Tag Archives: Book Review

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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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: 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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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: March 2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 by terryjohnsen

The Great Racing Cars & Drivers By: Charles Fox; Publish Date: January 1972; Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers (New York), Hardcover, 252 pages The third installment in my revived book review series is ‘The Great Racing Cars & Drivers’, by … Continue reading →

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TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: February 2025

Posted on February 26, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Grand Prix Circuits: Maps and Statistics from every Formula One Track By: Maurice Hamilton; Publish Date: 2015; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (UK), Hardcover, 304 pages The second book I’d like to recommend in my revived book review series is ‘Grand Prix … Continue reading →

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