The Great British Rally
RAC to Rally GB - the Complete Story
$57.25
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2020
Summary
Now in paperback, the complete history of British international rally events, starting with the very first RAC rally of 1932, which included 1000 miles of road motoring, when a mere three driving tests were needed to produce a result. By 1951 an international permit had been achieved, a speed element was included, and the ‘Rally of the Tests’ ran until 1960. From 1961, the event took on a number of high-speed, loose-surfaced Special Stages, the Scandinavian influence became clear, and the eve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787117365 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787117367 |
| Author: | Graham Robson |
| Publisher: | David & Charles |
| Imprint: | Veloce |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 822g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 225mm x 225mm |
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Critics Review
Put it on your Christmas list - Old Stager — A one-stop history right up to 2018 - Motor Sport — Now, produced in softback, it’s even great value for money. - Auto Tradition
Graham Robson
Graham Robson has gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, with more than 160 books to his credit, after a varied career in the automotive industry.
Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam ‘works’ team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968.
During this time he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened ‘works’ motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments.
Graham Robson’s writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965-1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived ‘by the pen’ and ‘by the voice’, not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types.
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