Sauber-Mercedes: The Group C Racecars 1985-1991 is an in-depth study of
the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene
during the late 1980s and early 1990s. When Peter Sauber started using
Mercedes V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was
World Championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the
three-pointed star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans and
introduced M. Schumacher into the factory team in 1990. This book
contains interviews with many of the personalities who raced with the
Sauber-Mercedes team, including Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson,
David Price, Bobby Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour
photographs backs up the history and development of the cars. Also
included is a chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car. The
story of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing
scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering their design and
development. These cars beat the TWR Jaguars and the Porsche 962 in
World Championship Group C Racing, and marked Mercedes’ return to World
Class International competition, which they had left in 1955.
I’m not aware of any other books on the market that are solely about
these cars. Great colour photos, interviews with racing personalities of
the day, and the history of all the individual cars. Sauber-Mercedes:
The Group C Racecars 1985-1991 is an in-depth study of the
Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during
the late 1980s and early 1990s. When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes
V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was World
Championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the three-pointed
star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans and introduced M.
Schumacher into the factory team in 1990. This book contains interviews
with many of the personalities who raced with the Sauber-Mercedes team,
including Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson, David Price, Bobby
Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour photographs backs up the
history and development of the cars. Also included is a
chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car. The story of the
Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during
the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering their design and development.
These cars beat the TWR Jaguars and the Porsche 962 in World
Championship Group C Racing, and marked Mercedes’ return to World Class
International competition, which they had left in 1955. I’m not aware of
any other books on the market that are solely about these cars. Great
colour photos, interviews with racing personalities of the day, and the
history of all the individual cars.
Author: John Starkey
Author Bio: John Starkey began life in Birmingham, England. After school, with dreams of “rock stardom” in mind, he played guitar in several bands, along the way opening for the Beatles in 1963, before becoming Jasper Carrott’s manager. His father’s love of fast cars had passed down to him and, starting with a Jaguar XK120, bought in 1966 for £120, he started discovering this heady world. After a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta, life was never quite the same again, and the racing bug bit hard when he first drove a Porsche RSR. This was followed by “a beast” of a 935, then a Lola T70 Mk 3b coupé, and a March 84G. These he raced across Europe and America. In 1997, John moved to America, where he began writing, naturally, about racing cars. After twenty books, John thinks he has now run out of subjects to cover, although he has recently begun a novel about the world of dealing in old cars. He also investigates the individual histories of old racing cars for clients, and together with Su, his wife, enjoys walking his dog Boomer.
ISBN: 9781787114036
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback
Illustrations: 74 color & b/w photos
Language: NA
Pages: 120
Printing Status: In Print
Edition: NA
Country Made: NA
