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The Shelsley Walsh Story Simon Taylor

The Shelsley Walsh Story By Simon Taylor

The Shelsley Walsh Story by Simon Taylor


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For a hundred years some of motorsport's greatest drivers and cars have tested their power at Shelsley Walsh, the Midland Automobile Club's famous speed hillclimb course in rural Worcestershire.

The Shelsley Walsh Story Summary

The Shelsley Walsh Story: A Century of Motorsport by Simon Taylor

For a hundred years some of motorsport's greatest drivers and cars have tested their power at Shelsley Walsh, the Midland Automobile Club's famous speed hillclimb course in rural Worcestershire. Here - packed with atmospheric details, archive photography and a directory of records - is the inspiring story of the oldest motor sporting venue in the world that is still operational. In this era of commercialism, Shelsley still stands for sportsmanship, hard-fought but friendly contests, and motor sport purely for fun.

About Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor has been closely involved with Shelsley for 40 years, as a spectator, reporter and driver. Recently retired as chairman of Haymarket Publishing, he is a columnist for Motor Sport and Classic & Sports Car magazines and a long-time commentator for BBC radio. He lives in Chiswick, London.

Table of Contents

Shelsley's close ties with the pioneers of the midlands motor industry. Malcolm Campbell, Raymond Mays and the ERA, Hans Stuck and the Auto-Union, Jean Bugatti in the four-wheel-drive Bugatti. Stirling Moss and his early Coopers. Shelsley Specials - from Davenport's Spider and Bolster's Bloody Mary to Nic Mann's latest machine, powered by a helicopter turbine engine. Sports cars, including the road-going CanAm Lola and a nitrous-injected V8 Morris Minor. Record holders and champions, past and present. Full co-operation from course archivist Mark Joseland.

Additional information

GOR004941713
9781844250905
1844250903
The Shelsley Walsh Story: A Century of Motorsport by Simon Taylor
Used - Very Good
Hardback
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
2005-04-21
240
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