{"product_id":"prodrive-40-years-of-success","title":"Prodrive – 40 Years of Success","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrates\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProdrive\u003c\/strong\u003e’s remarkable success year-by-year over four decades of adrenalin-fuelled motorsport action. Input from Prodrive stars including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Richards, Jimmy McRae, Nicky Grist, Jenson Button,\u003cbr\u003eSteve Soper, Frank Sytner, Darren Turner, Sébastien Loeb, Petter Solberg\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages and over 150 images. Printed and bound in Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'...a must-have for any petrolhead'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCAR Magazine, Book of the Month\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It’s a beautifully designed, great-looking tribute to a British success story that’s still going from strength to strength.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOctane Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of Prodrive, founded by former world champion rally navigator David Richards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear-by-year chronology of Prodrive’s key achievements over 40 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual stories of Prodrive’s key motorsport programmes, including: early years in rallying; touring car racing; Formula 1; the Subaru world rally programme; Le Mans challengers and GT racing; rallying in the 21st century; Prodrive Advanced Technology; Prodrive road cars; Brand \u0026amp; sports apparel business; Prodrive Composites; Prodrive Ventures; the future.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with Prodrive personnel and drivers past and present, including David Richards, David Lapworth, Jimmy McRae, Nicky Grist, Jenson Button MBE, Steve Soper, Frank Sytner, Darren Turner, Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProdrive: 40 Years of Success is a celebration of Prodrive’s remarkable achievements over four decades of adrenalin-fuelled motorsport action, featuring input from those who have been a part of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore about this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProdrive was founded by David Richards CBE – the man who navigated Ari Vatanen’s Ford Escort to the World Rally Championship title in 1981. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024, Prodrive carved its reputation in motorsport, originally with a programme to run a Porsche 959 Group B rally car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotorsport runs through the company’s DNA. Prodrive ran Subaru’s FIA World Rally Championship programme, with the iconic blue and yellow Imprezas, from 1993 to 2005, taking three consecutive WRC Manufacturers’ titles and three Drivers’ titles – for Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Petter Solberg. The company went on to run the MINI WRC rally programme and has today become a force in FIA World Rally Raid Championship events, including the infamous Dakar Rally, with its own Prodrive Hunter – its latest bio-fuel run, all-terrain vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProdrive has also achieved success with class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the FIA World Endurance Championship, along with British Touring Car Championship titles, and success in Formula 1 with the BAR-Honda F1 team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 40 years of success, Prodrive continues to thrive, using its wide-ranging expertise, originally honed in the unforgiving and competitive arena of motorsport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 240mm x 280mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, printed paper case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e192 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 150 images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice: £39.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-913089-04-7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Porter Press International\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: September 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Ian Wagstaff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author – Ian Wagstaff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIan Wagstaff began his career in the offices of Motor Sport and Motoring News before becoming Press and Promotions Manager at Silverstone Circuit. 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