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CAT OUT OF THE BAG! The Competition Department 1961-1966 By Peter D Wilson Bookmarque Publishing Paperback, 272 pages Includes large blueprint of Jaguar F1 Design Study I have had the pleasure of reading Peter Wilson’s reminiscences of his years as an apprentice at the Jaguar Competition Compartment, entitled “Cat Out of the Bag!”. The book … Continue reading
NORMAN DEWIS OF JAGUAR – Developing the Legend By Paul Skilleter with Norman Dewis Paul Skilleter Books Hardback 570 Pages I have had the great pleasure of reading the story of Norman Dewis’s legendary work with Jaguar. This incredible book runs over 550 pages and covers the life and times of Norman Dewis from … Continue reading
I had a chance a few weeks back to be driving to the Atlanta airport to meet family members so I decided to leave early and drop by to see Dick Maury at Coventry West. Many of you know Dick Maury as the past President of the JCNA. Dick is also the manager of the … Continue reading
PORSCHE UNEXPECTED Discoveries in Collecting By Randy Leffingwell, Cameron Ingram, and Michael Furman Coachbuilt Press, Hardback, 412 pages If you are familiar with the sharp end of the Porsche collecting world, you quite possibly have heard of the Ingram Collection in Durham, NC. I am fortunate to live a short distance south of Durham and … Continue reading
Inspired to Design By Nigel Bennett Veloce Books 176 pages Hardback Inspired to Design is an autobiography penned by Nigel Bennett. I have to admit that I didn’t really know who Nigel Bennett was before I read this book. But in the promo when I saw that he was a Race Engineer and race car … Continue reading
I’ve fallen way behind on my posting. Here’s to trying to catch up! In January and February I concentrated on getting the orange Porsche 944 track car ready for its 2015 track season. In my previous post I discussed changing out the rod bearings. There were of course a number of other things that I … Continue reading
Competition Car Suspension Written by Alan Staniforth 224 pages Hardcover I will start out by saying that if you were only allowed to read one text about suspension design, this book would be at the top of my list. (But see comment below) As stated on the inside cover “The design and development of competition … Continue reading
The Racing and High-Performance Tire Authored by Paul Haney 285 Pages This is my favorite text on racing tires. Actually, this may be the only text I’ve ever been able to find about racing tires! I like a couple of the quotes from the back cover. “Why do racers know more about spark plus than … Continue reading
Maximum Boost Designing, Testing and Installing Turbocharger Systems Written by Corky Bell 250 Pages Paperback As an engineer, I am fascinated with the idea of turbocharging an internal combustion engine. You truly get something for nothing out of the proposition. What’s not to like about that? Well, there is technical complexity added and an … Continue reading
How To Make Your Car Handle Authored by Fred Puhn 200 Pages Paperback I found this book by Fred Puhn to be a good read. He does a good job of explaining technical subjects at a level that we can all understand. This book is fairly comprehensive and covers the subject very well. Fred has … Continue reading
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