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Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this sumptuous book will be the second title in a decade-by-decade series that will eventually build up into an eight-volume set covering every race since 1923. Each year will be exhaustively covered in vivid photographs, a detailed race account, full results data and a glorious rendering of the official race poster. Compiled by an acknowledged authority of this legendary race, this series of books will be treasured by all enthusiasts of sports car racing.
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Quentin Spurring, a distinguished former editor of Autosport, is an acknowledged expert on the history of Le Mans. He has attended the race on 23 occasions, starting with Renault's victory in 1978.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the second book in a series of official decade histories of the Le Mans 24 Hours race. Following on from his excellent 1960s effort, Quentin Spurring turns his attention to the next decade, when Le Mans faced a difficult period in its history due to a global economic recession and a sharp rise in the prize of fuel, but maintained its high standards and large grids, even if the cars were not as exciting as the 5-litre Porsches and Ferraris which were the pacesetters at the start of the decade, nor the Group C machines of the 1980s.
In scope, format and execution, this book is identical to the 1960s volume: a plethora of well-reproduced photographs, with a good mix of exciting action shots and pit-lane details supplemented by extended captions of the majority of the entrants, in addition to an overall race report and results. As before, there is also a full statistical section which concludes the book. Another nice touch is the reproduction of the original event posters for each race.
If you have already bought the 1960s history, then I'm sure you'll extend your collection with this volume, but if this is the first you've heard of the series, then my advice is to buy both!
In scope, format and execution, this book is identical to the 1960s volume: a plethora of well-reproduced photographs, with a good mix of exciting action shots and pit-lane details supplemented by extended captions of the majority of the entrants, in addition to an overall race report and results. As before, there is also a full statistical section which concludes the book. Another nice touch is the reproduction of the original event posters for each race.
If you have already bought the 1960s history, then I'm sure you'll extend your collection with this volume, but if this is the first you've heard of the series, then my advice is to buy both!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another good read. The pictures are great quality and the next decade looks like it will be just as rewarding.
Format:Hardcover
This is the second issue in a fabulous new series of books, each covering a decade of the Le Mans 24 Hours. I own many books on Le Mans but this series beats them all, including Brian Laban's classic `Le Mans 24 hours'. The first issue took up the years 1960-69, this second issue comprises the years 1970-79. Each year gets 30 pages on average of text and marvellous photo's. Quentin Spurring tells compact but sufficient stories of each race and elaborates on the main cars and drivers of each year. I look forward to the next issue, covering the classic years 1949-1959.
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