- Hardcover: 178 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books (3 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852277173
- ISBN-13: 978-1852277178
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 26.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 589,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Petrolheads sit back, hold tight and let your minds go to into overdrive as Into the Red takes you on a breathtaking journey of motor sport at breakneck speed.
The idea of driving 21 of the most influential racing cars around a circuit is a magical one, and the way in which Nick Mason and Mark Hales relay the thrills and drama is spell-binding.
Almost 100 years of auto history is detailed, starting with the 1901 Panhard B1, with wind-up handles and leather seats, through to the high-tech dashboard and awesome power of the 1990 Porsche 962.
Among the marques that are put through their paces are Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lotus and Maserati.
The love, expertise and knowledge of Mason and Hales is a winning combination that brings every page to life. Action-packed colour photographs capture the mood and feeling and the reader is given a brief history of each car and its contribution to the development of the sport.
Statisticians aren't forgotten, either, with acceleration and lap times as well as technical data also charted. But not only is the reader treated to pictures and words--the whole dream is brought to life by a CD which accompanies the book, capturing every note of the highly tuned engine moving up and down the scale.
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This volume examines the century's greatest sports and racing cars. Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd) and test driver Mark Hales pushed the pick of Nick's personal collection to the limit under modern test conditions at Silverstone. Cars covers include: the Porsche 935; the F40; the BRM; the Ferrari 250GTO; Maserati 250F; and the Ferrari T3. The cars were driven as hard as possible, and were photographed inside and out. The accompanying audio compact disk contains the sounds of their engines.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST BOOK EVER,
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This review is from: Into the Red: 21 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motorsport (Hardcover)
This superbly written and illustrated hard covered book is nothing short of sensational.It has 176 pages and many extremely high quality colour photographs as well as a compact disk that provides sounds of all but four of the cars. Nick Mason has to be congratulated on his purchase of some of the greatest cars to ever grace racing circuits(yes he is of Pink Floyd fame). With the calibre of vehicles such as Porsche 962, Ferrari 512S and 312 T3 F1 car, Bugatti T35B, 250F Maserati and not to mention the V16 BRM, oooohhh the BRM), just to name a few. Lock yourself in your favourite room, turn off the phone, crank up the stereo then close your eyes and immerse yourself in aural heaven. I can gaurantee if my house ever caught fire this would be the first thing to be tucked under my arm on the way out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A wonderful insight into a collection of History,
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This review is from: Into The Red: Twenty-two classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport: 22 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport (Hardcover)
A book that stands out on it's own in it's writing style. I love the way Nick tells the story of how each car was aquired, often humourously or detailing the problems overcome (The Ferrari 512 literally turned into dust in his hands!) or of school runs in twelve million pound 250 GTOs! Each car is broken into a history of that car, how and why Nick bought it and then Mark Hales driving it hard round Silverstone circuit. It's worth buying just for the V16 BRM alone! You can sense the frustration of racing one of the most complex race cars in history! The CD isn't the selling point of this book but adds a nice touch. As a concept it works 100%
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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car collector book,
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This review is from: Into The Red: Twenty-two classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport: 22 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century of Motor Sport (Hardcover)
view of a great car collection from an long time car buff and drummer for Pink Floyd.
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