{"id":29571,"date":"2012-03-01T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=29571"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:03:42","slug":"product-reviews-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Anthony Carter<\/h3>\n<p>This new book is not a treatise on the competitive spirit that drives all racers toward excellence on the track, but then again, perhaps it is, just not in an analytical how-it\u2019s-done sense. Following on from his previous Motor Racing: Reflections of a Lost Era, author Carter assesses a period (1930-1962) when access to the sport\u2019s main players was far less restrictive than in today\u2019s media-managed paddocks, so the drivers, mechanics and designers consequently became human heroes fans could appreciate as people rather than sound bites mouthing tailored quotes.<\/p>\n<p>The book\u2019s unquestioned highlight is the excellent period photography from the personal archives of Reggie Tongue, Bob Dance and others. Yes, that Bob Dance, one of Jim Clark\u2019s former mechanics and still a Lotus stalwart today. Dance also supplies his own chapter, \u201cLife at Lotus,\u201d a personal tale of happenings under Colin Chapman\u2019s roof during the heyday of the marque.<\/p>\n<p>Often dense with detail these stories have a definitely British perspective, but they\u2019re also informative and illuminative and go far afield to look at other nations\u2019 teams and cars. Except for Dance\u2019s chapter, which goes through to 1970, the story ends in 1962, leaving the door open for the next book in the series, which would be good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available for US$59.95 at enthusiast bookstores or direct from distributor Quayside Publishing Group at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qbookshop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.qbookshop.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-719929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1-770x570.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PR201203-p1-1-293x217.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory By Anthony Carter This new book is not a treatise on the competitive spirit that drives all racers toward excellence on the track, but then again, perhaps it is, just not in an analytical how-it\u2019s-done sense. 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