Today makes the 80th birthday of quick vic elford, one of the most notable racers of the 1960s and 70s. His autobiography offers a personal perspective on the initiative and skills required to build a career in racing and in the 1960s and 70s. Porsche highperformance driving handbook book by vic. On balance with vic elford in the around the world porsche. Who better to describe the unique qualities of the porsche 911 and how to drive it than vic elford, a man whose success in both racing and rallying is unheardof in the highly specialised world of motorsport. Sports car market circ 31,500 said elfords book is different because so much of the book is made of stories from his past, which are used to illustrate concepts.
He is arguably the most versatile all around driver of all time and hes raced and won pretty much every motoring event in europe and the u. As the tired crews and battered cars rolled into monaco at the end of the 1968 monte carlo rally, vic elfords porsche 911 was heralded the clear winner. Review of the porsche high performance driving handbook, 2nd edition. Legendary porsche racing driver vic elford authored a book that will help the reader become a better driver. Porsche highperformance driving handbook by vic elford. Targa florio, nurburgring, daytona, sebring, and laguna seca and le mans where he was the first driver to lap at over 150mph in the porsche longtail 917 in 1970. Welcome to the official website of the legendary motor racing driver vic elford. The 1970 24 hours of le mans was the 38th grand prix of endurance and took place on and 14 june 1970. Jun 15, 2008 vic elford, one of the legends of auto racing and a founder of the porsche driving school, has written an extremely useful book for any of us seeking to be better drivers.
Vic elford and his codriver david stone took the overall victory at montecarlo rally, driving the porsche 911 t. Gulf 917 is the result of three decades and more spent researching and gathering information on the porsche 917, the golden age of sports car racing and the work of jw automotive engineering. Nicely balanced between technical concepts and reallife examples, it stays. The banner on the side fits the aurora dual pit stop. In 1970, he partnered with vic elford to win the km nurburgring in a porsche 908. Gives you the special skills required to master your rearengined porsche. This book, by the worlds foremost expert, takes that new technology into account as it gives readers the latest information on how to drive a porsche to its limit. Aug 18, 20 vic elford, 1967 european rally champion and former f1 driver discusses the importance of balance while driving the around the world 911 on the pch at the 20 pebble beach concours delegance. Vic also ran a driving school and has brought out his third book on driving, combined with his role as performance driving instructor, which he has now retired from. Works porsche 956 the definitive history porsche book porter. Vic elford explains balance in the around the world. Originally, it hadnt been planned by porsche to use the 911 as a flagship model for motorsports.
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Vics book is an excellent starting point for any porsche driver of any model. In 1967 elford was european rally champion in a works porsche 911. Of course, these three are not the only drivers in the history of motor racing to have switched between rallies and races. Vic elford is the author of porsche highperformance driving handbook 3. Pdf porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford for. Its a bunch of racing stories with the occasional poorly explained driving technique tidbit thrown in. Library if you try to bully a 911, it will bite you. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books.
Apr 18, 2014 vic elford on driving the 917 in 1970 and today. With its impressive camera work and deep insights into the racing routines of stars like mario andretti, vic elford, helmut marko, brian redman, and jacky ickx, the movie is considered one of the classics of its genre. Smoothness, balance, transitions, and anticipation. Vic elford is the epitome of the classic racing driver. Porsche highperformance driving handbook book by vic elford. Porsche driving the old book by vic elford is a great guide to handing a porsche on a track not expensive. He is known for his work on le mans 1971, the speed merchants 1972 and formula 1 1950. Beginning with how to properly position the seat and controls, he goes on to explain how to accomplish balance, smoothness, acceleration and gear changing, braking, heeland. Reflections on a golden era in motorsports is limited to 300 individually numbered copies autographed by author and driver vic elford.
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Its been more than a decade since the first porsche high performance driving handbook set the standard for getting the most out of a porsche. Listen to vic by clicking on the red arrow above or visit itunes or stitcher. Jun 15, 2008 illustrated throughout by fascinating period photographt of the man in cation, this book is a must for anyone wanting to understand how to drive effectivly, smoothly, and quickly in his or her porsche road car gt porsche july 2008br. Porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford on. Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary driver vic elford is arguably the most versatile all round driver of all time. The 908 took on many different forms, long tail lh, short tail kh, 90802 spyder, flounder and 90803 and turbo, and it was successful in all of these body forms.
Vic elford the publishers edition david bull publishing. I believe he has an updated edition from the one shown. Free download porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford for ipad. Victor henry elford born 10 june 1935, in london is a former sportscar racing, rallying and. Porsche highperformance driving handbook elford, vic. Nicknamed quick vic by his peers, legendary driver vic elford is. The 911r is the original father of all motorsport offshoots of the 911ers. Porsche high performance driving handbookisbn 0879388498 1994 vic elford. I purchased the original edition with the red porsche on the cover. Porsche not even having the concept of going rallying with the 911 before elford proposed the idea. Illustrated throughout by fascinating period photographt of the man in cation, this book is a must for anyone wanting to understand how to drive effectivly, smoothly, and quickly in his or her porsche road car gt porsche july 2008br.
It was the eighth round of the 1970 world sportscar championship season once again porsche had had a dominant year in the championship and arrived as strong favourites to get their first outright victory. Once upon a time, the can am and trans am race series changed their rules because vic elford and his porsches were winning too often. The porsche high performance driving handbook vic elford. The porsche 917 is unquestionably one of the alltime great racing cars. Packed with photos, diagrams, and personal advice and recommendations, this driving guide gives you the special skills required to master your rearengined porsche. The 911r is the father of all motorsport derivatives of porsches 911 model. Now lives in florida, involved with porsche, mainly as a consultant. Vic elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and is a racing icon in porsche s history. My favorite comment about 917s is by brian redman out of zwarts book porsche, 91717. Vic elford, 1967 european rally champion and former f1 driver discusses the importance of balance while driving the around the world 911 on the pch at the 20 pebble beach concours delegance. From well before the age of specialization, this man did it all. Dec 27, 2016 click to download porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford mp3.
Vic elford on how to seduce a classic 911 22 august 20. Porsche highperformance driving handbook has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He was the first to win the monte carlo rally in a porsche, then, a week later, won the 24hour sports car race at daytona. Vic elford on driving the 917 in 1970 and today terry shea on apr 18th, 2014 at 4. Who better to describe the unique qualities of the porsche 911 and how to drive it than vic elford. He codrove the polesetting porsche 917 long tail at the 1969 24 hours of le mans and the 1970 24 hours of le mans, but neither car finished. It would be great for the marque if all porsche drivers who cannot attend porsche driving school studied this book. He raced 5 years for porsche and his lap records included. Porsche books for the truly obsessed page 1 porsche. My impression is that the author wants to take the reader from just steering to greater understanding, and making driving more enjoyable experience. He has moderated presentations by brian redman, john horsman and vic elford for the porsche club. In january of 1991, author and porsche racing legend vic elford found himself test driving the new 911 turbo for his stuttgart friends. Introduced in 1968, the porsche 908 was one of the longest running prototypes in the companys history, as it was still doing duty twenty years later in 1988. Immortal endurance racers 19821994 by karl ludvigsen.
Elford explains techniques that have never been explained before in any other driving book. A fully revised edition of vic elford s porsche highperformance driving handbook is now. Think of this book as some notes for beginners straight from the porsche owners driving school. Pdf porsche highperformance driving handbook vic elford full book.
Elford was one of the most versatile drivers of his generation with a string of rally, touring car, sports. Reflections on a golden era in motorsports by vic elford. Porsche high performance driving handbook, second edition. Porsche high performance driving hand book by vic elford. Martini porsche 917042 le mans record breaker porsche. Engineering content is near zero freres book has 50 times more. Free download porsche highperformance driving handbook. Vic elford on the balance of the 911 in the early days people said you couldnt drive a 911 quickly because theres all. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vic elford books online. Porsche highperformance driving handbook 2nd edition by elford, vic 2008 paperback elford on. After all, tazio nuvolari, juan manuel fangio, jo siffert, and vic elfordnearly all of the racing greats of the twentieth centuryhave stood at this curve, smoking.
Vic elford has long established his bona fides as a talented driver in virtually every type of race he. Vic elford, one of the legends of auto racing and a founder of the porsche driving school, has written an extremely useful book for any of us seeking to be better drivers. The book is illustrated with illustrations and pictures of that process. Vic elford was born on june 10, 1935 in peckham, london, england. Reflections on a golden era in motorsports isbn 1893618528 2005 references. In the past as well, drivers with a pedigree in both racing and rallying were few and far between. Most wished porsche highperformance driving handbook.
Reflections on a golden age in motorsports vic elford on. They won ahead of pauli toivonen in another porsche and three mini coopers of rauno aaltonen, tony fall and paddy hopkirk. He drove for steve mcqueen in the movie le mans and vics authored books. Tony adamowicz, richard attwood, derek bell, vic elford, george follmer, hurley haywood, david hobbs, willi kauhsen, gerard larrousse, gijs van lennep, rudi lins, jackie. Elford has authored a number of books on the subject of motorsport. Vic elford discusses his start with porsche rally racing and the tremendous year he had with them in 1967. Full ebook porsche highperformance driving handbook complete.
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