Post by Lee on Jan 5, 2018 10:43:49 GMT
BRM – A Mechanic’s Tale - Richard Salmon
Written in the style of recounted tales and memoirs that could have been told in the pub over a pint or three, it recalls the 17 years the author was a member of the team, going through both low and high points, travelling around the world the less glamorous way, the many late nights of finding fixes for race day, how the loss of a driver was dealt with in a very much matter of fact way, it is all here. As is the humiliation that BRM suffered from the years of failure, through to the achievement of the 1962 Drivers and Constructors’ Championships, and the team’s gradual decline in fortune over the next decade.
Written in the style of recounted tales and memoirs that could have been told in the pub over a pint or three, it recalls the 17 years the author was a member of the team, going through both low and high points, travelling around the world the less glamorous way, the many late nights of finding fixes for race day, how the loss of a driver was dealt with in a very much matter of fact way, it is all here. As is the humiliation that BRM suffered from the years of failure, through to the achievement of the 1962 Drivers and Constructors’ Championships, and the team’s gradual decline in fortune over the next decade.
