Title: HILLCLIMBING AND SPRINTING THE ESSENTIAL MANUAL
Publisher Veloce Publishing Ltd Dorset, United Kingdom 01 Dec 2007
Author Name: Phil Short, Steve Wilkinson .
Binding: Soft Cover
Pages 112 pages
Number of photos: over 150 colour pictures and illustrations
Book Condition: NEW OLD STOCK
Dimensions 206 x 248 x 10mm
ISBN ISBN10 1845841034
ISBN13 9781845841034
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ABOUT
Hillclimbing and Sprinting - collectively known as
Speed Eventing - is one of the most popular ways of getting into UK
motor sport. Long-term motor sport competitors and enthusiasts, Phil
Short and Steve Wilkinson, have answered a long-standing demand with a
book that tells would-be competitors how to get started, how to improve
their skills and where to find the events. For existing competitors,
there's detailed driving advice on the top courses, many interviews with
competitors - including the current Hillclimb Champion - and essential
information about venues, constructors, suppliers, the major Series,
clubs, schools, websites, magazines and forums, plus over 150 colour
pictures and illustrations of this exciting and accessible form of motor
sport. Features:
- There is something for everyone involved in Speed Eventing.
- How to get started in even the humblest of saloons.
- How to keep the costs down and the fun up.
- How to get the most out of the experience.
- Top tips on the top venues.
- How to get started – everything from kit to licenses
- A look at how the experienced competitors go about it.
- A look behind the scenes at the organisation of an event
- A review of the main speed event venues.
- An in-depth reference section to keep at hand.
Table of contents
Introduction & acknowledgements
Foreword by Allan Staniforth 1 What is Speed Eventing? - How do I keep
track of the competition? - The British Championships - Where can I
find more information? 2 The history of Speed Eventing - The British
Hillclimb Championships - The British Sprint Championships - In
conclusion 3 Getting ready for Speed Eventing - Step one: join a local
motor club - Step two: Competition Licence - Step three: preparation -
Step four: entering the first event 4 Your first Speed Event - The day
before - The big day - Practice - Problems - The rest of the day - End
of the day 5 The next step - Choices - One-Make Championships - Other
possibilities 6 Preparation - Cost - Pre-event work - Tyres -
Mechanicals & bodywork - Tow car & trailer 7 Driving the car to
and (hopefully) from events 8 Trailers, awnings & motorhomes -
Trailers - Awnings & motorhomes 9 Take it to another level -
Pre-run - Tyres & brakes - Post-run - Timed Runs - Double drives -
The end of the day - Championships 1 - Constructors & suppliers -
British Hillclimb Champions - British Sprint Champion Author
biographies Glossary of terms Index
About Phil Short
Phil Short is well-known as a rally man with
17 international victories to his credit, as a successful co-driver to
several top drivers and has written a book Rally Co-driving on the
subject. Subsequently, he became a Rally Team Manager at the highest
level with an unprecedented 60 WRC wins to date, has also turned his
hand to Hillclimbing and Sprinting, gaining numerous class wins and
records at the wheel of his modified production Mini. Phil, who lives in
Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is married to Lyn and they have two sons, Simon
and Andrew. Steve Wilkinson was introduced to motor sport as a young
boy by his father, Les. Concentrating on Speed Events from the
mid-1980s, he was invited to write reports and take photographs for the
HSA's Speedscene magazine in 1991. From the mid-1990s Steve covered
Speed Events for Motorsport News and Autosport as a freelance photo
journalist. He was later appointed Press and Media Co-ordinator for the
BMSA in the running of the British Sprint Championship and, in the last
few years, he has become a well-respected commentator at Speed Events
around the country. Steve lives in Southport, Lancashire.
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