{"id":494200,"date":"2015-01-01T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.sportscardigest.com\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:02:17","slug":"motor-racing-heroes-stories-100-greats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/motor-racing-heroes-stories-100-greats\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Motor Racing Heroes, The Stories of 100 Greats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Motor Racing Heroes, The Stories of 100 Greats<\/h2>\n

By Robert Newman<\/h3>\n

Robert Newman will be no stranger to regular Vintage Racecar readers. Over many years he has scribbled away month after month producing excellent pieces of work for the magazine. His regular \u201cHeroes\u201d column is now the subject of his latest book, Motor Racing Heroes\u2014The Stories of 100 Greats, which is a compendium of 100 previously published pieces.<\/p>\n

Newman\u2019s writing is always littered with facts about those drivers who have risen to the pinnacle of the sport, such as Fangio, Senna and Schumacher, or indeed others who sadly lost their lives in pursuit of that endeavor, like Guy Moll\u2014so young, so full of life and ability, but snuffed out all too quickly. Archie Scott-Brown is another driver whose story never fails to show true grit and determination. The writing method is not one of dry laborious figures and details, but a unique style that presents the subjects\u2019 curriculum vitae in an engaging way that holds the readers\u2019 attention. A liberal sprinkling of wit for good measure is a further adhesive quality, keeping the reader enthralled. Motor Racing Heroes is one of those books that you can delve in and out of as the whim takes you and opportunity allows. After just 10 or 15 minutes reading of the thrills and spills of another driver your thirst will be fully quenched.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always difficult to critique a colleague\u2019s work, however, in fairness to other authors it has to be done. There are no photographs or illustrations in the book, but with the cost and continual wrangling over who holds what rights to which photograph it\u2019s understandable why this is the case given the subject matter and eras covered. The production of the book in an A-Z format, from Alboreto to Zanardi, allows easy reference to the reader\u2019s chosen driver, but Robert fails to let the reader into his hidden reasoning as to the order he would put them\u2014but that\u2019s subjective, and everyone has their own opinion. In conclusion, we must give a firm seal of approval for Robert’s work. Of course, Vintage Racecar readers can have a unique look at his next 100\u2014simply keep subscribing!<\/p>\n

Available for US$32.99\/GB\u00a319.99 plus P&P from Veloce Publishing Ltd. at www.veloce.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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