
circuit guides you get for the F1 season. Of the circuits I can
remember there was Indianapolis, Le Mans, A1 Ring, Monaco, the
Nurburghring both old and new - there's a great shot of Jim Clark
getting airborne through Flugplatz I think it said.
Has anyone else seen this book. I only had a chance to flick through
it, but it looked pretty interesting.
Hope you guys don't think this is any sort of spam because, believe me
it isn't. From reading previous posts in this NG I know that there are
many here that might be interested in this sort of thing. However, if
it is generally not acceptable to post this kind of information then
please let me know and I certainly won't do so again.
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Peter Ives
(AKA Ivington)
Yeah I bought the book a few weeks back, its pretty good. Authors are Peter
Higham and Bruce Jones. I was going to nick some Nordschleife info out of it
for my website (it has a rather morbid map showing who has died at various
places around the track).
It has pages on the old Reimes and Pescara (16 miles long!) tracks as well
as all the major modern ones.
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Cheers,
Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer.
http://www.oppositelock.co.uk
Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends
| This is OT but I thought it might be interesting to some all the same.
| I was browsing around my local WH Smith here in the UK and I came across
| a book called 'World Motor Racing Circuits - a Spectator's Guide'. It
| was by 2 guys though I can only remember the surname of one - Higham.
| It's a guide to 72 circuits world wide, both past and present in one
| large (about 12" x 10") hard bound book, set out very much like the
| circuit guides you get for the F1 season. Of the circuits I can
| remember there was Indianapolis, Le Mans, A1 Ring, Monaco, the
| Nurburghring both old and new - there's a great shot of Jim Clark
| getting airborne through Flugplatz I think it said.
|
| Has anyone else seen this book. I only had a chance to flick through
| it, but it looked pretty interesting.
|
| Hope you guys don't think this is any sort of spam because, believe me
| it isn't. From reading previous posts in this NG I know that there are
| many here that might be interested in this sort of thing. However, if
| it is generally not acceptable to post this kind of information then
| please let me know and I certainly won't do so again.
| --
| Peter Ives
| (AKA Ivington)
This sounds great - do you have an ISBN for this book?, or if not just
the full title and authors?
> This sounds great - do you have an ISBN for this book?, or if not just
> the full title and authors?
No matter - I've found it!.
