Tales from the toolbox eBook Michael Oliver Jackie Stewart
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“Tales from the Toolbox” is a unique collection of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics who have worked at the top level of the sport during the past 50 years.
On the front line of the sport, mixing with drivers and team bosses, they saw a side of it that nobody else got to see and rarely gets to hear about – and this book tells their story.
Chapters are themed around a particular aspect of a mechanic's life, ranging from what they consider the highs and lows of their career, to their opinions of drivers and team bosses, the all-nighters, letting off steam, the ‘Mechanic's Gallon,' nightmare journeys and customs capers. It also reveals a tale of camaraderie between teams and individual mechanics which is hard to imagine in today's highly competitive Formula One environment.
The stories are supplemented by photographs from the archives and photo albums of the mechanics themselves, many of which are previously unseen.
ISBN - 9781845845582
Tales from the toolbox eBook Michael Oliver Jackie Stewart
This is a compilation of "war stories" from mechanics who worked in the 50's, 60's, 70's. Really gives a good feel for what it was like, how dangerous it was, how teams were run and how we got to the state of Formula 1 today. I read this after reading Steve Marchett's book "The Mechanics's Tale" which deals with much more current times. Between the two, I think I have a good sense of the history from behind the pit wall.The Kindle version does not do justice to the photos, they are just too small and lose something in translation. I'd like to see the paper version sometime to compare.
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Tales from the toolbox eBook Michael Oliver Jackie Stewart Reviews
This is a mix of many short recollections of F1 Mechanics during the 60's, 70's and early 80's. Some were very bad and repetitive. I would rate those a "1". Others were brilliant, I would rate those a "5". Average them together and you get "3". Overall, it was a decent read. I noticed a few typos in the edition but overall it was fine.
Tales from the Toolbox captures snapshot in time (the GP era of the late 1950's through the 1980's) as told by the men who lived it. it's a breezy and casual conversation full of excellent detail...some of which is repeated a couple of times. I think this is a function of the way these stories were captured - sometimes you get to hear about the same event as told by multiple attendees. Just like a party, which is what this book feels like.
I only wish that these guys (and gals) would, a) get together on a regular basis (maybe they do and I just don't know), and b) share their stories as part of an on-going series.
The racing doesn't stop, nor should the tales.
As a formula one fan and an avid reader of motorhistorybooks I must admit that this book is a must read for every single formula one or motorsport interested person out there. The insight into how this sport has grown from its early days in the 1950's to the present wiewed from the mechanics who built, maintained, and transported the racecars from Sweden in the north to Italy in the south and the US and Mexico in the west and what this realy demanded of the mechanics is absolutly amazing. Sprinkle this with absolut gems of insight into the driving abilities of Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham and many more together with the raw discription of what it was really like to work for Team Lotus under Colin Chapman, this is a book to be deeply grateful for to have been written. Buy it, it is truly, a must read!
This book captures the spirit of what Formula 1 was like before it went big time. It's the same as reading a book of NASCAR stories from the same period. Just some mechanics bombing around Europe with a truck full of race cars, trying to get there on time and get things running. And the stories from America are equally good.
While I did enjoy this book, I have 2 criticisms. 1. Never say in the introduction that the best stories could not be told in the book. Knowing that, every time I read a story told by a mechanic, I wondered what was being left out. 2. I had a lot of context in reading it, having been a GP fan since the '60's and having actually seen many of these mechanics up close while they were working. But without the context I had, many of the stories they told would have seemed fairly watered down. Overall, I got the feeling that the mechanics were holding back much more than they actually told. Still, I was able to gain some insight into what was going on in the lives of the fellows I watched in the garages as a boy.
If you have ever wondered what happens behind closed doors in the world of professional open wheel racing, this is the book for you. Wonderful inside stories of the Formula One world from the beginnings of the championship through today. The manufacturers, the mechanics, the drivers and the great stars of the series are captured without their coats of armor in this treasure of a book. Not so sure of themselves, not so calm and collected, not so precise. And a whole lot more fun than what you might see on the screen during a race. This is how it was done to begin with and I am sure there are more stories to tell of the megamoney world we now see as F1 racing. A fun read that doesn't take itself too seriously.
What a wonderful read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of 50s, 60s and 70s Formula 1 racing. It fills in the gaps as to what was happening behind the scenes between the team, drivers and mechanics. Many insightful anecdotes about life in the traveling circus that was F1 in bygone days. If you love reading about Tyrrell, Lotus, BRM, Ferrari, BRP, Clark, Stewart, Hill, Moss, Fangio, etc. etc., then you will love this book. It is a quick read, leaving you wanting more. I thoroughly enjoyed every page. Many photos and individual experiences from behind the scenes. One of those books that I look for, but too seldom come across. Thank you, Michael Oliver for a job well done!
This is a compilation of "war stories" from mechanics who worked in the 50's, 60's, 70's. Really gives a good feel for what it was like, how dangerous it was, how teams were run and how we got to the state of Formula 1 today. I read this after reading Steve Marchett's book "The Mechanics's Tale" which deals with much more current times. Between the two, I think I have a good sense of the history from behind the pit wall.
The version does not do justice to the photos, they are just too small and lose something in translation. I'd like to see the paper version sometime to compare.
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