Porsche Racing Cars

Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words "Porsche" and "racing" go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with story of the giant killing 550 Spyders of 1953 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 917, up to 1975 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. The book includes detailed year by year coverage of Porsche's top class racing exploits in words and 300 excellent photos.

Born in Coventry, the heart of Britain’s motor industry, Brian Long is a professional writer with a passion for vintage and racing machinery. A trained mechanical engineer and a Porsche 911 owner, he has had strong links with the factory for over a decade. With over 40 books published, including several works on Porsche, he’s a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers in the UK, the SAH in America, and the RJC and JAHFA in Japan.