BOOK OF THE MONTH IN OCTANE!

We are delighted to see brand new Veloce book Harnessing Horsepower – The Pat Moss Carlsson story by Stuart Turner is BOOK OF THE MONTH in Octane! Thanks, as always, to Mark Dixon and Richard Heseltine at Octane for the book reviews.

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Check out this exclusive interview with the author, Stuart Turner and Sir Stirling Moss OBE.

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Harnessing Horsepower – The Pat Moss Carlsson story
By Stuart Turner
Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss & Erik Carlsson

Covers the life of one of the greatest women rally drivers of all time, Pat Moss Carlsson.
Sister to Sir Stirling Moss, Pat had a highly successful career in show-jumping before moving into motorsport, going on to become European Ladies Rally Champion no fewer than five times.

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PRESTON TUCKER & OTHERS BOOK REVIEW

Thanks to Classic Cars magazine for this review of new Veloce book Preston Tucker & Others – Tales of brilliant automotive innovators & innovations by Arvid Linde.

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IMPRINT NEWS: PET GAZETTE ARTICLE

Pet Gazette is the leading trade publication for pet shops, garden centres, vet surgeries, etc. Veloce owners Rod Grainger & Jude Brooks are featured in the latest edition!

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Click here to visit the Hubble & Hattie website!

CONGRATULATIONS CLAIRE (TRANSLATOR)

Veloce Translator Claire Mullen has graduated with a 2:1 BA (Hons) Degree in Modern Languages. Having spent 4 years studying 8 courses, Level 1-3 (Spanish was an extra), Claire is now qualified to work for the French or German embassies. Grad ceremony was on 09/04/11 at the Torquay Riviera Centre. Well done Claire from all the Velocisti!

Claire has completed translation of forthcoming Veloce book East German Motor Vehicles in Pictures – Cars, Vans & Trucks 1945 to 1990 by Christian Suhr, and is currently translating Veloce imprint book Fun and games for cats! (Hubble & Hattie) by Denise Seidl.

"THE ULTIMATE BIBLE FOR CLASSIC FANS"

The Fate of the Sleeping Beauties is reviewed in Auto Express!

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KRIS MEEKE & PADDY HOPKIRK ON BBC NEWS

For the first time in nearly fifty years an official Mini team will once again be competing in the World Rally Championship this year.

The new BMW Prodrive Mini
Kris Meeke, the former 2009 IRC Champion, will be stepping up to WRC status and driving for Mini in 2011. Yesterday, Kris joined fellow Irishman, Paddy Hopkirk, for a BBC national news feature. The original Mini was driven to its famous win in Monte Carlo by Paddy Hopkirk in 1964. It was great to see this car reunited with its former driver and then to see the two drivers testing out out the new 2011 Mini around Prodrive's test track near Coventry. If you missed it, don't worry as you can still see it on the BBC website. Click here to read the full story!

Check out these books about Kris Meeke and the Mini rally car that Paddy Hopkirk drove to victory in Monte Carlo!

Kris Meeke - Intercontinental Rally Challenge Champion
By Simon McBride

Kris Meeke – protégé of rally legend Colin McRae – and Peugeot UK won the Intercontinental Rally Championship in their rookie year. From the disastrous opening round in Monte Carlo, to the ecstasy of winning the San Remo Rally and the championship in the same weekend, this is the chronicle of a driver destined for greatness. More info.

Mini Cooper/Mini Cooper S (Rally Giants Series)
By Graham Robson

This book describes the birth, development, and rallying career of the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper in the 1960s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport. More info.

IDENTIFY THE MAKE & MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE

Competition time! This month we have one copy of Sleeping Beauties USA – Abandoned classic cars & trucks up for grabs.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is identify the make and model of the vehicle pictured below (an image taken from this fantastic book).

Email prize@veloce.co.uk with your answer.
Competition closes midnight Sunday 24th April 2011. A winner will be picked randomly after the closing date.

SUMMER MADNESS – HALF-PRICE BOOKS!

It's officially Summer! To celebrate we've slashed in half the price of 14 great books! Grab them while you can – when they're gone, they're gone! Click here to browse Veloce's Special Offers.

DIRECTOR OF MOTOR SPORT RESEARCH GROUP AT BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY TO WRITE TWO BOOKS FOR VELOCE

Bruce Grant-Braham, Director of the School of Tourism's Motor Sport Research Group, is authoring two books in Veloce's Those Were the Days ... series, about the history of Thruxton motor racing circuit.
Click here to read the full story on the Bournemouth Uni website.

Forthcoming! Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1980s
By Bruce Grant-Braham

One of the fastest motor racing circuits in the UK, Thruxton is a supreme test of high speed skill – especially where the art of slipstreaming is concerned. Consequently, it is both feared and revered. This book makes full use of the author’s unique collection of many previously unpublished colour photos to follow the evolution of UK motorsport at the venue through the 1980s. More info.

Forthcoming! Motor Racing at Thruxton in the 1970s
By Bruce Grant-Braham

This book makes full use of the author’s unique collection of many previously unpublished colour photos to follow the evolution of UK motorsport at Thruxton through the 1970s. During this time the venue featured in the early careers of many Formula One drivers, and amongst others the book records the performances of such luminaries as Ronnie Peterson, Graham Hill, Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, and David Purley. More info.