The commercial life of traction engines and steam wagons largely came to an end in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was also at this time that preservation and display in the form of rallies came into being. It is generally acknowledged that the traction engine rally scene has its origins in a race between two engine-owning farmers at Appleford, ......
Explore the thrilling illustrated story of NASCAR stock car racing in America with this stunning celebration filled with evocative photography, legendary drivers, and a decade-by-decade history.
NASCAR 75 Years captures the greatest moments throughout the decades: from the beaches of ......
This book explains how modern Formula 1 cars work and demystifies the extraordinary technology they contain. By meticulously dissecting an F1 car into its constituent components, the author describes the design, engineering and function of every element, enabling the reader to develop a full understanding of how it all comes together to form a ......
Formula One 2023, the worlds bestselling Grand Prix handbook, is the essential resource for the season ahead.
Formula 1 fans will be kept fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all the teams racing in 2023 (from Ferrari and Red Bull to Mercedes and Aston Martin), every driver in the competition ......
The World Rally Championship delivered another sensational season in 2022 with 13 rounds of all-out rally action.
The season brought about the dawn of a new era for the WRC with the introduction of hybrid drivetrains and the use of sustainable fuel. The new hybrids provided a number of challenges for competitors, ......
Rushie - Garry Rush A Motor Racing Life is a stunning 300-page hard-bound book that showcases Garrys racing life and moments that have led him to becoming an immortal of Australian Motor Sport.
Every year a new fad makes its mark at Raccoon Forks High: noisy, outlandish, expensive, silly, but never dangerous or destructive. Even the latest fad of drag racing to school was tame compared to the wild crazes that had seized students in other towns. That is, until David Outlaw Galt transferred from Capital City High. Usurping Mike Reveres ......
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Blast down the quarter mile in your favorite 413 Long Ram, 426 Max Wedge, and 426 Hemi in Mopar Factory Drag Cars: Dodge & Plymouths Quarter-Mile Domination 1961-1972!
Stock-based drag racing throughout the 1960s demanded that the cars competing on the track be genuine production models and that they could be purchased by ......
As F1 enjoys one of its fiercest and most hotly contested rivalries in decades, this book delves into some of the blistering contests and feuds which have lit up the sport over the years.
The rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is one of the fiercest we have seen in Formula One in ......
Authentic Collectables are very proud to announce an exciting, limited edition hard cover book project being produced with Dick Johnson and acclaimed author John Smailes titled Dick Johnson Racing: The First To 1000 - Celebrating 1000 Championship Races 1981-2022.
Dick Johnson Racing is without doubt one of the most iconic teams in ......
Dick Johnson Racing is without doubt one of the most iconic teams in Australian motorsport and at the Repco Bathurst 1000 in 2022, the team celebrates their 1000th championship race start.
In doing so, DJR becomes the first team in ATCC/Supercars history to achieve the incredible feat - and what better place to celebrate the ......
AUTOCOURSE 2022-23 72nd YEAR OF PUBLICATION In a dramatic season the Formula 1 World Championship was concluded in Abu Dhabi in a contentious late race finish which saw Max Verstappen overtake the helpless Lewis Hamilton to take his first world title. Mercedes and Hamilton - now the winningest driver in history - broke more records. The Briton ......
Harder. Faster. Closer than ever.
Relive an unforgettable season of F1® action.
The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship™ bought us a white-knuckle change of the guard. Teams started from scratch, in an all-consuming clamour for top honours, battling it out in 22 hard-fought races around ......
This book records and now preserves the history of Australian motorsport. Huge proportions of it were just on the very edge of being lost. By the time you have read this book, you will be unbeatable at Australian motor racing trivia around any race campground fire pit or BBQ. You will know what the deadliest day was trackside in this country, ......
This is a highly personal and richly illustrated exploration of more than 50 highly individual homes of speedway, including all of the UKs current tracks and a selection of iconic venues from the past.
Dick’s farewell.
Supercars FAI 1000 Classic Mt Panorama Bathurst – 1999
The V8 Supercars grand finale began with crashes and carnage, then built through the emotion of what was Dick Johnson’s final race, and seemed to have reached a peak when Paul Radisich hit the lead with ......
Following the book Lancia Rally Group B, Sergio Remondino has returned to the rallying world with a book examining the golden age of Lancia in the World Rally Championship. We start in the early Sixties, when a numerous group of enthusiasts began using Lancia cars - Appia, Flavias and even Flaminias - for the road races of the time, the ......
The Monaco Grand Prix is considered one of the most demanding races in Formula 1. Constant gear changes and the slowest corner in the world championship have always demanded everything from the racing drivers.
Edward Quinn captured the most famous car race in the world from 1950 to 1965 in numerous photos. In his recordings, the ......
Produced with the full support and involvement of Jim and his family, ‘Gentleman Jim: The Official Racing History of Jim Richards’, tells the story of Richards’ amazing career, beginning in his native New Zealand and following his racing journey that took him to Australia in the mid 1970s and onto a career the likes of which have not been seen ......
The British Touring Car Championship once again delivered an unforgettable season that proved competitive from start to finish. Even with just one round to go it could have gone one of four ways, but it was Tom Ingram who clinched the championship away from rivals Sutton, Hill and Turkington following a sensational performance.
The ......
THE first Super Speedway where NASCAR stock cars hosted a race outside North America, the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne was the late Bob Jane’s dream that he turned into a reality.
It was big, booming and attracted plenty of fans, though sadly this form of racing has disappeared from Australia and the Thunderdome remains left ......
The 90th edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans was distinguished above all by the fact that, after a two-year break, spectators were finally able to take part in the spectacle again in large numbers. The appreciative audience witnessed the duel between the Toyota GR010 Hybrid. After number 7 in 2021, number 8 was given the honour of ......
The iconic voice of our sport and a great man. * Lewis Hamilton *
Maybe old soldiers never die? His legacy and his memory is so strong, and what he gave to so many Formula 1 fans and number of people he affected, he became bigger than the sport, so we have got a lot to be thankful to Murray for. * Damon Hill *
Genius broadcaster ......
Porsche and motorsport always belonged together - so you could think. But in fact, private owners were the first to be successful with their 356s on the racing tracks. The Porsche 550 Spyder from the 1950s was the first racing car manufactured at the plant - and achieved great successes right from the beginning!
Motorsport not only ......
The Targa Florio, the 1000-kilometre race on the "Green Hell" Nurburgring, the Monte-Carlo Rally – the latest calendar in the "Motorsport Classic" series once again covers the great moments of motorsport. Experience another nostalgic journey through racing history with the most beautiful impressions from the most famous circuits and the most ......
32 Ford Coupe Comes Back to Life. 115 Color Pictures.
Discovered in the deep woods of Minnesota in 1985, Dick Stoebel brought a rusted-out 32 Ford coupe hulk back to life over eight years of innovation, help from friends, and "good old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity."
Using skills he had acquired restoring other vehicles and ......
Formula One is known for glitz and glamour, but lurking in the background are dark, and sometimes deeply strange, goings on: sex scandals with prison camp themes, Nigerian prince scams, protests of its grands prix in countries known for their human rights violations, tax evasion--the list goes on. These things often stay in the background, ......
F1 is one of the most watched sports on the planet with some of the highest paid athletes in the world. For over a decade Lee McKenzie has been at the heart of it all. Thanks to a relaxed but informative interview style, she has become one of the most respected F1 presenters and interviewers in the sport, with drivers requesting her for ......
This book presents the first 50 years of the history of the Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli". This historic track - the "Autodromo del mare" or seaside circuit - has witnessed unforgettable chapters in the history of motorsport, on two wheels and four, from the very first season in 1972 when the facility was inaugurated, through to the ......
Shelby American didnt last long, but it was a flame that burned incandescently before being extinguished by corporate politics. In less than a decade, it created a legacy that will be revered as long as cars still roar around racetracks. Now, on the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of this iconic company, Shelby American: The Renegades ......
Gran Turismo races have played a key role in the history of the Monza Autodrome. In the 1970s, the Coppa Intereuropa was one of the most popular events at the circuit. Interest in GT racing then waned over the years and it was only in 1992 that an Italian GT Championship was created, marking the rebirth of the category. From that moment growth ......
The fifties was a boom time for Australian s and a wonderful time to be in Australia. This beautiful book covers the cars of the period starting from 1948 and the history of our manufacturing industries in Australia during those times. The cars we made, the cars we drove and a look back at all the manufacturers in Australia selling and ......
Victory against the odds.
Supercars FAI 1000 Classic Mt Panorama Bathurst – 1998
In what really was a victory against the odds, and defying the theory that only years of experience can produce a Bathurst triumph, Jason Bright and Steven Richards brought home their ......
Here is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the worlds longest continuously published and best-known automotive magazine.
HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years celebrates the stunning content that has been created and published by the magazines staff in all or parts of nine decades. Witness how HOT ROD has ......
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