Forza Amon! : a biography of Chris Amon / Eoin Young.
Material type: TextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperSports, 2003.Description: 239 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1869504828 (hbk.)
- 1869505417 (pbk.)
- z796.72092
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Heritage & Archives | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections | Reference - not for loan | 796.72 AMO | 1 | Reference Only | T00393359 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Chris Amon, Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren - three legends of New Zealand motor sport. Of them, Chris was always regarded as the unlucky one. Despite being described by Sir Jackie Stewart as one of the best racing drivers he ever knew or saw in action, Chris never won a Formula One Grand Prix.Forza Amon! follows the career of this talented New Zealand driver from his first taste of power (he learned to drive at age six and was racing a Maserati by the time he was 17), through the CanAm days with McLaren, the penniless days at Ferrari and progressively worse times with March, Matra and Tecno.In an era when death on the track was common, Chris saw more than his share of tragedy.To counter it, he and his colleagues lived life to the full off the track, and their passion is aptly captured by Eoin Young, who was often at the same parties.An appendix detailing Chris' Formula Onerecord rounds out the remarkable story of one of New Zealand's motor-racing heroes, who now pursues a more sedate lifestyle, dairy farming in the Manawatu.
"Foreword by Sir Jackie Stewart"--Cover.
Reprinted as pbk.: 2004.
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