Name: Hobbo: The autobiography of David Hobbs
Brand: David Hobbs with Andrew Marriott
SKU: 9781910505311/1
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ISBN: 9781910505311

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Englishman David Hobbs – ‘Hobbo’ to his friends and fans – is one of motor racing’s most remarkable all-rounders. In a 31-year driving career he raced in almost every imaginable category: endurance sports racers, touring cars, Formula 1, Formula 5000, Indycars, IMSA, Trans-Am, Can-Am and even NASCAR – he has done the lot. And on top of that he has been a television commentator in America for nearly 40 years, bringing wit and wisdom to the screen, presently as part of NBC’s Formula 1 team. Now, at last, he has put down all his experiences in this highly readable memoir that will be welcomed by racing enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Early racing years: from his mum’s Morris Oxford in 1959 to Jaguars and a Lotus Elite – and coming to the notice of the racing world.

• Sports car speciality: Le Mans in 1963 with the Lola Mk6 GT followed by Lola T70 drives and finally the big break; two Ford GT40 seasons with John Wyer’s mighty Gulf-sponsored team bring a win at Monza in 1968 and third place at Le Mans in 1969 – and then a Porsche 917 Le Mans drive in 1970.

• Single-seaters: coming close to a Formula 1 breakthrough with Honda in 1968, but Formula 5000 in America is where success comes, as 1971 champion.

• Westward bound: the USA becomes his focus, with early highlights including fifth place in the 1974 Indianapolis 500 with a McLaren and leading the Daytona 500 NASCAR classic in 1976.

• Criss-crossing the Atlantic: returning to old haunts to take up opportunities, including racing Jaguar’s famously fragile XJ coupé in 1976 and many more Le Mans outings, topped with another third place in 1984 driving a Porsche 956.

• Another championship title: ever versatile, he becomes Trans-Am Champion in 1983 driving a Chevrolet Camaro and winning four races.

• Sports cars galore: racing all the way to 1990, in all sorts of machinery but majoring on those all-conquering Porsches of the period – 935s, 956s and 962s.

Format: 280x235mm
Hardback
Page extent: 304pp
Illustration: over 300 photographs, including colour

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“A remarkable account of the life of one of the most beloved personalities in the sport.” RACER (USA)

“A rollicking ride… a great read with lots of fantastic pictures.” Speed Sport (USA)

“Highly entertaining with lots of fresh memory-jerking pictures.” retro-speed.co.uk

“To say this book has poignant character throughout would be an understatement!” Victory Lane (USA)

“The illustrations, many of them from Hobbs’s collection, bring life to the myriad anecdotes.” Motor Sport

“Racing driver biographies often fail to get across the personality behind the achievements. This book is the exception.”
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