Faster!: A Racer's Diary,

by Jackie Stewart

Book Overview

Jackie Stewart had a kind of genius. He could extract speed and precision from an automobile in a way that is beyond the comprehension, let alone the ability, of most men. In 1969, after only four... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374153701
• ISBN13: 9780374153700
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Best Book Ever

Imagine you've just done the greatest thing a person in your field could do. In Jackie Stewart's case, that was win the 1969 World Championship. So, a writer comes along to pen a ghost autobiography of your triumphant defense of the title....But, that's not at all what happened.Real life Greek tregedy at 180mph. You wouldn't write it, because no one would believe it, that's why it had to be true. Your best friend wins the 1970 World Championship, posthumously. Your other best friend is just coming into his prime as a driver and gets killed. A friend and colleague dies testing a car bearing his name. An era of racing will never be duplicated and, gratefully, this book will never be one upped. And if you look at the list of drivers mentioned in the book, about 25% died in racing cars. Is it really the best book ever written? Ultimately, if you can understand why Stewart gets back into the car, then yes it is. But if you go away just shaking your head, then you've only proved your smarter than the rest of us. And its still the best book ever written.

Faster! A Racers Diary - Jackie Stewart / Peter Manso

Jackie Stewart was one of the finest racers I ever had the privilege of watching. Out of 99 Grands Prix he won a staggering 27! In 1969 after only four years in F1 he won his first world championship. This book details the following year 1970, a difficult year for Stewart since he lost two very close friends to motor racing.This book recounts how Stewart was forced to re-examine and affirm his motivation and commitment to the sport, before charging back in 1971 to win his second of three world championships.