{"id":493180,"date":"2013-07-01T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16968"},"modified":"2024-05-15T23:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T23:49:38","slug":"product-reviews-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-july-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini \u2013 a true racing legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini \u2013 a true racing legend<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Roy Smith<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The complete story of Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini, a man often called \u201cThe Sorcerer,\u201d is available for the first time in English as author Smith seeks to emulate his previous books on the Alpine sports prototypes and Renault\u2019s turbocharged F1 engine program. Gordini was a self-taught engineer unafraid of failure, and on the rare occasions when he did fail he simply picked up the pieces and moved on to the next project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Smith examines Gordini\u2019s life from his 1899 birth through his apprenticeships as blacksmith and wheelwright to his relocation to Paris where he opened a car repair shop. After Gordini entered his first race in 1930, his shop\u2019s reputation quickly grew. By 1939 he\u2019d won his class on the Monte Carlo Rallye in a Simca-Gordini, but just as things were looking good, Europe was blighted by WWII.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its aftermath he started over, driving a Simca-Gordini to victory in the first race organized following the Axis surrender. Despite his early links with Fiat and Simca, Gordini\u2019s name is most often associated with Renault (and Alpine), to the point that the turbocharged V6 engines that changed the face of Formula One carried cam covers emblazoned: Renault Gordini. The entire story is here, along with the first complete listing of all the Gordini racecars and their results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available for US$89.95\/\u00a355 from enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Veloce at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veloce.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.veloce.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-751752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend-83x100.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend-770x930.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Amedee-Gordini-\u2013-a-true-racing-legend-293x354.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini \u2013 a true racing legend By Roy Smith The complete story of Am\u00e9d\u00e9e Gordini, a man often called \u201cThe Sorcerer,\u201d is available for the first time in English as author Smith seeks to emulate his previous books on the Alpine sports prototypes and Renault\u2019s turbocharged F1 engine program. Gordini was a self-taught engineer unafraid of failure, and on the rare occasions when he did fail he simply picked up the pieces and moved on to the next project. 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