The fascinating, funny, sometimes controversial autobiography of Stuart Turner, one of the leading motorsport figures of the past 50 years. In this book, one of motorsport’s most engaging and enthusiastic characters writes frankly, revealingly and above all modestly about guiding BMC and Ford to rally glory.

This book makes full use of the author’s unique collection of many previously unpublished colour photos to follow the evolution of UK motorsport at Thruxton through the 1970s. During this time the venue featured in the early careers of many Formula One drivers, the book records amongst others the performances of such luminaries as Ronnie Peterson, Graham Hill, Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, and David Purley.

This book describes the birth, development and rallying career of the Lancia Stratos, Europe’s very first purpose-built rally car, in the mid/late 1970s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport. Also tells the story of the team.

The 1950s and 1960s were a revolutionary period in motor sport history, and there are few left who were as close to Formula One in that time as leading mechanic Tony Robinson. Tony started in Grand Prix racing as mechanic to Stirling Moss, and went on to work touring Europe with privateer Grand Prix driver Bruce Halford, before becoming chief mechanic at BRP where he was reunited with (Sir) Stirling. A fascinating account of life in the pit lane.

Comprising 20 ‘open letters from a part-time petrolhead,’ Alfa Mail looks at much more than the Alfa Romeo marque. Cars, aircraft, motorcycles – even tractors – feature in this irreverently personal view of internal combustion, ‘the great enabler,’ for better or worse. Or maybe just for fun. This book goes beyond the normal car book format, exploring what made Alfa special, and asking whether the future of the mark is important or relevant in today’s world. Version 2 Nov 2012

Ten years have passed since the original edition of this book was published, but Alfa Romeo enthusiasts everywhere are still active today more than ever in preserving, modifying and racing these excellent cars. Throughout this time, the author in true Alfista fashion, never stopped looking for and trying new techniques to increase the power, overall performance and reliability of Alfas and their engines. This book is the result of much research, also first-hand experience gained through many Alfa rwd model projects, from the 105 series to the last of the 75 models. There is a lot of completely new information here regarding TwinSpark Cylinder head mods, big-brake mods, LSD adjustment procedure, electrical system improvements, plus many flow-bench diagrams, dyno plots, and much more.

A unique collection of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics who have worked at the top level of the sport during the past 50 years. On the front line of the sport, mixing with drivers and team bosses, they saw a side of it that nobody else got to see and rarely gets to hear about – and this book tells their story, supplemented by photographs from the archives and photo albums of the mechanics themselves, many of which are previously unpublished.

This memoir looks at Formula 1 from a very unusual viewpoint. Di Spires did more than ‘just make the tea’ when she worked in the world’s Formula 1 paddocks. As well as drivers, team owners, mechanics and sponsors, she encountered personalities from every walk of life, from royalty to criminals on the run. Her candid stories range from the hilarious to the tragic and provide a unique perspective on Formula 1.

The biography of Cliff Allison, who began motor racing over fifty years ago with a little Cooper 500. Very much a countryman at heart, Allison was not one of the party-going racing crowd, but a driver with a huge ambition to race in Formula 1. With 100 photos, full history and complete race results, this is a fascinating piece of motorsport’s past.