Launched just before Christmas, the latest Porsche offering from the publishing house, 964 Carrera RS by Mäder Morse Field Recordings...
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Before diving into the nitty gritty of this fabulous new publication, you may want to read the book review of...
Story by Glen Smale. All images courtesy of © Porter Press Int. Porsche’s Type 956, 962 and 962C is the world’s...
Story by Glen Smale. All images © as stated in the book & on the DVD Brilliant…just brilliant!! I don’t...
Words by Glen Smale. Images by Glen Smale & Corporate Archives Porsche AG With the introduction of the Porsche 911...
Renowned automotive photographer Michael Alan Ross recently joined Maurice Merrick, creator, and host of the Horsepower Heritage podcast, to discuss...
All images: © Dalton Watson Fine Books There are so many books that have been written on just about every...
The Le Mans 24-Hour race is arguably the greatest motor race in the world. It started in 1923 on some...
Porsche has always defined itself through its achievements on the racetrack and the most important of those races takes place...
This book-set, Brumos: An American Racing Icon, was authored by Sean Cridland and contains 1,600 pages and over 2,900 images chronicling...
In complete honesty, I am guilty of amassing far too many books and magazine collections on European sportscars, especially Porsche....
The Porsche 962, following in the footsteps of the already massively successful 956, was introduced in 1984 in response to...
Although a relatively late starter compared to others in the 20th century, what Porsche has accomplished over its 75-year history...
The Porsche 911 is without a doubt one of the most iconic cars of the 20th century. First built in...
Porsche is well known for its limited production runs of both its road cars and race cars. This makes those...
The 24 hours of Le Mans is arguably the world’s greatest race. It started in 1923. Porsche first entered the...
This is the story of the International Race of Champions Porsche Carrera 911 RSRs and the drivers who raced them....
There was hardly a Porsche enthusiast who wasn’t deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of Porsche’s favourite...
The interesting thing about racing is that nothing is certain. You can prepare yourself and the car perfectly, but then...
I have been looking forward to seeing this new book from Dalton Watson, covering the very colourful life and times...
Hot off the press, so to speak, is Berlin Motor Books’ latest offering covering the 911 G-Model, and what an...
Whether you love it or hate it, the 914 served as a very important family member in the Porsche model...
At Porsche Road & Race, we receive many books for review, and these include books on all manner of high...
The history of Porsche sportscars is peppered with iconic models that stand out as special, from the earliest models to...
A Spanish noun, ‘carrera’ can mean road, track or race and since the 1970s ‘Carrera’ has been a model name...
Clearly it isn’t a Porsche, but it must rank as one of the best looking sports cars of its era....
Consider what it would be like to be given the opportunity to glimpse behind the scenes, into Porsche’s inner design...
Most motorsport enthusiasts will have attended historic races, events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed or Revival, or similar...
This is Stéphane Coradi’s third publication, and the third of his books that I am reviewing. It must be said...
There is a model in Porsche’s family line-up that receives little coverage and, as a result, it does not enjoy...
Over the years, there has been a lot written on the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a race...
I first caught sight of the Ferrari 333 SP at Kyalami in Johannesburg, South Africa, in December 1998. It was...
This edition of Quentin Spurring’s fabulous series covers the 1970s in his well-known and valuable decade-by-decade history of the Le...
Simply titled, SportErfolge (English: Success in Sport), this book came my way quite by surprise. It is not a book...
On the world stage, GT racing has enjoyed as many ups as it has had downs over the years, but...
The introduction of the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, to give it its full name, marked the beginning of an unprecedented...
Most motorsport enthusiasts are agreed on the fact that the 1960s was one of the most innovative and exciting decades...
Motor racing in America in the late 1950s was beginning to show a much more organised front across the nation....
When the second edition of this fine publication was released back in April 2019 in German, I enquired immediately as...
Berlin Motor Books, a boutique book publisher located not far from the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) in Berlin, has been...
The 27th publishing of this superb edition of Porsche Sport 2019 by Gruppe C Verlag, opens with this paragraph, “The year...
This edition of Quentin Spurring’s fabulous series covering the Le Mans 24 Hours decade-by-decade, concerns the 1960s. Many will agree...
It must rank as one of the most awesome races in the world. This year was my first visit to...
It’s a case of, more of the same for the 2018-2019 Edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook. Once again,...
For many years, Excellence Was Expected, the book on Porsche’s models, motorsport, company history and much more, has been regarded...
In 1963 Enzo Ferrari made a decision that had far-reaching consequences, when he snubbed an attempt by Ford to buy...
Brian Long’s original book on the Porsche 356 was published in 1996, and this was later printed in softback form....
Porsche 917 – Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion, is the third title we have reviewed in the Ludvigsen Library...
I met the author, Serge Vanbockryck, a good number of years back at the Le Mans 24 Hours, and since...
The age of motorsport, when an aspiring photographer could amble around the paddock snapping world championship drivers, team personnel and...
It is a well-known fact that the Porsche 956 & 962 derivatives were together the most successful sports prototypes that...
The name, Randy Leffingwell, will be familiar to most Porsche enthusiasts. Leffingwell worked in Kansas City, Chicago and for the...
On 4 November 1961, the Kyalami International Grand Prix Circuit opened its doors for the first event to be held...
Yes, I know, this is not a book about Porsches, but it does cover one of the 962’s greatest rivals...
There seem to be a number of books entering the market right now on Porsche’s motor racing history. This is...
In 2018, we reviewed one of the other books in this series, Porsche Spyders 1956-1964, and this year we will...
Simply titled, IMSA 1969-1989, this recently published book gives the inside story of how John Bishop built one of the...
Mention the words ‘Targa Florio’ and any motorsport enthusiast’s thoughts will drift off to those tortuous roads, tight bends, sheer...
It landed on my desk one day, unannounced and unexpected. The package was large and covered in stickers and labels,...
This is the beginning of a series of book reviews on early American racing, written by some very committed authors...
When the Pearl White metallic Porsche Group B concept car was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1983,...
For those who follow Porsche motorsport closely, the 26th edition of the well-known annual, Porsche Sport 2018, is definitely a...
It is always a pleasure when a top-quality book lands on my desk, so when Porsche – The Golden Years...
Porsche Graphisme 917: This is Stéphane Coradi’s second publication in less than a year, the man is irrepressible. His enthusiasm...
There will be few who would argue that much of Porsche’s history has been shaped by motorsport. From the very...
Published in recognition of the company’s 70th anniversary, 70 Years of Porsche Sports Cars, understandably highlights and promotes the milestones...
Porsche’s roadgoing model line-up has seldom, if ever, been very far removed from the company’s motorsport programme. This thread can...
It’s a heavyweight book, landscape in shape, with a cover picture to (almost) beat all other cover shots. Randy Leffingwell...
How do you improve on a product that is already the ‘go-to’ publication in the industry? The answer lies in...
Amongst its numerous attributes, Porsche sports cars have always been about performance, engineering, innovation and being different. From the production...
The Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI in September 2018, was always going to be a special event, as the Porsche company...
Last year we reviewed the Porsche 911 flat-six boxer engine scale model by Franzis, but this year, we have the...
There is little that you can add to the vast history that is already known about the Porsche 917, or...
It may be a little after the official publication date, but I have only recently come across this book by...
‘Porsche around the World’ is a new section of the Porsche Road & Race online journal where we will post...
There are a few major endurance races around the world that roll off the tongue quite easily and quickly, such...
There will be few who would argue that the decade of the 1960s was one of the most innovative and...
Porsche – It’s My World: what is this book all about? Well, for starters, you won’t learn anything about Porsche’s...
If the title, 911 LoveRS, leaves you with a slight question mark in your mind, turn the pages, and you...
Brian Redman is about as down-to-earth as they come, which for a top-flite racing driver, is not an attribute common...
With just 125 pages in total, this book is not a detailed narrative description of the Porsche Spyders between 1956-1964....
A great many of Derek Bell’s racing achievements were achieved while behind the wheel of a Porsche racing car and...
Much has been written about Porsche’s racing exploits over the years, but there is perhaps one model that has served,...
There are just a handful of racing drivers that can list the number and quality of achievements that Hurley Haywood...
So, what is this book, PORSCHE WERKS/TEAM, all about? Basically, renowned photographer Frank Kayser teamed up with journalist Heike Hientzsch, to...
First impressions – Can-Am 50th Anniversary is a big book! It’s not that it is so thick, but dimensionally it...
Most people will enjoy a 30-40 year working life, and then go on to retirement. Others take a different route,...
So, you think that $250 is a lot of money for an annual subscription for just four issues of a...
This edition, spanning 1980-1989, covers one of the most exciting post war periods in motorsport. The 1960s and 1970s were...
If you follow Porsche motorsport around the world, then Porsche Sport 2017 is not a book you want to be...
The latest edition of the Porsche Victory in Le Mans series is out and it is as good, if not...
The fabulous story of this car’s life begins in 1970 with the construction of chassis #021, one of the first...
A large package landed on my desk just before Christmas, and being weightier than normal my interest was aroused, so...
If your favourite sports car comes from the Porsche stable, then you will want to know about this product –...
With a company like Porsche developing powerful and efficient race engines, it was inevitable that other body and chassis builders...
Simply entitled Porsche Carrera, this monumental work by Rolf Sprenger and Steve Heinrichs is nothing short of sensational. The two...
The 22nd edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2016-2017 (covering the 24th season of auctions), can comfortably be regarded...
The 22nd edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2016-2017 (covering the 24th season of auctions), can comfortably be regarded...
The story of Mark Donohue’s racing achievements has been told in numerous magazine articles over the years. His achievements too,...
There can be few people better qualified to write about a race car than those who drove that car in...
