Cars and Racing

Description
Books about car culture and auto racing, from Formula 1 to the insights of weekend track day aficionados. Stories about racers and technical investigations into the techniques and mechanics of speed.
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L'art de courir sous la pluie
de Garth Stein
10,089 membres
592 critiques
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Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
de Matthew Algeo
362 membres
34 critiques
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How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
de Adrian Newey
194 membres
8 critiques
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Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
de A.J. Baime
184 membres
4 critiques
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Explications
conceptDawg: Legendary story about cars.
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Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography
de Jackie Stewart
116 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
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The Mechanic's Tale: Life in the Pit-Lanes of Formula One
de Steve Matchett
112 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.7
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Taken for a Ride : How Daimler-Benz Drove off with Chrysler
de Bill Vlasic
87 membres
4.1
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Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving
de Carl Lopez
81 membres
3.9
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Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One
de Sid Watkins
80 membres
2 critiques
3.8
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The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit
de Michael Cannell
74 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.3
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The Unfair Advantage
de Mark Donohue
68 membres
1 critique
4.1
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Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation
de Paris Marx
67 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
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Porsche 911 Story
de Paul Frère
65 membres
1 critique
3.9
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Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques
de Ross Bentley
62 membres
1 critique
½ 3.7
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Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving
de Bob Bondurant
59 membres
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The racing driver; the theory and practice of fast driving
de Denis Jenkinson
52 membres
1 critique
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Race car vehicle dynamics
de William F. Milliken
51 membres
1 critique
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Life in the Fast Lane: The Story of the Benetton Grand Prix Year
de Steve Matchett
50 membres
1 critique
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The Chariot Makers: Assembling the Perfect Formula 1 Car
de Steve Matchett
50 membres
1 critique
½ 3.6
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Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One
de Ross Brawn
49 membres
1 critique
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Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors
de Edward Niedermeyer
49 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.7
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Tune to Win
de Carroll Smith
48 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
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Enzo Ferrari : A Life
de Richard Williams
48 membres
1 critique
½ 3.3
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The Technique of Motor Racing
de Piero Taruffi
42 membres
1 critique
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Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius
de Christopher Hilton
42 membres
1 critique
3.9
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The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World
de Bryan Appleyard
42 membres
½ 3.5
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ALL CORVETTES ARE RED: The Rebirth of an American Legend
de James Schefter
40 membres
½ 3.7
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Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story
de Christopher Hilton
39 membres
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Sports Car and Competition Driving
de Paul Frère
38 membres
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Cars at speed: the Grand Prix circuit
de Robert Daley
36 membres
½ 4.3
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Racing Silver Arrows: Mercedes-Benz Versus Auto Union 1934-1939
de Chris Nixon
35 membres
½ 4.5
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Competition Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning
de Allan Staniforth
30 membres
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Against Death and Time: One Fatal Season in Racing's Glory Years
de Brock Yates
27 membres
1 critique
½ 4.5
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Touch Wood!
de Duncan Hamilton
27 membres
2 critiques
4.2
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Mon Ami Mate
de Chris Nixon
26 membres
½ 4.6
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Speed Secrets II: More Professional Race Driving Techniques
de Ross Bentley
26 membres
3
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Driving Ambition: The Official Inside Story of the McLaren F1
de Doug Nye
25 membres
1 critique
4.8
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Shunt: The Story of James Hunt
de Tom Rubython
24 membres
½ 4.5
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Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook
de Vic Elford
23 membres
1 critique
4
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Driving in Competition
de Alan Johnson
22 membres
½ 4.3
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Vic Elford: Reflections on a Golden Age in Motorsports
de Vic Elford
22 membres
1 critique
½ 4.3
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Linda Vaughn: The First Lady of Motorsports
de Rob Kinnan
20 membres
14 critiques
3.8
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Stealing Speed: The Biggest Spy Scandal in Motorsport History
de Mat Oxley
20 membres
1 critique
3.8
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My Life Full of Cars: Behind the Wheel With the World's Top Motoring Journalist
de Paul Frère
18 membres
1 critique
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All Arms and Elbows
de Innes Ireland
18 membres
3.8
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A Race with Love and Death: The Story of Richard Seaman
de Richard Williams
17 membres
1 critique
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Ford Versus Ferrari: The Battle for Le Mans
de Anthony Pritchard
17 membres
1 critique
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I Just Made The Tea: Tales from 30 years inside Formula 1
de Di Spires
16 membres
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Porsche
de Anders Ditlev Clausager
16 membres
1 critique
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Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn
de Nick Kostov
14 membres
4
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A TURN AT THE WHEEL
de Stirling Moss
13 membres
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Beast
de Jade Gurss
12 membres
4
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Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320
de Don Prudhomme
12 membres
10 critiques
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Speed Was My Life
de Alfred Neubauer
12 membres
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Explications
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Ayrton Senna: A Tribute
de Ivan Rendall
11 membres
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Indy 500 Mechanic: The Inside Story of Big Time Auto Racing
de Clint Brawner
7 membres
½ 3.5
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MotoGP Technology
de Neil Spalding
7 membres
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Carroll Smith's Engineer in Your Pocket
de Carroll Smith
7 membres
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Winning Autocross Techniques (Speed Secrets)
de Ross Bentley
6 membres
4
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The Brown Bullet: Rajo Jack's Drive to Integrate Auto Racing
de Bill Poehler
5 membres
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Speed Secrets 4: Engineering the Driver (Speed Secrets)
de Ross Bentley
5 membres
1 critique
4
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Speed Secrets 5: The Complete Driver (Speed Secrets)
de Ross Bentley
4 membres
1 critique
4
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Closing Speed
de Ted West
3 membres
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Hunt Vs. Lauda: The Epic 1976 Formula 1 Season
de Paul Fearnley
3 membres
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Kussmaul Chronicles
de Craig Watkins
3 membres
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A Practical Guide to Race Car Data Analysis
de Bob Knox
2 membres
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Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver (No. 6)
de Ross Bentley
2 membres
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Grand Prix: Formula One in the deadly years
de Richard Melville
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An Introduction to Race Car Engineering Book 1 3rd Edition
de Warren J. Rowley
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Vehicle dynamics and damping
de Jan Zuijdijk
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