Team Lotus: The Indianapolis Years
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1852604913 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tragically he died just after completing this book.. About the AuthorIn the 1980s and early 1990s Andrew Ferguson ran Club Team Lotus, the factory’s own organization, producing a magazine for Lotus race fans worldwide and also acting as team archivist
Tragically he died just after completing this book.. In the 1980s and early 1990s Andrew Ferguson ran Club Team Lotus, the factory’s own organization, producing a magazine for Lotus race fans worldwide and also acting as team archivist
Team Lotus took the Indianapolis 500 race by storm between 1963 and 1969. First published in 1996 and out of print for years.. Here is the definitive inside story of how – encouraged by the great Dan Gurney – the tiny British Lotus team, headed by Colin Chapman, took aim at an icon of American sporting life and rewrote motor racing history. In a race previously dominated by home-grown American cars and drivers, double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark scored a stunning victory in 1965, and twice finished second in his Lotus cars powered by Ford engines
Documents the Inside Stories of Lotus at Indy "500" race Mick Brown Many fans of motor racing and of the Indy "500" in particular are always on the lookout for more inside stories and details about the men who race and the teams behind them. This book gives the inside story of Lotus' involvement at Indianapolis in great heaping handfuls. Unlike many motor racing books which focus primarily on facts and statistics, Ferguson adds a great deal of his personal perspective into the book. There is even an account about the author and Colin Chapman competing for th. Team Lotus: The Indianapolis Years Kindle Customer As a big fan of Jim Clark and the Indianapolis 500, I had to have this book for my very large Indianapolis 500 memorabilia collection. Although Lotus wasn't the first rear-engine race car in Indianapolis 500 (Jack Brabham did it in 1961 with a Cooper-Climax), the Lotus was the most successful of the mid-1960's marques. Jim Clark won the the 1965 Indianapolis 500 and the Lotus he drove was the first rear-engine race car to win the race. The "Old Guard" was upset that they got beat by a Green