A Lap of the Globe: Behind the Wheel of a Vintage Mercedes in the World's Longest Auto Race

by Kevin Clemens

Now a legend among classic automobile aficionados, Phillip Young is the man generally given credit for starting the classic endurance rally concept. Beginning his career with the 1989 Pirelli Marathon Rally, by 1997 Young and the Classic Rally Association had created the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. Echoing a 1907 competition, this road race was unprecedented in modern times with a route which included China, India and Tibet. With the approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078642561X
• ISBN13: 9780786425617
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher