Le Mans: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race, 1980-89: 4 (Le Mans Official History)

Fantastic book, everything you need to know plus loads of photos, the perfect record of a decade when sportscar racing returned to where it was in 1971. I cant praise it enough

Hubby really happy with his birthday pressie.. he can’t put it down x

Great, detailed summary of this period of Le Mans 24h endurance racing. Huge amount of pics & facts.

This is a fabulous book. It takes me straight back to 1983! It gives excellent detail about all the competitors.

This official history and overview of the Le Mans 24h races in the 1980s is likely the most comprehensive book fans of the legendary race will get for many a decade. It features descriptions of the sporting fates of each of the competitors, positions lists for every hour of the race, as well as illustrative images of the cars. The texts are well written, and convey the important elements of each car's story without becoming repetitive or formulaic.The book is, however, not perfect. The desire to be comprehensive has forced some practical concerns to the forefront. Not all stories are equally compelling, and some of the images of the cars are rather mundane. The limited number of photos for all but a few entries (usually just one) also means most photographs show the front, side or 3/4 view of the car. Fans of complex rear bodywork are not going to find much to cheer on here. Information on the qualifying sessions is also limited.Most baffling, considering this is an official ACO approved publication, is the preponderance of Imperial measurements. Sometimes (but not always!) miles per hour are also given in the international standard. No such luck for the measurements of the cars, which are inevitably described in feet and inches and no consideration is made for the - again - international standard. Since there are no localized versions of this publication, this serves as the book for a worldwide audience. Given this, the choice for the Imperial measurements is inexplicable.

Excellent book. The service I received cannot be faulted

very pleased