- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks International (15 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0760334315
- ISBN-13: 978-0760334317
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 26.4 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 717,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great book for gearheads & drivers!
13 Sep 2008
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed reading this book, it is worth every penny in my opinion, because it is so unique among car enthusiast books. Is it perfect? No. Is it an inspiration for a good road trip or vacation to see and drive these legendary roads? Hell YES!
First of all, this book is not a complete comprehensive list of ALL great racetracks and driving routes. Rather it is a list of 30 of the best roads that you or me or anyone can drive because they remain public roads. Some racetracks are not included since they are still dedicated racetracks, courses not open to the public. However, every single road in this book you can and will want to drive after reading. For example; Le Mans, Spa, Nurburgring, Monaco, Mount Panorama are all here with great maps showing you how to get to and drive the racetrack.
The maps included in the book supplement the fantastic photos, but they are not perfect. I often used Google Earth to check for more details after reading each chapter. Another minor annoyance was that the author often mentioned extra rally stages in the text, describing their grandeur and epic scenery but failed to include all of the stages on the maps for the rallies.
Can these minor faults be forgiven? Sure. If you have a passion for automobiles, racing history, love driving and wish you could follow in the footsteps of Fangio, Moss, Clark, Stewart, Villeneuve, Senna etc then this is a book you MUST read.
First of all, this book is not a complete comprehensive list of ALL great racetracks and driving routes. Rather it is a list of 30 of the best roads that you or me or anyone can drive because they remain public roads. Some racetracks are not included since they are still dedicated racetracks, courses not open to the public. However, every single road in this book you can and will want to drive after reading. For example; Le Mans, Spa, Nurburgring, Monaco, Mount Panorama are all here with great maps showing you how to get to and drive the racetrack.
The maps included in the book supplement the fantastic photos, but they are not perfect. I often used Google Earth to check for more details after reading each chapter. Another minor annoyance was that the author often mentioned extra rally stages in the text, describing their grandeur and epic scenery but failed to include all of the stages on the maps for the rallies.
Can these minor faults be forgiven? Sure. If you have a passion for automobiles, racing history, love driving and wish you could follow in the footsteps of Fangio, Moss, Clark, Stewart, Villeneuve, Senna etc then this is a book you MUST read.
Green Hell
13 Mar 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book for my husband as a wedding gift to him and he absolutely loves it. I catch him pretty much every couple of days getting it off the bookshelf and looking at it. He is a big car fan and a big fan of different tracks around the world (esp. Nurburgring). He said he couldn't ask for a better book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Very good book, entertaining, nice photos
12 July 2008
Format:Hardcover
Nice photographs, good sideline stories, fun to read, I didn't give it a 5 because it was missing some tracks or routes that should be included. Worth buying.
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