This recently released New Zealand motorsport
book should appeal to most motor-racing enthusiasts. Six years in the
making, ‘Mazda
Rotary Down Under’ was published in 2002 and distributed nationwide
via the Mazda Dealer Network, or directly through the author/publisher.
Over 390 colourful pages recount the rotary engine’s 30 years of
success in virtually all motorsport disciplines, including circuit racing,
hillclimbing, rallying, rallycross, speedway and drag racing. The
book is now available for immediate delivery.
Much of the book is devoted to a series of varying length
biographies of those New Zealand drivers who made or enhanced their
reputations with
the whirring, vibrationless wonder between 1971 and 2001. The list of
characters includes many of New Zealand’s most respected motorsport
names. The backbone of the book is a comprehensive chapter on the New
Zealand exploits of Rod Millen, whose remarkable achievements with the
Mazda Dealer Team RX-3 mark him as arguably this country’s greatest
and most consistent rally driver.
Printed by Wilson and Horton with a foreword by Rod Millen,
this book should retail at around $80. However by self-publishing, Chris
has kept the price down to just $59.95 plus $5.00 postage and packaging.
And with just 1000 copies printed it looks set to become an instant collector’s
item. Nearly 700 copies have already sold, both within New Zealand and
around the world, so be in quick!
Available in soft cover binding (hardboard cover and hardboard boxed editions available strictly limited quantities at additional cost)
A wonderful
addition to any car enthusiast’s bookshelf, ‘Mazda
Rotary Down Under’ makes the ideal Christmas or birthday
gift.
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