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Author Kit Chapman is a lifelong motorsports fan who has previously worked with Virgin Racing’s Formula E team on the chemistry and material science of their cars. With help from his wide range of contacts in the industry, Kit criss-crosses the globe from Ohio to Monaco, Spain to Bahrain. He steps behind the scenes of current engineering breakthroughs, picking up extraordinary tales along the way, such as that of maverick designer Warren Mosler who designed a car so fast it was banned from racing.

Author Dion von Moltke, has become the preeminent coach in car racing after he retired from professional racing. He founded Blayze Coaching that has gone on to coach more than 3,000 grassroots racers. Dion amassed a coaching team that includes the likes of two-time IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden, Two-Time Rolex at Daytona 24 Hour Winner Ricky Taylor, IndyCar Podium Finisher, Oliver Askew, and more.

Perry McCarthy is simply unique; he is an ex-Formula One racing driver and was 'The Stig’ from the world-wide BBC Top Gear TV show. Highly popular in the world of motor racing, The Telegraph headlined him as ‘a new cult hero’, The Times called him ‘the world’s unluckiest racing driver and America’s Sunday Express described him as a ‘comedian locked inside a racing driver's body’.

This book is designed to give the everyday motorcyclist many ideas on great destinations, incredible road routes and awesome places to enjoy traveling on your motorcycle. It includes a vast array of ideas from many countries across Europe.

From Para to Dakar is so much more than the story of one man reaching the Dakar finish line. It is a story of friendship and respect, compassion and kindness. It is about defying the odds to reach a dream, it is about grit, endurance and raw courage, and it is inspiring in its true heroism.

The greatest duel in Formula 1 history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of Formula One racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for '76 with a year's contract ahead of him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to sign a multi-year deal. James Hunt, without a drive until Emerson Fittipaldi broke his McLaren contract, grabbed the McLaren drive with both hands and the help of friend John Hogan. The result? Two drivers in an epic 16-race battle across the globe for the '76 title, ultimately decided by a single point.

Created by driver performance coach Enzo Mucci (who has helped drivers create successful careers for the past three decades), you will be walked through the solutions to the most common career and performance based challenges that drivers and their parents face. Never before has such a book been written with brutal honesty about the motorsport industry and with you, as the parent, being the sole focus.

Greatest Sports Stories Ever Told: Over 100 Short Stories of Larger-Than-Life Sports Heroes – a spellbinding anthology that invites you to embark on an exhilarating odyssey through the rich tapestry of modern sports history. Prepare to be captivated by over 100 short stories that celebrate the indomitable spirit of sports heroes who have left an indelible mark on the world of athletics. Within these pages lies a carefully curated selection of narratives that encapsulate the essence of the sports world's most iconic moments. From triumphant underdogs toppling towering adversaries to ...

🏁 MotoGP: The Little Encyclopedia – The ultimate guide for motorcycle racing fans 🏍️ If you are passionate about MotoGP, speed, and motorcycle legends, this book is for you! "MotoGP: The Little Encyclopedia" is the perfect companion for both newcomers and die-hard fans of the world's most exciting motorcycle racing championship. 🔹 What will you find in this book? 🔹 🏆 The greatest riders in MotoGP history: Valentino Rossi, Marc Márquez, Casey Stoner, Mick Doohan, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, and legends like Barry Sheene, Cal Crutchlow, Kenny Roberts, Nicky Hayden, and ...

Why has Ferrari struggled so much in recent years? When will Ferrari win another Championship? In Forza Ferrari, FIA-accredited F1 journalist and a leading voice in ESPN's F1 coverage, Nate Saunders looks for answers to these questions and goes beyond simple answers by delving into the shifts within F1 from Ferrari's dominance in the mid-2000s to their current challenges. With an extensive network across the F1 paddock, Nate's close relationships with key figures, particularly at Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari, offer him unique access to the heart of the sport.

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 interviews because of her tough but fair approach.

Since we last heard from him, Guy Martin has restored a 1983 Williams F1 car then raced Jenson Button in it; helped to build a WWI tank; ridden with Putin's favourite biker gang the Night Wolves; competed on the classic endurance circuit; stood on top of one of Chernobyl's nuclear reactors and taken part in his last ever Isle of Man TT. Then there's the stuff he really can't wait to get out of bed for: 12-hour shifts for a local haulage firm and taytie farming in his new John Deere tractor. Besides all this, he's saved his local pub from closure and become a dad.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? If so, this book, and the books in this series, are for YOU.

John McGuinness is one of the all-time giants of road racing, with a huge host of victories to his name. But his easy humour and down-to-earth attitude off the bike have always kept people guessing: what's the truth about the man inside the helmet that has kept him at the top of such a sport for over 20 years? His autobiography tells the whole story, from his humble beginnings in Morecambe and getting his first bike at the age of three, to working as a bricklayer and cockle fisherman before deciding to follow his dream, and finally to his many victories in the most dangerous sporting event on the planet.

Jerry Crabb and his white and red 12x sprint car were familiar sights at Knoxville Raceway and central Iowa tracks in the 1990s and early 2000s, mainly in the 360 class. He began racing motocross in the ’60s and raced flat-track motorcycles, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and nearly anything else with wheels, well into the 2010s. However, he didn’t set foot in a sprint car until the age of 47 in 1990, at the spring World of Outlaws race in Knoxville. He was the winner of the 1998 Masters Classic at Knoxville. Learn about the old-school and charismatic Crabb, the interesting cast of ...

In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world’s fastest racetrack. He had invasive surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together, and within days he decided he needed some time away from road racing. But he wasn’t about to take it easy.

Marc Márquez is the apex predator of the MotoGP world: arguably the greatest motorcycle racer who ever lived, he is an eight-time world champion. He is the man who dethroned Valentino Rossi, and who changed the sport of MotoGP forever. Told by bestselling author Stuart Barker, with the insight of rivals, team members, pundits, managers and many close to his story, experience in this book that rare thing: pure sporting theatre and white-knuckle speed twinned with real human drama. Everything or Nothing is the Márquez story told like never before.

Driven by Determination: A Celebration of the Achievements of Women in Formula 1 takes you on an exhilarating journey through the lives of women who dreamed big and excelled in the high-octane world of Formula 1.

Top NASCAR writer and Sirius NASCAR radio personality Jerry Bonkowski answers the questions that get fans most fired up: Who was the greatest NASCAR driver ever? Are crashes good for NASCAR? How will Danica Patrick fare as a NASCAR driver? What are the best and worst NASCAR cities and racetracks? In Trading Paint, veteran NASCAR writer Jerry Bonkowski gets inside the sport's most contentious issues and gives you fuel for the debates that drive NASCAR lovers around the bend.

The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear…When the Black Stig disappeared off the end of an aircraft carrier in 2003, we were introduced to The White Stig. Faster. Stranger. Harder to keep clean. And ever since, millions have wondered – who is The Man in the White Suit? They're about to find out.