It has been my great honour over the years to have met with so many great names in the world of motorsport. Reviewing books is one of the tasks in my daily routine that I enjoy the most, not only because of the subject being motorsport, but because I like to learn more about race cars, people and races that I didn’t know before. When Porter Press published the Autobiography of … [Read more...]
Engine downsizing at Porsche racing
Since Porsche first started racing at Le Mans back in 1951, the company has sought to field the smallest engine feasible to compete in each particular case. With this philosophy, engine downsizing at Porsche racing has become second nature as we shall see. 1951- 1959 Starting with the first Porsche 356 SL back in ’51, Porsche used the smaller capacity engine (1086cc) that … [Read more...]
Porsche Sounds
Key information Porsche Sounds (Special Edition) Author: Dieter Landenberger ISBN: 9783943573190 Price: £34.99 Hardcover, cloth binding Size: 28x28 cm, 252 pages 300 photographs (colour and b/w) 1 CD with original engine sounds Text: English/ German Porsche Sounds is another fine publication to have been … [Read more...]
The Porsche Book
Key information The Porsche Book The Complete History of Types and Models ISBN: 978-1-893618-93-0 Author: Jürgen Barth and Gustav Büsing Publisher: David Bull Publishing Format: Hardcover, 3 vol/ slipcase, 9 1/2” x 7, 1504 pgs Photos: 2012 black-and-white & colour photos and 99 illus. Price: $299.95 The clue is in the sub-title, The … [Read more...]