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 | Duncan Hamilton was one of the Greatest British racing drivers of all time. Although his name stands below the likes of his comtemporaries such as Moss and Hawthorn this has less to do with his driving ability and more to do with his chosen form of four wheel racing. His greatest achievment was his Le Mans win in the fabulous Jaguar C-type with co-driver Tony Holt. Indeed the name Hamilton and Jaguar will always be linked and will always evoke images of a bygone era of open cockpits, running starts, four wheel drifts, armfuls of opposite lock and cheerful bonhamie.As you read this book there begins a bonding process between reader and writer which is so real one finds oneself alsmost begining to believe that Hamilton is a friend; such is the imtimate relationship that he evokes with his writings. The true revelation of this book is not his considerable racing achievments nor the rare glimspe that he allows us into 50's and 60's motor racing; a time of much informality and jocularity. ... read more.
Written by Duncan Hamilton and Lionel Scott.
Published 01 August 1992.
Published by Duncan Hamilton & Co (Byfleet) Ltd.
rrp £33.00.
175 pages Paperback.
ISBN: 0951694502
ISBN-13: 9780951694503 | |
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