Rally books. What have you got?

[Hartusvuori]

Life sometimes throws in little surpises. Last week I was finally making an order for Jyväskylän Suurajojen jäljillä 1970-1974, a detailed history book of 1000 Lakes published in December 2010. (I believe it's one of its kind, the author have made a great work, driving all the old stages, meeting people living on those roads, talking to drivers of course, etc.) While googleing for the best price I ended up on a second-hand book store site that had Willy Weyens' Rallywereld '85 for €4. Okey, I didn't know the book - nor the language it's written in - but for that price sure I ordered it for the pictures alone. It arrived today, bit worn down sleeve but otherwise in okey condition. Now we come to the life's little surpises part. It appeared that the book had been a christmas present, because on the inner cover there was a text: "Hyvää joulua Heikille 1985! Merry Christmas 1985 to Heikki!" and a signature of no one else but Timo Salonen, World Rally Champion of 1985, the year the book was written in! The bookstore I ordered the book from is located in Hämeenlinna, Salonen's home city, so it makes sense. I don't know who is the man who this book had belonged to though. Still - a little surprise most welcomed.

[Miika]

My flat is so small I have room only for one book at a time - at the moment it is this one:



I´m a slow reader so I think my next book purchase will be somewhere around the year 2050.

[makinen_fan]

My flat is so small I have room only for one book at a time - at the moment it is this one:



I´m a slow reader so I think my next book purchase will be somewhere around the year 2050.

WOW!! i wanted to buy that... but the cost is so much. can you give me your view on it? does it really worth it for 1000eur? i know that it has all these insider stories and analysis but still the cost is high...

[Miika]

I´ll have to give the book more time before giving the final verdict, the cost is high but then again I doubt there is any other rally book that compares to this. Searching and buying all the original books and mags of the Group B wouldn´t be cheap either, and in the end it still wouldn´t be the same thing as this. So instead of searching all the books out there, I´ll propably settle for one good one.

[makinen_fan]

I´ll have to give the book more time before giving the final verdict, the cost is high but then again I doubt there is any other rally book that compares to this. Searching and buying all the original books and mags of the Group B wouldn´t be cheap either, and in the end it still wouldn´t be the same thing as this. So instead of searching all the books out there, I´ll propably settle for one good one.

Miika when you order the book do you remember the procedure? I tried to make the online order, but at one point it says they will send me an email. they have sent one but it is blank... and they did not ask for payment details... do they contact you by phone/letter to pay for it?

[Miika]

Miika when you order the book do you remember the procedure? I tried to make the online order, but at one point it says they will send me an email. they have sent one but it is blank... and they did not ask for payment details... do they contact you by phone/letter to pay for it?

The first confirmation e-mail was a blank one, but since you got the confirmation e-mail they should contact you with another e-mail with the payment details and so on within a few days, no phone or such should be needed.

[Barreis]

Miika, your chanell is great.

[McTaff]

If anyone wants a great Christmas present we have about 300 copies of the Welsh Rally book remaining. We could do with having a bit of room in our dining rooms this Christmas!

Mark Griffin Rally Photography

[AndyRAC]

According to Motorsport News, Pirelli have pulled their sponsorship of Martin Holmes' excellent World Rallying Annual........it will likely be published after Christmas....

First Rallycourse going, and now this news....

[dimviii]

pitty as it was my favourite Christmas present.