Category Archives: Auto Racing History

TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: December 2025

Posted on December 17, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Grand Prix: Fascination Formula 1 By Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, co-authored by Hartmut Lehbrink, published by Könemann (Germany) 1993, 400 pages, hardback Grand Prix de MONACO: Profile of a Legend By Rainer W. Schlegelmilch, co-authored by Hartmut Lehbrink, published by Könemann … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: November 2025

Posted on November 29, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Autodrome: The lost race circuits of Europe, by C.C. Collins & Gavin D. Ireland, published by Veloce Publishing Limited (2005), 176 pages, hardback For the month of November, I’ve decided to continue with the theme of forgotten and abandoned racetracks, … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: October 2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Lost Road Courses By Martin Rudow, published by CarTech, Inc. (2016), 176 pages, softback Lost Drag Strips By Tommy Lee Byrd, published by CarTech, Inc. (2013), 176 pages, softback For the month of October, I’ve paired together books that share … Continue reading →

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The 2025 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival

Posted on October 20, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Watkins Glen, New York; Friday, September 5th, 2025 Victory Lane Magazine, October 2025: Volume 40, No.10 Story by Terry Johnsen, Photos by Molly Batrowny This is a racing fan’s memoir of sorts. It’s certainly not a complete account of an … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: September 2025

Posted on September 23, 2025 by terryjohnsen

One Track Mind – The Art of Robert E. Gillespie By: Robert E. Gillespie; Published: 2024; Publisher: Ansun Graphics (Syracuse, NY), Softcover, 140 pages My book review for the month of September is, One Track Mind – The Art of … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: August 2025

Posted on August 26, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks: A racer’s memoir of a dangerous decade 1965-1975 By Brian Redman with Jim Mullen, Forward by Mario Andretti, Evro Publishing (2016), 300 pages, hardback HOBBO: Motor racer, Motor Mouth: The Autobiography of David Hobbs … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: July 2025

Posted on July 25, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Autocourse/Driver Profiles Vol. 5 – Emerson Fittipaldi By Gordon Kirby, Hazelton Publishing (1990), 107 pages, hardback Autocourse/Driver Profiles Vol. 3 – Alain Prost By Nigel Roebuck, Hazelton Publishing (1990), 109 pages, hardback We’re already halfway through 2025 and for the … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: June 2025

Posted on June 25, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King of Formula 1 By David Tremayne, Evro Publishing, 496 pages, paperback Stirling Moss: The Authorized Biography By Robert Edwards , Orion Publishing Co., 266 pages, paperback James Hunt: The Biography By Gerald Donaldson, Virgin Books, 400 pages, … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: May 2025

Posted on May 14, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Indianapolis 500 Official Programs; 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983 Publisher: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation It’s the month of May and that means one thing to an auto racing fan, The Indianapolis 500. It is truly the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: April 2025

Posted on April 15, 2025 by terryjohnsen

The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who’s Who By: Steve Small; Publish Date: April 1994; Publisher: Guinness Publishing Ltd. (New York), Paperback, 416 pages My book review for April is ‘The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who’s Who’, by Steve Small. This … Continue reading →

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