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Informationen zum Autor After a varied career in the automotive industry, Graham Robson has gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has more than 160 books to his credit. Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam 'works' team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968. During this time, he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened 'works' motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments. Graham Robson’s writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965 to 1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived 'by the pen' and 'by the voice', not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types. Born in 1940, Martin Holmes trained as a lawyer but became a professional rally co-driver and then a specialist journalist in 1974. Successes in rallying included co-driving in national British Championships in 1966 and 1971; WRC results included fourth place finishes in Sanremo and Portugal, and was twice fifth on the RAC Rally. Martin also competed as co-driver with Works entries for Ford, Toyota, Renault, Skoda, Datsun, Lancia and Vauxhall. As a journalist he attended well over 500 WCR events from 1973 to date. Klappentext From the running of the 1932 RAC rally, mainly a social event, to the present day, when Rally GB is a high-speed endurance World Championship rally, this is the very first all-embracing history of an important part of British motorsport history. Zusammenfassung From the running of the 1932 RAC rally! mainly a social event! to the present day! when Rally GB is a high-speed endurance World Championship rally! this is the very first all-embracing history of an important part of British motorsport history. Descriptions of every event! opinions! results and images are brought together for the very first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Foreword Where it all Began Chapter 1: 1932-1939: Driving Tests and Concours Chapter 2: 1951-1960: An International ‘Rally of the Tests’ Chapter 3: 1960-1971: Special Stages and Scandinavians Chapter 4: 1972-1980: The Escort Era Chapter 5: 1981-1986: Turbocharging, four-wheel-drive, and Group B Chapter 6: 1987-1996: The Group A era Chapter 7: 1997-2002: World Rally Cars Chapter 8: 2003 -2012: Home, is Wales Chapter 9: 2013-2018: The Days in Deeside Chapter 10: The Winners - 1932 to Date Index...
