Le Mans history

Review by Pete Vack

Lead photo: Tony Adamowicz gets the NART Ferrari 512 through Tertre Rouge at Le Mans in 1971. He and Sam Posey brought the increasingly troublesome Ferrari home to a third place overall. (Schlegelmilch photo)

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If the 1950s at Le Mans were exemplified by the Cunningham efforts, and the 60s by the Ford domination, the 70s, at least from an American perspective, had to belong to one Sam Posey, who plugged on every year until 1978, placing in the top ten five times driving Ferraris, BMWs and Mirage-Renaults. He recalled his most thrilling ride during the 1970 event when he drove a Ferrari 512 for Chinetti: [Read more…] about Twice Around The Clock Vol. III Reviewed

Review of Volume I, 1923-1959 by Pete Vack
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Extraordinary, impressive, memorable, unique; Twice Around the Clock is a formidable tour de force by a master historian.

A while back, Tim Considine emailed telling me he was honored with the Motoring Guild’s Best Book of the Year award for his new book, Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans Vol. I-III and furthermore, that the book had also earned the Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism. On April 5 it was noted that “Yanks at Le Mans” got another nice review as “Book of the Month” in the new Classic & Sports Cars magazine. In the motor book trade, that’s the equivalent of two or three Academy Awards. Tim, I figured, must have really knocked ‘em dead out there. [Read more…] about Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans