With the liberal use of many previously unpublished photographs contrasting past and present, Silverstone Circuit Through Time shows how a wartime airfield developed, stage by stage, into the country's premier motor racing circuit, the annual home of Formula One's spectacular British Grand Prix. Though touching on some of the great personalities associated with the place, it is essentially a book about the circuit itself. There is much nostalgic emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s, when love of the sport and a willingness to ...
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With the liberal use of many previously unpublished photographs contrasting past and present, Silverstone Circuit Through Time shows how a wartime airfield developed, stage by stage, into the country's premier motor racing circuit, the annual home of Formula One's spectacular British Grand Prix. Though touching on some of the great personalities associated with the place, it is essentially a book about the circuit itself. There is much nostalgic emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s, when love of the sport and a willingness to make the best of things had to compensate for the somewhat primitive facilities on offer. The remarkable turnaround of more recent years is also fully explored, as a fairly ramshackle venue reflecting the dreamy surrounding countryside turned itself into a high-tech entertainment centre bristling with ambition for the future.
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New. 2013. Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Silverstone Circuit has changed and developed over the last century. Num Pages: 96 pages, 76 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 235 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312. 96 pages, 168 Illustrations incl 92 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Silverstone Circuit has changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; WQH; WQP. Dimension: 174 x 235 x 8. Weight: 304......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
