Motor Racing - Reflections of a Lost Era

by Anthony Carter

Overview

Motor Racing - Reflections of a Lost Era is an evocative and nostalgic look at a defining era in motorsport, which is documented in words and intimate photographs, both black and white and colour. It takes the reader from the mid-1950s through the 1960s, when motor racing was still accessible to all, and into the 1970s, when overt sponsorship and television changed the sport forever. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787115231
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Series:	Classic Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.88(w) x 8.84(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Anthony Carter trawled the paddocks of motor racing circuits at home and abroad during what many consider the golden age: the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Many of his own photographs appear in Motor Racing – Reflections of a Lost Era, his first book published by Veloce. Both cars and personalities came under the close scrutiny of Anthony’s lens at long abandoned but fondly remembered venues. The old Nürburgring, Reims and Rouen vie with today’s circuits such as Le Mans, Silverstone and Brands Hatch. Anthony had to fit in his motor racing experiences around a career in the insurance world, based in London. Maybe it contributed to a freshness of approach. Anthony unashamedly admired his heroes – many sadly no longer with us. Retirement living in East Anglia gave Anthony the opportunity to chronicle his experiences, and his second book, Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory (1930-1962), was also published with Veloce, and features many of Anthony’s original photographs.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Foreword

The Fifties
Early days
Back to civvy street
Of cars and cameras
Vanwall versus BRM
Safety? – what’s that?
Triumph and tragedy

• 5th August 1956, The German GP, Nürburgring
• 3rd May 1958, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone
• 21-22 June 1958, Vingt Quatre Heures, Le Mans
• 19th July 1958, British Grand Prix, Silverstone
• 2nd May 1959, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone

The Sixties
A new era
Following the races
Mike Parkes
David and Goliath
Gas turbine interlude
On the road
Chaos at Reims
Dragsters
Big bangers
Unprepared ... again!
Maranello
Changing times
‘Wing things’
To conclude ...

• 14th May 1960, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone 
• 6th May 1961, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone 
• 14th April 1962, International Lombank Trophy Meeting, Snetterton 
• 12th May 1962, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone 
• 1st July 1962, Grand Prix (non-championship) de Reims 
• 8th July 1962, French Grand Prix, Rouen-les-Essarts 
• 6th August 1962, International Guards Trophy, Brands Hatch 
• 6th October 1962, The Motor International Six Hours Saloon Car Race, Brands Hatch 
• 11th May 1963, Daily Express International Trophy, Silverstone 
• 15th-16th June 1963, Vingt Quatre Heures, Le Mans 
• 23rd June 1963, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort 
• 7th-8th July 2001, Festival of Speed, Goodwood 
• 30th June 1963, French Grand Prix, Reims 
• September 2001, Reims revisited 
• 20th July 1963,  British Grand Prix, Silverstone 
• 5th Aug1963, International Guards Trophy Meeting, Brands Hatch 
• 16th July 1966, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch 
• 29th August 1966, International Guards Trophy Meeting, Brands Hatch 
• June 1967, Ferrari Factory, Maranello
• 1995, Ferrari Factory, Maranello
• 7th July 1968, French Grand Prix, Rouen-les-Essarts
• 1999, Rouen-les-Essarts, revisited 

The Sequel 

• 18th March 1973, Race of Champions, Brands Hatch
• 14th July 1973, British Grand Prix, Silverstone 
• 20th July 1974, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch
• 14th July 1979, British Grand Prix, Silverstone
• Miscellaneous memorabilia 
• 10th July 1965, British Grand Prix, Silverstone

Index