Prior to 1907, motor-sport was banned on public roads within the UK, forcing drivers to enter races in Europe. To address this situation, Hugh Fortescue Locke-King decided to transform 320 acres of his Brooklands estate near Weybridge in Surrey into the worlds first purpose-built race track, the Brooklands Motor Course. From its opening in July 1907 until the outbreak of the Second World War it became the spiritual home of British motor sport, where numerous world speed and endurance records were established on both two and four wheels.

The large area inside the track soon found another purpose - aviation. It was here in 1908 that Alliott Verdon Roe achieved the first flight in a British-built aircraft and, in 1915 Vickers began aircraft production, an industry that would expand and...

Michael Schumacher is the outstanding Formula One driver of his generation and, statistically, the greatest ever. Gifted with a rare blend of superior ability and nerve that defines a champion, his performances have captured the imagination of fans all over the world. For 15 seasons, he has left rivals trailing in his wake, winning an unprecedented seven world drivers championships.

But he is a controversial figure, feared for his ruthless tactics, despised for using extreme methods in pursuit of his goals. quotThe Edge of Greatnessquot examines Schumachers entire career from his first Grand Prix with Jordan to his Benetton world championships and his attempt to win back Ferraris first world championship for 21 years. It tells the story behind Schumachers record five consecutive world...

Sir Jackie Stewart is a man of immense charisma and integrity and is one of the most highly regarded names in global sport - winner of three F1 World Championships, 27 Grand Prix and ranked in the top five drivers of all time. On retiring from the circuit, he went on to build an equally impressive international business career. In the 1960s and into the 70s, with his black cap, sideburns and aviator shades, Jackie Stewart was an unmistakable icon in a glorious era of style, glamour and speed.

On the track, his story is one of drama, excitement, tragedy, controversy, celebrity, danger and massive success. Beyond the sport his life is a compelling tale of battling against the odds and achieving world-wide recognition as an outstanding sportsman, a role model and a highly accomplished and...

A signed hardback copy of Mathew Pinsents book, A Lifetime In A Race. The book is Mathews autobiography and includes the his story of his fourth Olympic gold medal, won in Athens 2004.

This is the story of the man who set new standards and dominated the World Championship scene, first on British Nortons and later Italian Gileras, during the first half of the 1950s, gaining six titles in all. Duke was the first man to win three 500cc world titles in succession and only the second motorcyclist to be honoured with an OBE. The book is lavishly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, making it a must-read for any motorcycling fan.

Hardback. 256 pages. by Mick Walker.

To make this edition of the book even more special, it is hand signed by the man himself, Geoff Duke.

Good old dad and his good old Dads car. As solid and dependable as the man himself, if a little less balding. Dads car was like a member of the family.

Like the man behind the wheel, Dads car made you feel safe and secure, because it was as reassuring and sensible as he was. Maybe in an idle moment Dad dreamt of driving something rakish and fast, just like in idle moments he dreamt that your mum was Twiggy. Spanning the 1950s to the 80s, this is a celebration of the heyday of the Dad car.

From much loved family workhorses like the Ford Cortina and Vauxhall Viva to the rakish excitement and playground kudos of the Rover 3500 and Citroen CX. Reflecting a time before people carriers and lifestyle off roaders, when the nearest thing to an airbag was hiding behind your fat brother, this...

Graham Hill was the only driver to have won motor racings triple crown - the World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24hr race. This is a remarkable achievement and unlikely to ever be matched. This book, the first in a series of two, charts the racers struggle to become a world beater.

This book charts, in Hills own words and those of the people close to him, his many battles, the inherent danger and his sheer dogged determination. The book is entirely inspired by Hills personal scrapbooks, keep-sakes, press cuttings and recorded views of his life in racing. Hardback.

177 pages. 31 x 36cm.

Gilles Villeneuve was the quintessential racing driver - brave, dashing and passionate. He had a raw, untamed talent for controlling a racing car at its limit, and is one of the few truly iconic drivers. His epic last-lap struggle with Rene Arnoux in the 1979 French GP and his laps on three wheels at Zandvoort the same year have passed into motor racing folk-law.

Hardback. 256pages. 28 x 23 cm.

Think of all the great sports cars, and one name that inevitably comes to mind is Ferrari. For 60 years, Ferrari have been building cars that impress not only by their performance but also by their stunning appearance. The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer, or BB as it is more commonly known, was a tremendously significant car in the Ferrari lineage, having been the first 12-cylinder Ferrari to follow the commonly called mid-engine configuration populized by GP cars of the 1960s.

For the first time the complete story of the various road versions of the BB is told. This is the complete story of the Ferrari Berlinetta boxers -the road and race legends. By Nathan Beehl.

Hardback. 240 pages. 33 x 25cm.

A Dream Comes True charts the sensational story to date of Formula 1 sensation Lewis Hamilton, who is rapidly becoming the most exciting property in motorsport. By the age of 10 he had won his first British karting championship, and even then his dream was to be a Formula One driver, racing in the seat of McLaren. Hamilton achieved this with 3rd in the 2007 Australian GP, in his first F1 race, taking all the pressure, hype and media attention in his stride.

He now promises to be one of the greatest names in British motor sport history and this unauthorised biography is the first real insight into racings hottest property. By Dr Brian Belton. Hardback.

256pages 24 x 16cm. Due 2007.