Books
Thruxton Revisited - A 50th celebration
Celebrating 50 years of Britain's fastest motor racing circuit
In the mid 1960’s Roger Lane was a Flag Marshal for the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) and was on duty when the first international event was held at the club’s new home circuit of Thruxton in Hampshire on the 15th April 1968.
As a keen amateur photographer and member of Wimborne Camera Club, Roger was given a unique opportunity when he was commissioned byAgfa Gevaert to photograph the colour and atmosphere of international motor racing.
This enabled him to photograph the motor racing scene at Silverstone, Brands Hatch and the new Thruxton circuit which the BARC had opened following the closure of Goodwood in 1966.
Fifty years later his now historical motor racing images of Thruxton, including the drivers of the time - Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt can be seen again. Alongside photographs from the BARC motor racing archive, Roger’s new book brings alive the atmosphere of those halcyon days at a circuit which became the fastest in the UK and which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
In this book,Thruxton Revisited the reader can experience the history of the BARC from Brooklands to Goodwood and the atmosphere of motor racing in the late 1960’s. The book also contains amusing reminiscences from Grahame White, the circuit’s first Clerk of the Course and CEO of the Historic Sports Car Club. Experienced racing driver and motoring TV presenter Tiff Needell recalls his first races and wins at Thruxton and takes the reader on a fast lap around the circuit and Thruxton’s own race driver and Managing Director Bill Coombs describes the history of the circuit and its plans for the future. With race reports from the action of the early meetings and Roger’s first hand accounts of his experiences both beside the track and behind the camera, this book is a must for every dedicated motor racing enthusiast and a great way to celebrate Thruxton’s 50th anniversary.
Roger has dedicated his book to Jim Clark who was sadly killed at Hockenheim in Germany only a week before he was to drive in the first Thruxton Formula 2 race in 1968 and to Jochen Rindt, the winner of the Formula 2 events in 1968, 1969 and 1970 before he was also tragically killed at Monza in September 1970.
The circuit celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June 2018 with a full programme of historic and classic racing when Nigel Mansell CBE the 1992 Formula 1 World Champion, and Murray Walker OBE much-loved veteran F1 commentator opened Thruxton’s new £2 million hospitality facility.
PLEASE NOTE
It is with regret that I have decided to remove my self-published books through BLURB.
Unfortunately BLURB have significantly increased material and printing costs and this no longer renders the publications viable.
PDF versions are now available at a cost of £6 each and once payment is received via Paypal these will be sent to the purchaser via WeTransfer.
If you wish to order please email me and I will advise Paypal details
As a keen amateur photographer and member of Wimborne Camera Club, Roger was given a unique opportunity when he was commissioned byAgfa Gevaert to photograph the colour and atmosphere of international motor racing.
This enabled him to photograph the motor racing scene at Silverstone, Brands Hatch and the new Thruxton circuit which the BARC had opened following the closure of Goodwood in 1966.
Fifty years later his now historical motor racing images of Thruxton, including the drivers of the time - Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt can be seen again. Alongside photographs from the BARC motor racing archive, Roger’s new book brings alive the atmosphere of those halcyon days at a circuit which became the fastest in the UK and which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
In this book,Thruxton Revisited the reader can experience the history of the BARC from Brooklands to Goodwood and the atmosphere of motor racing in the late 1960’s. The book also contains amusing reminiscences from Grahame White, the circuit’s first Clerk of the Course and CEO of the Historic Sports Car Club. Experienced racing driver and motoring TV presenter Tiff Needell recalls his first races and wins at Thruxton and takes the reader on a fast lap around the circuit and Thruxton’s own race driver and Managing Director Bill Coombs describes the history of the circuit and its plans for the future. With race reports from the action of the early meetings and Roger’s first hand accounts of his experiences both beside the track and behind the camera, this book is a must for every dedicated motor racing enthusiast and a great way to celebrate Thruxton’s 50th anniversary.
Roger has dedicated his book to Jim Clark who was sadly killed at Hockenheim in Germany only a week before he was to drive in the first Thruxton Formula 2 race in 1968 and to Jochen Rindt, the winner of the Formula 2 events in 1968, 1969 and 1970 before he was also tragically killed at Monza in September 1970.
The circuit celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd June 2018 with a full programme of historic and classic racing when Nigel Mansell CBE the 1992 Formula 1 World Champion, and Murray Walker OBE much-loved veteran F1 commentator opened Thruxton’s new £2 million hospitality facility.
PLEASE NOTE
It is with regret that I have decided to remove my self-published books through BLURB.
Unfortunately BLURB have significantly increased material and printing costs and this no longer renders the publications viable.
PDF versions are now available at a cost of £6 each and once payment is received via Paypal these will be sent to the purchaser via WeTransfer.
If you wish to order please email me and I will advise Paypal details