Quest for SpeedOverview By Barry John Foreword by David Tremayne As Land Speed Record historian David Tremayne states in his foreword, This is a wonderful book that celebrates passion. In a remarkable first book, Barry John has celebrated his life long passion for the quest for speed by writing, illustrating and designing this fascinating history of record breaking on land. Along with his informed and detailed text, his beautiful artwork shows all significant record

The sad saga of the Lola-Aston Martin’s 1967 Le Mans adventure

in a testing accident at Goodwood in 1970

Mercedes-Benz: the German manufacturer stepped briefly into Formula 1 (1954–55) and won almost everything with Fangio and up-and-coming Moss

he embarked on a 30-year career in the city

Foreword by Bernie Ecclestone

After Colin Chapman died in December 1982

He writes extremely well

and the best are among the finest we’ve seen in recent motor sport books

” hemmings

“A great insight into this driven

1982: at Brands Hatch Tambay’s second race for Ferrari brings his first-ever podium finish

and wrote about