Derek Bell: My Racing Life
By Derek Bell and Alan Henry
In this expanded reprint of a previous offering with the same title published in 1988, the five-time Le Mans winner and one of motorsport’s most prolific authors combine to refresh their prior collaboration with several decades worth of new material, which seems to be woven seamlessly into the original text to extend, and enhance, the story.
As before, Bell tells the tale of his life as a professional racing driver—as well as the aspirational years before that became an accurate description—with insight and humor, as well as a certain reflection on what it was he was doing and how he got on, and away, with it. He chronicles the successes brought by his progression through the ranks, taking readers inside the teams he drove for and reviewing the challenges they faced and which were usually overcome. His insights into his various driving partners and others with whom he came in contact with mean that although this is a book about Derek Bell, it is also about motor racing in general as seen from his perspective.
Working with the words, of course, are many illuminating photos from all aspects of Derek’s career, a selection notable for focusing on the people who surrounded him as much as the racing cars he drove, all of which help to define who this fellow Derek Bell really is.
Available for US$59.95 / £35.00 at enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Quayside Publishing Group at www.qbookshop.com
