WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1955?

Name: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1955?
Brand: Douglas Loveridge Publicati
SKU: 9781900113212

THE STORY OF THE 1955 BRITISH GRAND PRIX AND THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Bagnall Tony

What happened to the class of 1955? The story of the 1955 British Grand Prix and the participating teams tells about an event of particular significance for British motor sport as it was the first... Read more

Publisher: Douglas Loveridge Publicati

Language: English

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What happened to the class of 1955? The story of the 1955 British Grand Prix and the participating teams tells about an event of particular significance for British motor sport as it was the first time the British Grand Prix had been won by a British driver since Richard Shuttleworth at Donington in 1935.

It was not a particularly interesting race, dominated as it was by the Mercedes team who took the first four places, but what was thrilling, however, was Stirling Moss beating Juan Manuel Fangio by 0.2 seconds.

In this 152-page book we are given a brief history of the evolution of Grand Prix racing from 1946 up to 1955, a brief description of the race itself and then the stories of the various cars and drivers who took part.

The day’s programme consisted of three races: 500cc (sometimes called Formula 3), Sports Cars and the Formula 1 Grand Prix. It is rather encouraging to note that, in the Grand Prix and out of the dozens of makes and teams who have participated over that period, Ferrari, Mercedes and, if only in name, Aston Martin are still competing.

The records of all the competing makes are summarised but the meat of the book is the histories of the twenty-five drivers who drove or who were down to drive.

Quite clearly a great deal of research has gone into the compilation of this book, reflecting Tony’s obvious deep interest in the sport. One result is that we have an easily accessible compilation of the careers of some of the outstanding drivers of the time.

Also included is a useful summary of the history of the Aintree motor race circuit and the technical specifications of the cars entered. These show how far ahead Mercedes were of the others, with at least 30 more horsepower than engines of similar sizes, and this was well and truly demonstrated on the race track.

This book, very well illustrated, is issued as a numbered limited edition of 200 copies.