Racing in the Dark
How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans
$19.09
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
‘Glorious…gripping and sometimes tragic’ Robbie Coltrane
The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans – the race they made their own.
Le Mans, 1927. W.O. Bentley peered into the dusk. His three cars, which had led from the start, were missing. Two years running he had failed to finish. Once again he was staring into a void. Racing, his shareholders told him, was a waste of money. This race looked like being his last.
W.O.’s engineering skill…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471198281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1471198286 |
| Author: | Peter Grimsdale |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Peter Grimsdale
Peter Grimsdale is a bestselling writer, TV producer and former commissioning editor whose credits stretch from Big Brother to Panorama, from The Adam & Joe Show to Finest Hour and Dispatches on Deepwater Horizon and Tony Blair’s millions. His first motoring book was the critically acclaimed High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads. Racing in the Dark is his second book with Simon & Schuster.
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