Isbn: 9780992820992 - derek bell - my racing life (10 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. pp. 272.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printed Pages - 272. Illustrated - Colour and Black and White Photographs. Sellers Note - This is a heavy book 1.5Kgs therefore the postal costs will be higher and tracked and signed for will be necessary. Please email for quote.…

Zustand: New. Derek Bell has become one of motor racing's 'national treasures'. He is best known as one of the world's finest ever endurance sports car drivers, winning Le Mans five times and the Daytona 24 Hours three times, as well as numerous other significant sports car races. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour & mono throughout. BIC Classification: WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1426. . 2015. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 272 pages. 12.00x9.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: NEW.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Derek Bell has become one of motor racing s national treasures . He is best known as one of the world s finest ever endurance sports car drivers, winning Le Mans five times and the Daytona 24 Hours three times, as well as numerous other significant sports .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a highly readable autobiography in which Derek Bell recalls his diverse motorsport life, including his eight classic 24-hour endurance sports car race victories.Derek Bell has enjoyed one of the most successful, diverse and wide-ranging careers of any British racing driver. In this highly readable autobiography he recalls a life in motor racing that spanned over 40 years and was packed with achievement and diversity. Bell is best-known as the consummate endurance sports car driver who won the Le Mans 24 Hours five times and the Daytona 24 Hours three times, teamed with racing greats such as Jacky Ickx, Hans Stuck and Al Holbert. Besides sports car racing, he has competed in many different cars and categories, from a works seat with Ferrari in Formula 1 in 1968 to rally driving a Vauxhall. This is a uniquely rich and entertaining story that will appeal to all motor racing enthusiasts.- Early successes and setbacks: climbing the ladder through F3 and F2, leading to F1 with Ferrari; subsequent F1 drives came in McLaren, Brabham, March, Surtees and Tecno cars, but success came elsewhere.- Personalities and problems: mentors such as his stepfather ('The Colonel'), Tom Wheatcroft and John Wyer; fellow racers such as Jacky Ickx, David Purley and Mike Hailwood; 'problem' exercises such as British Leyland's mismanaged Jaguar XJ Coupé racing effort of 197677.- Special relationship with Porsche: driving the famed 917 for JW Automotive in 1971; 935 and 936 cars before the Group C category arrives for 1982; works driver of Porsche's all-conquering 956 and 962 from 1982 to 1987, including winning World Endurance Championship (1985) and World Sports Car Championship (1986); subsequent Porsche achievements in America.- Love/hate emotions of Le Mans: first visit in 1970, with a works Ferrari 512M; five wins, the first with Mirage (1975), then four in Porsches (1981 to 1987); a proud third place in 1995 after leading for 16 hours, sharing a McLaren with son Justin.- Endurance racing technique: the physical and mental demands; pacing yourself over 124 hours; the importance of team-mates, exemplified by the partnership with Jacky Ickx that brought three Le Mans wins.- A new life in the USA: racing more and more in America, where the last of his eight wins in 24-hour races came at Daytona in 1989, aged 47; racing on through the 1990s while in his 50s, mainly in American sports car events; settling to live in Florida.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Derek Bell | Alan Henry (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2014 | Evro Publishing | EAN 9780992820992 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.