Search   view box  checkout   Items Ordered:, Cart Value: Books | Specialist Rally Navigation Written by an international rally journalist and photographer, this is a collection of interviews with experts covering aspects of present-day rally navigation. This book combines the expertise, experience, and anecdotes of a number of drivers and co-drivers. It covers the equipment, preparation, finance, character suitability, and tricks of the trade, with reference to club/road rallies, the British National Championship/one make series and the British Open Championship - featuring both private and works teams, classic car rallies (stage and road), cross country and desert rallying and rally team co-ordinators. The author is a former professional co-driver and 1971 national champion.   Price: £16.99 / €21.07 Driven Man - David Richards, Prodrive And The Race To Win He began his career as a dyslexic accountant. He keeps a low profile and dislikes publicity. And he’s set to become the world’s best-known name in the business of motor sport. Meet David Richards, the quintessential Driven Man.   Price: £16.99 / €21.07 The Pits 11 A great little book, that looks back at the 2003 season. As seen through the comical eyes of Jim Bamber. Sorry folks it covers F1 also, but the rally content is well balanced against it. It also has some old but funny cartoons from the halcyon days of rallying.   Price: £5.99 / €7.43 Cosworth (5th Edition): The search for power Cosworth Racing’s worldwide competition success is chronicled in this fully-updated fifth edition, including the building of world-class V8 and V10 Formula 1 engines plus turbocharged V8s for many successful CART race cars, along with engine supply for Ford’s world-leading rally cars, and – more recently – the development of high-revving motorcycle Moto GP power units. This award-winning book – written by a trained automobile engineer, with Cosworth’s close co-operation – tells the fascinating inside story.  Price: £25.00 / €31.00 The Cars of Gran Turismo The Playstation Gran Turismo series has exposed millions of video gamers to the most desirable and fascinating cars from across the globe, such as the Nissan Skyline GT-R, Subaru Impreza, Lotus Elise, and Mitsubishi Evo. The game contains realistic driving dynamics replicating the abilities of each car, from the most exotic street and race cars, to big American muscle cars, to little Japanese microcars. This book profiles the game's most popular cars with real photos. The book also explores the Gran Turismo phenomenon and its influence upon high-performance driving enthusiasts all over the world.  Price: £9.99 / €12.39 Race and Rally Car Source Book This guide has been updated to include recent developments in competition car technology. It gives detailed advice on all aspects of building or modifying competition cars, including suspension and steering, tools and construction techniques, tyres and aerodynamics. This guide also includes full descriptions of push and pullrod suspension, bump-steer and corner weighting.   Price: £16.99 / €21.07 Driving Force: The evolution of the car engine This extensively illustrated book traces the evolution of the car engine from the crude efforts of the late 19th Century pioneers through to the cutting-edge technology of today. From ‘wick’ carburettors to common-rail diesel injection, from ‘atmospheric’ valves to variable valve timing, the clearly written text explores each decade, describing the significant milestones and illustrating them with examples of appropriate ground-breaking ‘classic’ engines. This book will appeal to enthusiasts keen to learn more about how and why engines have evolved into today’s highly sophisticated units.  Price: £25.00 / €31.00 Modern Car Technology Modern cars are more complex than ever before. In the last ten years especially, car designers have had to turn to high technology in order to meet ever more stringent emission control and safety regulations, whilst meeting the demands of customers for better cars. This extensively illustrated all-colour book sets out to give the non-technically minded reader an idea of how the systems on a modern car work, and provide answers to the questions which so often arise when talking about modern cars. Both current technology and future developments are explored, and this book will appeal to car owners who would like to know more about what goes on beneath the skin of their cars, and to car enthusiasts who would like to broaden their spread of knowledge.   Price: £19.99 / €24.79 Build your own off road buggy for as little as £100 step-by-step illustrated guide to building a single-seater off-road buggy using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials. It demonstrates how to make the chassis, and advises how to modify and use cheap but serviceable mechanical components. There is information on how to source the power unit, transmission, suspension, steering, brakes and other parts, along with how to fit safety equipment such as padding, seat belts and engine cut-off. Written by the author of "Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as £ 250", it follows a similar format and includes scaled working drawings, detailed descriptions and colour photographs.   Price: £12.99 / €16.11 Scalextric 5th Edition Racing model cars is a fascinating hobby that provides thrills and excitement for young and old alike. The name Scalextric is now so well established that it has become a generic term for electric slot car systems. The fifth edition of this best-selling book - reformatted and illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colour photographs - is the complete guide to models that have been marketed under the brand name of Scalextric since their introduction in 1957. It brings the story right up to date and includes details and illustrations of 2001 models.   Price: £16.99 / €21.07 Books | Specialist

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