Excited fans line city streets and crowd grandstands as sports cars roar acrossthe circuit. From short races where every second is critical to grueling 24hour e... » 

Excited fans line city streets and crowd grandstands as sports cars roar acrossthe circuit. From short races where every second is critical to grueling 24hour endurance races drivers push their cars to the limit and excitementhangs in the air with the smell of gas and burning rubber. Fans love to see afinely tuned Porsche or Ferrari hug the pavement as it takes a turn at topspeed. In this book you will discover how the sport began in Le Mans Francehow the sport evolved into two main classes of racing sports cars GrandTouring cars and prototypes and where you can find the greatest race tracks inthe world. «