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Postcards from Detroit : Remembering Formula 1 in the Motor City by Roger Hart (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBull Publishing, Incorporated, David
ISBN-101893618722
ISBN-139781893618725
eBay Product ID (ePID)73965897
Product Key Features
Book TitlePostcards from Detroit : Remembering Formula 1 in the MotorCity
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMotor Sports, Automotive / General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Sports & Recreation
AuthorRoger Hart
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight28.7 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-928483
Designed byMorgan, Tom
SynopsisPostcards from Detroit captures the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. With the landmark Renaissance Center as a backdrop, Roger Hart's compelling black-and-white photographs and accompanying recollections convey the relaxed camaraderie among drivers and a sense of fun that is hard to imagine in today's more intense paddock area: Nelson Piquet playing Frisbee and practicing soccer; Jacques Lafitte laughing uproariously over a joke made by Keke Rosberg; mechanics casually sprawled alongside their cars, just waiting for the next session to begin. Hart's portraits are of familiar people at various stages in their lives and careers. Here we find a youthful Ayrton Senna in his F1 debut year; veterans John Watson and Niki Lauda, both nearing retirement; and Rene Arnoux, being guided to a press conference by Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone, then consolidating his power as leader of the Formula One Constructors Association (FOCA). The photographs show a Detroit paddock filled with glamorous guests and popular drivers who competed in support races: Paul Newman driving in the Trans-Am; Michael Andretti starting out his professional career advised by his legendary father, Mario; supermodel Christie Brinkley relaxing on the pit wall with her boyfriend, the driver and champagne heir Olivier Chandon. These intimate and revealing character studies, punctuated by exciting race action, evoke a strong sense of nostalgia for teams and drivers from an era that will never be repeated. Book jacket., Captures the uniquely American atmosphere of the Detroit Grand Prix and a bygone era in Formula 1 racing. The photographs show a Detroit paddock filled with glamourous guests and popular drivers who competed in support races: Paul Newman driving the Trans-Am; Michael Andretti starting out his professional career advised by his legendary father, Mario; supermodel Christie Brinkley relaxing on the pit wall with her boyfriend, the driver and champagne heir Olivier Chandon. These intimate and revealing character studies, punctuated by exciting race action, evoke a strong sense of nostalgia for teams and drivers from an era that will never be repeated.
