TWR and Rover's SD1: Inside Tom Walkinshaw's Rover Racing Team

Hardback

Main Details

Title TWR and Rover's SD1: Inside Tom Walkinshaw's Rover Racing Team
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Allan Scott
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:372
Dimensions(mm): Height 265,Width 125
Category/GenreMotor sports
ISBN/Barcode 9780473281281
Audience
General
Illustrations colour and b/w images, data sheets, graphs

Publishing Details

Publisher ASM
Imprint ASM
Publication Date 17 September 2014
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

Written from an insider's point of view, Allan Scott, one of Tom Walkinshaw Racing's senior managers, reveals for the first time the intrigue and secrecy of the intense battles on and off the motor racing tracks of Europe during the 1980's. This Group A era was fought between Rover, BMW, Jaguar and Volvo in an all out effort to be the winning manufacturer.

Author Biography

Born in the south Island of New Zealand the author's interests in motor sport started as an apprentice leading to working on single seater racing cars from the age of 18. 10 years of racing and rallying followed before the decision to move to Britain and work full time in the motor sport industry. This is the second of Allan Scott's books on his experiences in motor racing over 15 years while based there. During that time he instigated the race engine development programmes for many leading car manufacturers. He later returned to his native New Zealand where he campaigns one of the TWR racing Rovers in local Classic events.