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La Carrera Panamericana"The World's Greatest Road Race!" | Format: Hardcover, 272 Pages Item: 146629 ISBN: 9781845841706 SpecsIllustrations: 350 color & b/w ill Size: 10.0 x 10.0 Weight: 3.375 lb. Published: November 15th 2008 DC: AE List Price: $89.95 $67.46All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
The Carrera Panamericana was first run to celebrate the inauguration of the Panamerican Highway, and traversed the length of Mexico, from Tuxtla in the south to Juárez near the Texas border. Firms like Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Porsche took advantage, and as class winners, Porsche even applied the event’s Carrera name to its sportier models. Since its 1987 revival it’s been run rally-style with half-a-dozen special stages a day. Just as it did in the early-’50s, half the entry consists of brash American stock cars, today mostly Panamericana specials based on spaceframe chassis and 600bhp NASCAR V8 engines and running gear, lurking beneath period Studebaker, Hudson, Lincoln or Oldsmobile bodywork. The ’50s and ’60s European classics are no less heavily modified. The arrival of La Carrera Panamericana at each of the provincial towns on its seven-day, 2,000-mile progress through central Mexico last November provided an excuse for wild celebrations. Everywhere the entourage is mobbed by enthusiastic spectators, waving, cheering and demanding souvenirs. Crowds throng, brass bands play, and salsa and tequila overflows. Includes 350 images, maps of modern and original 1950s routes, plus results of original events. |
Johnny Tipler is an international motoring journalist and author with over 30 books published with a variety of sports-orientated themes. He ran the JPS Motorsport Press Office for three years, chronicling the fortunes of Team Lotus and Players-sponsored events. He has contributed regularly to features which include ‘drive’ stories, interviews with key industry figures, sporting events (eg Carrera Panamericana), and buying guides. Johnny lives in Norwich, England.
Carrera Panamericana participant Jo Ramirez is an author and retired employee of several motor racing teams. Ramirez worked as a test driver for several teams, including Dan Gurney's Eagle during the 1960s and 70s. In 1984 Ramirez joined the front-running McLaren Formula One operation as team coordinator, becoming close friends with many top drivers including Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. In 2005 Ramirez published his life story to the interest of many Formula One fans.
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"The early races are covered in considerable detail ..." – Mercedes Owner
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"Tipler's informal style captures the flavour of this mad road race, and the bias towards recent years means there's plenty of colour, thanks to the bright Mexican sunshlne and lairy car liveries." – Octane
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"The revival of these legendary races of old is important in that it brings the classic sporting machinery out onto the circuits and tracks for the public to see. The author has successfully captured all of this in an admirable and entertaining way, showing that the modern La Carrera Panamericana is alive and well, and a good event to see one day – if you have the money, that is." – Vehicle Engineer International
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"... this history is dutifully recounted by author Tipler and illustrated with an evocative selection of period photography." – Vintage Racecar
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"A fitting tribute to an extraordinary event." – The Marshal
"The book’s incredible 350 color and black-and-white photos past and present are worth the cover price. Trust me, you won’t get a better overall feel for this colorful race and its participants without actually visiting. This book is a fine piece of work, but be careful reading it: before you know it, you’ll be talking your friends into building a PanAm racer." – Hemmings Motor News
"Tipler tells the story of the 2000-mile event, while pictures old and new show the car and the country they are traversing." – Evo
"BOOK OF THE MONTH. For those interested in the mighty motoring epics of a past ages, this will be essential reading." – New Zealand Classic Car
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