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By: Nick Mason, Mark Hales .
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This publication includes a CD of engine and track sounds from these exhilarating cars - the next best thing to being in the driving seat.
Nick Mason of Pink Floyd has had a lifelong passion for motor racing. The sports and racing cars he's chosen to own form a unique stable, not just because of their diversity, but because every car is meant to be driven, and driven hard. These are not museum pieces sitting tamely in glass cases.
With test driver Mark Hales, Nick Mason has pushed twenty4our of his cars to the limit and created Passion for Speed, a book which captures the power, the exhilaration and the feel of the actual cars driven by the world's greatest racing drivers, including Enzo Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Jacky lckx and Mario Andretti. In this revised and updated edition, he adds two more cars: the raucously elegant Alfa Romeo TZ and the amazing Ferrari Enzo.
Some are incredibly fast: the powerhouse Porsche 935, the limited edition McLaren Fl. Some extremely rare: the legendary V16 BRM is one of only three known to exist. Some highly expensive: the Ferrari 250GT0 had a value of £10 million at its peak. And others are all-time classics, including the Bugatti T35B, the Maserati 250F, and the Ferrari T3 that brought Gilles Villeneuve victory in the 1978 Montreal Grand Prix.
But, although their past is what makes the cars so special, each car has been put through the same demanding test sequence, using the latest equipment, no quarter given. The results are often surprising.
All the cars were photographed inside and out — with the opportunity to shoot at leisure — and each test includes data on acceleration and lap times, with detailed technical specifications. And, as a bonus, Passion for Speed includes a CD of the cars' signature engine sounds, recorded on board and outside the cars, to deliver another level of experience.
For anyone who loves classic cars, this is an essential work: the statistics it includes are invaluable in their own right. For anyone who loves fast cars, this is a celebration of the very best, the cars that take your breath away.
