Le Mans Panoramic
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184584243X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Excellent overview of the excitement that is the 24 Hour of Le Mans David L. Robertson This book was written by a well known motorsports photographer who covered the 2010 and 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is not statistics and in depth historic minutia. Other books have done that to a high standard. This book covers the activities of the race week and the race itself. Read it and you'll have a feel for all of the goings on. Read it and you'll feel the emotions of the participants and the fans. Better than any book I've read, it captures what it is like to be there!. Brilliant As a lifelong Le Mans fan, this book expertly captures the spirit and magic that is Le Mans. If you're a fan of the original Grand Prix, get this book.. Five Stars Nice book!
The photos in the book were taken at the height of the battle between Audi and Peugeot for dominance of the track. It is a classic feature of the motorsport calendar, attracting more than 230,000 people to the track every year to see one of the greatest spectacles in racing. The Le Mans 24 Hours is the ultimate endurance race, a true test of man and machine. This book is a timeless tribute to the Le Mans 24 Hours.. Shot over two years, this book’s specialist panoramic photography gives a real sense of the many aspects that make up the Le Mans experien
"If you understood not a word of either English or French, the two languages of this book, it would still be a treasure simply for the author's images as he captures the spirit of the legendary event on a historic racing circuit near a fabled French town " - Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar (USA)
Gavin Ireland is an award-winning photographer with a passion for endurance racing and the romantic past of motor sport, as shown by his stunning photography for the books Autodrome and Speedway, also published by Veloce. Introduced to Le Mans in time to see the last of Audi's three consecutive works victories with the R8, Gavin has since photographed the event four times. He won the Renault/MSA Young Photograph