I have to hand it to Bernie! I may not like a lot of what he does, but I have to applaud his posing for an advert for Hublot. See it here on Autosport’s Grapevine:
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/88609
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#DTM So another championship finale sees the guy leading the table fail to win the title when the chequered flag falls. Well done Paul di Resta for second place at Shanghai and a maiden DTM title and commiserations to Bruno Spengler for ending up 13th and slipping to third in the championship table as a result. Well done also to Gary Paffett for the race win and second place overall, plus an honourable mention for DC with 8th in the race.
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This is one of a series of albums that each look at a separate decade of the Le Mans 24 Hour race and, as the title indicates, this one revisits the years 1960 to 1969.
The book therefore covers one of the most significant transitions, that of front engine to mid engine, and also of the Ford versus Ferrari battles of the mid years of that decade.
Each year is alocated around 30 pages of text and photos with all of the significant sub plots highlighted, including some of the rarities and unsung heros getting a mention. The range of pictures is excellent with both black & white and colour shots included and the captions are well done too.
The entry lists and results tables come from the organiser and so are accurate even down to some of the less familiar designations and this provides an important reference for historians (contemporary reports were not always complete or accurate).
It is a big book and well worth owning if you have an interst in this era. The reference sections are very useful, but the photos make this a book that you can pick up and browse through at any time. At £40 it isn’t cheap, but worth every penny. However, clicking on the link below can bring you the book at at much more advantageous price.
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So the diminutive one and his lady got mugged and robbed? Not that I have a lot of time for the bloke, but what are things coming to when a small OAP gets attacked like that? He may have more money than he knows what to do with, but that doesn’t make it right to steal from him.
As I say, I don’t have a lot of time for him, but it is his ideas that I attack, not him personally. I hope that he and his lady recover quickly from their physical injuries.
I also hope that the people responsible are quickly caught and dealt with, but somehow I doubt that the latter will happen.
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I have an extensive library of motor sport books and am always adding to my collection. One of my followers here has mentioned that I sometimes recommend books related to posts on this blog, but could I comment on new books, so over the winter I’m going to start adding reviews of motor racing books here.
These things are always personal, but I’ll try to be objective. I’m not sure where I’ll start, but expect a mixture of new books and also some old classics that I think should be part of your library if you can find a copy.
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