Into the Red: 21 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motorsport - Couverture rigide

Mason, Nick; Hales, Mark

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1852277173 ISBN 13 : 9781852277178

Editeur : Virgin Books, 1998

Synopsis

This volume examines the century's greatest sports and racing cars. Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) and test driver Mark Hales pushed the pick of Nick's personal collection to the limit under modern test conditions at Silverstone. Cars covers include: the Porsche 935; the F40; the BRM; the Ferrari 250GTO; Maserati 250F; and the Ferrari T3. The cars were driven as hard as possible, and were photographed inside and out. The accompanying audio compact disk contains the sounds of their engines.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Nick Mason has had a lifelong passion for motor racing. The sports and racing cars he's chosen to own form a unique stable, not just because of their diversity, but because every car is meant to be driven, and driven hard. These are not museum pieces sitting tamely in glass cases.

With test driver Mark Hales, Nick Mason has pushed twenty-two of his cars to the limit and created Into The Red, a book which captures the power, the exhilaration and the feel of the actual cars driven by the worlds greatest racing drivers, including Enzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti.

Some are incredibly fast: the powerhouse Porsche 935, the limited edition McLaren F1. Some extremely rare: the legendary V16 BRM is one of only three known to exist. Some highly expensive: the Ferrari 250GTO had a value of £10 million at its peak. And others are all-time classics, including the Bugatti T35B, the Maserati 250F, and the Ferrari T3 that brought Gilles Villeneuve victory in the 1978 Montreal Grand Prix.

But although their past is what makes the cars so special, each car has been put through the same demanding test sequence at Silverstone, using the latest equipment, no quarter given. The results are often surprising.

Mark Hales details the distinctive sensations, sounds and vibrations of each car's handling ability, down to the feel of the gears and the response of the brakes. Nick Mason gives his personal view of the history and heritage of each model, with the inside track on the ups and downs of collecting classic cars.

Quatrième de couverture

Tested to the limit. Pushed to the edges. Brought alive on the page.

This book is about the contents of one man's garage. Some garage , some contents.

Nick Mason of Pink Floyd has been acquiring and racing cars for over thirty-five years. With test driver Mark Hales, he gives the pick of his cars a no-holds-barred workout at Silverstone, to find out how they compare under pressure.

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting and authentic car books ever published, Into The Red puts you behind the wheel of some of the greatest sports and racing cars of all time. You relish the challenge of a 1920s Bugatti. You savour the precision of a Grand Prix Ferrari. And in this updated edition, you experience the phenomenal performance of the racing version of the McLaren F1.

With specifically commissioned photographs of every car, and complete with a CD unleashing the power and the glory of their engine sounds. Into The Red is the next best thing to being in the driving seat.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virgin Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852277173
• ISBN 13: 9781852277178
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible