Ivan Rendall Boeken

"The Chequered Flag" is a complete record of the world's most popular sport at the top level. The author gives a year by year narrative account of motor racing from the first road race run in France in 1894 to the present. Charting the astonishing technical development of the racing car over the last 100 years, and of the sport itself from road racing to organized sport, and the divergent strands on either side of the Atlantic, he discusses the drivers, the cars, the designers, the impresarios, and the overriding importance and influence of commercialism. The book has an extensive cross-referencing system for easy access of information, a photograph of every winning type of car, every World Champion and every American Champion and detailed results tables for every year. m

Compelling story of a century of motor racing.

When Ayrton Senna died on the weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix on 1st May 1994, the shock reverberated around the world. Brazil declared three day's national mourning, as the sports world began to try to assess Senna's contribution to motor racing, and his place in the pantheon of all time greats of the sport of motor racing. This book looks at his early life in Brazil through to his breakthrough into motor racing, his climb up the ranks of the lower formulas to his triumphs in Formula One including his three World Championships. It also assesses Senna's other life as a successful businessman and his country's favourite son.

Fully updated, this book provides a comprehensive history of international motor racing with extensive colour illustrations. Each chapter covers the history of racing year-by-year, from its birth in France in 1894 up to the present. Ivan Rendell covers the technical details of the racing car, the history of races such as Targa Florio and the Indianapolis 500 and conveys the thrill of high speed racing.

From the beginning of the Cold War to policing the skies over Bosnia, 'Splash One' is about the reality of air combat. It puts the reader in the cockpit.