{"id":491895,"date":"2011-07-01T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=33776"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:03:55","slug":"product-reviews-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-july-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Real Racers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Real Racers<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Stuart Codling<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">An homage to the photographic work of Louis Klemantaski\u2014and that of others from his eponymous collection\u2014this book effectively portrays the realities of Formula One during the 1950s and \u201960s. Although author Codling\u2019s text deftly identifies and discusses each image and accompanies his thoughts with exclusive comments from the surviving players, the strength of this book is its stunning photography. With few exceptions, every image is crystal sharp and astutely composed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The layout essentially walks you through a race weekend, first presenting the players in thumbnail profiles, then proceeding through the unloading of the cars and their preparation in the paddock before being unleashed by the start and then running to the checker. The exquisite on-track images are matched by those from paddocks and pit lanes, grids and garages that take us back to a day when men like these made us believe anything might be possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Perhaps the most evocative image of all is one from the rear of the grid at Spa prior to the start of the 1962 Belgian GP\u2014although another of a sideways \u201cPampas Bull\u201d nearly ripping his Ferrari\u2019s tires from their rims also merits attention. Your eyes will likely linger on many of these photographs for long moments as you try to absorb everything.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available for US$40 (\u00a327.50) from enthusiast bookstores, or direct from Motorbooks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorbooks.com\">www.motorbooks.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-560070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1-1024x836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1-100x82.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1-770x629.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PR201107-p1-293x239.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Racers By Stuart Codling An homage to the photographic work of Louis Klemantaski\u2014and that of others from his eponymous collection\u2014this book effectively portrays the realities of Formula One during the 1950s and \u201960s. 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