"Motor Sport" magazine, June 2007 UK magazine A hardback, 232-page reprint of Motor Sport founding editor Bill Boddy's excellent 1961 volume charting the history of the historic track outside Paris, which opened for racing in October 1924 and which used to stage the French Grand Prix. An extra chapter has been added, updating the story to include post-1961 action. Part of the massive appeal of this book is in the wealth of detail which is included, covering the races that took place there on the various layouts, including the super-fast banked section. Also covered are speed record attempts, for which the name of Montlhery is equally well-known. It includes stories of some of the heroes who pushed the boundaries on their way to setting records at the circuit - including George Eyston and the remarkable Gwenda Stewart - and a number of evocative contemporary pictures in black and white. "The Flying Lady," June 2007 US magazine While racing Bentleys are most commonly associated with Le Mans, there is another French circuit at which Bentleys ranked in the top tier of race-winning and record-breaking machines: Linas-Montlhery (1924-ca. 2000). Unlike Le Mans, this is a banked track (like Brooklands) which means you don't have to slow down for corners, which makes it an ideal venue for fullbore racing and speed record attempts. Readers new to the subject may well be surprised at the enormous accomplishments of the several female drivers, such as Cordery, Stewart, or Bruce, the latter two on Bentleys. Reprinted as part of Veloce's "Classic Reprints" series, this new edition adds several extra period photos to the long out of print 1961 original edition, as well as an extra chapter covering the track's history after 1961. A general explanation of the methodology behind motorcar records leads into a detailed - and engaging, in Boddy's typical style - narrative of the next 30-some seasons, with detailed descriptions of five French
