TOK258 Morgan Winner at Le Mans 50th Anniversary Edition , livre ebook

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2012

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Ronnie Price

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Date de parution

12 juillet 2012

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781780922218

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

1 Mo

In 1962 a small Morgan sports car TOK258 created history by defeating factory teams run by leading international manufacturers in the famous 24 hour race at the Le Mans circuit. The car crossed the finishing line on Sunday 24th June having completed 2256 miles in the twenty four hours from the start time on Saturday afternoon to win the 2 litre GT class. Although privately owned, the car was entered and supported by the Morgan Motor Company and driven by Chris Lawrence and Richard Shepherd-Barron. This new colour 50th anniversary edition of the original book by Ronnie Price, now with racing driver Richard Shepherd-Barron as co-author, covers the concept, preparation, and official testing at the circuit. It gives a blow-by-blow account of the race, with anecdotes, memorabilia, material and photographs only recently made available.

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Publié par

Andrews UK

Date de parution

12 juillet 2012

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781780922218

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

1 Mo

Motorsport Motorcycle racing

Contents

Front Matter ..................................................... 3 Tîtle Page ..................................................... 3 Publîser Informatîon ................................... 4 Dedîcated..................................................... 5 Introductîon And Credîts .............................. 6

TOK258 Morgan Wînner At Le Mans.............. 9 Part One ...................................................... 9 Foreword................................................ 10 TOK 258 - Morgan Vîctory At Le Mans .. 11 Gettîng he Oicîal Entry....................... 13 he Drîvers ............................................ 16 he Car ................................................. 22 he Test Weekend .................................... 27 Le Mans................................................. 30 he Race ................................................ 32 Celebratîng............................................. 38 Part Two .................................................... 40 Foreword By Carles Morgan .................. 41 Vîew From he Drîver’s Seat ................... 42 Dramatîs Personae In 1961 And 1962 .... 50 Appendîces ................................................. 51 Crîstoper Lawrence Bîograpy.............. 53 TOK’s Hîstorîc Vîctory............................ 56 Images And Detaîls From 1962 ................... 57 TOK 258 Today ..................................... 72 he Autors................................................ 76 Ronnîe Prîce........................................... 76 Rîcard Seperd-Barron........................ 77 Also Avaîlable............................................. 78

TOK258 MORGAN WïNNER AT LE MANS

t 50 Annîversary Edîtîon

By Ronnîe Prîce & Rîcard Seperd-Barron

Publîser ïnformatîon

Fîrst pubîsed în 2005 Dîgîta edîtîon converted and Dîstrîbuted în 20012 by Andrews UK Lîmîted www.andrewsuk.com

he rîgt o Ronnîe Prîce to be îdentîIed as te autor o tîs work as been asserted by îm în accordance wît Copyrîgt, Desîgns and Patents Act 1998.

A rîgts reserved. No reproductîon, copy or transmîssîon o tîs pubîcatîon may be made wîtout wrîtten permîssîon. No paragrap o tîs pubîcatîon may be reproduced, copîed or transmîtted save wît te wrîtten permîssîon or în accordance wît te provîsîons o te Copyrîgt Act 1956 (as amended). Any person wo does any unautorîsed act în reatîon to tîs pubîcatîon may be îabe to crîmîna prosecutîon and cîvî caîms or damage.

Atoug te autor and pubîser ave trîed to make te înormatîon as accurate as possîbe, tey accept no responsîbîîty or any oss, înjury or înconvenîence sustaîned by any person usîng tîs book.

Pubîsed în te UK by MX Pubîsîng 335 Prîncess Park Manor, Roya Drîve, London, N11 3GX www.mxpubîsîng.co.uk

Cover desîgn by Martîn Cîes

Dedîcated to te memory of Crîs Lawrence wo really belîeved TOK could wîn

Crîs Lawrence at Le Mans în 2002 wît TOK 258 and te Morgan Aero 8 GTN wîc competed în te 24r race. Crîs dîd a ap of onour în TOK.

(Pîcture courtesy of Mavern Lînk)

ïntroductîon And Credîts

Wen ï Irst conceîved te îdea o a second edîtîon ît was to ceebrate t te 50 annîversary o te epîc Morgan wîn at Le Mans în 1962 - a goden ceebratîon. But now ï soud aso îke to dedîcate ît to te memory o Crîs Lawrence te drîvîng orce beînd tat vîctory and so many oter acîevements în and outsîde motorsport. hîs second edîtîon îs very dîferent, one o te maîn reasons beîng te învovement o Rîcard Seperd-Barron as co-autor. As te co-drîver at tat 1962 race e was îteray în te drîvîng seat and brougt TOK over te Inîs îne. So ît îs a great onour to ave îm so cosey învoved în te Goden Annîversary edîtîon. We ave spît te book înto two parts. Part one îs vîrtuay te orîgîna; and part two based on Rîcard's own story. An exceent DVD ‘BEHïND THE PïTS - persona memorîes’ îs based on te orîgîna cîne-camera Imîng done by îs wîe Penny, wît commentary by Rîcard, and covers îs racîng în te perîod încudîng specîa ocus on te Le Mans race and practîce. here are new potos and materîa în tîs ceebratory edîtîon rom Roger Tatton, he Morgan Sports Car Cub arcîvîst, and Macîe Ka eadîng coector o TOK 258 îstory and memorabîîa. ïnevîtaby tere îs varîance between te dîferent accounts: or exampe wo attended te May practîce; and dîd TOK drîve to Le Mans or go by traîer. But we decîded tat rater tan tryîng to 'omogenîze' te storîes tese ‘nuggets’ add spîce and mystery to wat îs now vîrtuay an îstorîc motorsport egend! he Irst credît must go to te Morgan Motor company or contînuîng to deveop and buîd suc spendîd cars; and to te ongoîng Morgan success în motorsport înternatîonay, cassîc vîntage events and în te eart o motorsport, te undreds o cub events wîc are reguary ed by entusîasts round te word. Wen workîng on te Irst edîtîon ï was îndebted to Crîstoper Lawrence and îs deîgtu wîe Carrîe, wo made me so wecome at teîr Hereord ome. Muc o te detaî în te orîgîna book

and muc o te background comes rom a ew ascînatîng ours t takîng wît Crîs. Sady Crîs dîed on August 13 2011. ït îs nîce to reca tat Morgan entusîasts gatered to pay trîbute to îm at Goodwood în June 2005. On tat occasîon ï ad te peasure o meetîng Rîcard Seperd-Barron or te Irst tîme and e subsequenty sent me îs remînîscence o te great race addîng vauabe însîgt to te story. he Lawrence trîbute at Goodwood was orcestrated by Dutc Morgan îstorîan Macîe Ka wo provîded învauabe reports and data or te Irst edîtîon and now addîtîona materîa or te new edîtîon rom îs unîque coectîon. Rîck Bourne wo owned and cared or TOK at te tîme o te Irst edîtîon generousy gave access to îs coectîon o potograps. Orîgîna potograps ave been suppîed by Ted Waker o Ferret Potograpîcs. he deputy edîtor o “Motor Sport”, Gordon Cruîcksank, kîndy took tîme to researc teîr arcîves and turned up “Jenks” somewat typîcay aconîc comments. ï aso got împortant background rom two very readabe îstorîes o te Morgan marque - one by Brîan Laban and te oter by Gregory Houston Bowden. Skîmmîng varîous reports în te Morgan Sports Car Cub magazîne “Mîsceany”, especîay în reatîon to te 2002 and 2004 Le Mans Cassîc events, was îgy înstructîve. ï’m aways împressed by te quaîty and metronomîc reîabîîty o tat pubîcatîon. he September 2002 edîtîon o “Maven Lînk” - te Morgan Company newsetter at tat tîme - was aso a very good source o înormatîon. ïn act ît was probaby te report în tat îssue on te Le Mans 2002 Cassîc - and te întervîew wît Crîs Lawrence -wîc Irst provoked te tougt tat tere soud be a specîIc book dedîcated to TOK’s 1962 vîctory. he Morgan Sports Car Cub does suc an exceent job în brîngîng togeter te many Morgan entusîasts around te word troug “Mîsceany” and actîvîtîes: te backbone o Morgan ownersîp. heîr arcîves ave provîded a spendîd coectîon o new potos.

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