As Sir Jackie Stewart states in his Foreword, “Pete Lyons was one of the best journalists in Formula 1 at the time I was racing.” Lyons himself writes that when he became obsessed with motor racing, “It felt like my true road.” This memoir retraces his steps along that road, focusing on the days when he wrote about and photographed the Can-Am sportscar series in his native America during its finest period from 1966 to 1972, then switched to Formula 1 for four great seasons from 1973 to 1976. Lyons witnessed Chaparral, Lola, McLaren and Porsche create ever-more-monstrous Can-Am beasts to be tamed by the likes of Jim Hall, John Surtees, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Mario Andretti and Mark Donohue. His cameras, notebooks and typewriter also were there when Tyrrell, Lotus, McLaren and Ferrari were the dominant forces in Formula 1, with Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda and James Hunt the World Champion drivers. Immersed in this golden age of racing, Lyons brought a unique blend of evocative description and fastidious factual detail to his craft, putting his devoted readers at the heart of the action. This captivating memoir will transport you back to those times.....

Two for two!

Presented to the racing world in 2022, who would have bet on Ferrari's all new 499P taking the win at the most prestigous endurance race in the world, the Le Mans 24hrs the following year? Not many and yet not only did the car take the centenary year win but returned last year and did it once again!  This time it was the turn of the #50 car raced by Fuoco, Molina & Nielsen to cross the line first beating Toyota by 14 seconds. Looksmart's 1:43 model beautifully captures the shape, detail and revised decoration of the 2024 winning car, is now presented in a new style of upscale packaging and ready to be added to your Le Mans winners' collection.

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