By: Tony Brooks

Hardcover

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It has taken 15 years of relentless persuasion to convince Tony Brooks that he should write his autobiography. In the 1950s he revealed himself to be one of Britain's foremost grand prix drivers, yet throughout his career he shunned publicity, preferring to let his on-track performances speak for themselves. This is why Sir Stirling Moss, on many occasions his team-mate in Formula One and sports car races, has described him as "the greatest 'little known' driver of all time".

ÿHis motor racing career began at Goodwood in 1952 at the wheel of his mother's Healey Silverstone sports car. Three years later, having never previously sat in a Formula One car, he drove a Connaught to victory in the Syracuse Grand Prix, beating the entire Maserati works team at a time when the Italians dominated the sport; it was the first GP victory for a British car and driver for 31 years.ÿTony's unique combination of speed and smoothness, which has inspired his choice of Poetry in Motion as the title of his book, was to lead to works drives with Aston Martin, BRM, Vanwall and Ferrari, bringing him Grand Prix and sports car victories on Europe's three most challenging circuitsÿ?ÿSpa-Francorchamps, the N�rburgring and Monza.ÿÿThrough his extensive autobiography, he explores in great detail the fundamental differences between the hazardous sport of motor racing in his day with the safety and electronically aided business environment in which Formula One operates today. From an era when death on the track was all too commonplace, he survived two major accidents to complete a career trilogy embracingÿdentistry, motor racing and the motor business. Now retired, he retains strong links with the sport and is frequently to be seen at major events which honour theÿhistory of the sport and its participants.ÿÿÿÿÿ

It is a rare treat to find such an absorbingly detailed account of racing in the early years of the world championship given how few of the drivers from that era have survived. Books like this don't come along that often and this superb title is worth every penny. Keith Collantine, F1 Fanatic "Its been long awaited, this autobiography of the man Moss would have in his ideal team, yet Brooks has extraordinary recall not only of his own races, but also what everyone else was doing on the track. Perhaps this was part of his innate talent - . This is as well researched as any history and says almost as much about rivals as it does about himself - .a warm picture of a satisfying life - " Gordon Cruickshank, Motorsport Magazine "Tony Brooks' long awaited autobiography provides a fresh view of a F1 era that was totally different, and far more dangerous, to that of today. As far as the author was concerned it was the best era for several reasons and his views on modern F1 racing are, not surprisingly given the general tone of this excellent book, largely disapproving. Whether or not you agree, he paints a fine picture of a period of GP motor racing when it could still be classed as a sport." Speedscene Magazine To anyone interested in motor racing this is a fascinating book, which I have found most enjoyable and interesting to read. John Fenwick, AM News

ISBN: 9781899870837
ISBN-10: 1899870830
Audience: General
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 1st May 2012
Dimensions (cm): 27.3 x 21.5  x 2.5
Weight (kg): 1.338