{"id":492847,"date":"2013-01-01T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=22206"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:03:16","slug":"product-reviews-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-january-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Biography of a Race Mechanic<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>By Ian Wagstaff<\/h3>\n

Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those told by the mechanics, and here is a book full of them, from a man who has assisted some of the great names of the sport.<\/p>\n

The book opens with the tale of Robinson\u2019s travel adventures during 1957 as he ferried Bruce Halford\u2019s Maserati 250F to races in Caen, France, and at the N\u00fcrburgring, this latter contest the one forever memorialized by Juan Manuel Fangio\u2019s stunning recovery drive to victory in a similar 250F. The story then retreats to Robinson\u2019s formative years, detailing how he discovered that if he were to be in auto racing it would not be as a driver.<\/p>\n

Realizing that being a mechanic was his ticket in, he began working with a young comingman named Stirling Moss. That association ultimately led to Tony joining BRP, the British Racing Partnership set up by Moss\u2019 father Alfred, where he became technical director, then tracks the team\u2019s ongoing efforts after the younger Moss moved on.<\/p>\n

Filled with fascinating accounts of life behind the scenes of big time racing in the \u201950s and \u201960s, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of this period of the sport\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Available for \u00a324.99\/US$49.95 from enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Veloce at www.veloce.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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