My copy of "Into the Red" just arrived from England=2E It's
the most exciting car book I've read=2E Nick Mason's
cars--which include a Bugatti T35B, a 250F, a GTO,
an ERA, a V16 BRM, and about fifteen others--are
tested at Silverstone=2E The test driver and co-author does
a great job of describing what it's like to drive these cars on the limit=2E
A CD that comes with the book has track-side and
on-board recordings of each car=2E I've never heard
a BRM V16 before, but that thing just blew me away=2E
With its blown 1=2E5 liter engine screaming up to 12,000 rpm,
it sounds insanely frantic, more like a modern F1 car than
something built in 1949=2E In comparison, the GTO V12 sounds pretty sedate=2E
I've recommended this book to all my racing friends=2E
Don't get the U=2ES=2E version (called "At the Limit") because
it doesn't have the CD=2E The CD alone is worth the price=2E
Karim
Santa Monica
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