LIMITED EDITION: YES OF JUST 100. HARDBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUST JACKET, COMPLETE WITH LEATHER SLIPCASE. SIZE & # OF PAGES. 33CM x 25.5CM - 360 PAGES. RANSPORT BOOKMAN PUBLICATIONS - MIKE VARNDELL.
SUPER FOR AGE, NEW OLD STOCK 8.5 OUT OF 10. THIS RARE ITEM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BOOK TITLED "THE BRITISH ARE COMING - A LOOK AT BRITISH RECORD BREAKING AND THE PEOPLE THAT MADE IT HAPPEN". THIS IS THE LIMITED EDITION OF JUST 100, SIGNED BY SIX RECORD HOLDERS AND THE AUTHOR. IT IS PRESENTED IN A LEATHER BOUND SLIPCASE.
AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE DRIVERS PILOTING THEIR VEHICLES TO BRITISH AND WORLD RECORDS, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT. I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE READER A CHANCE TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES, FROM THE DESIGNERS OF THE VEHICLE, TO THE ENGINEERS WHO BUILD THE VEHICLE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE MECHANICS THAT WORK TIRELESSLY TO SEE THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS, BEYOND WHAT IT CONSIDERED TO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVEN BY A SPECIAL BREED OF DRIVER THAT TEAMS COME TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT, WITH THE ABILITY TO NOT ONLY DO THIS ONCE, BUT TWICE WITHIN A HOUR TO SET A RECORD UNDER FIA (CAR) OR UIM (BOAT) REGULATIONS.CAPTAIN SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL MBE. CAPTAIN GEORGE EYSTON MC OBE. WING COMMANDER ANDY GREEN OBE. DELIVERED AND HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST CARE. PLEASE VISIT OUR SHOP FOR MANY MORE MOTOR RACING & AUTOMOBILIA ITEMS.
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