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Old 25 Dec 2019, 15:42 (Ref:3948537)   #2551
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Can you keep us updated on this book, please?
I searched for Andrew Cotton and his previous works, but couldn't find any besides a few Haynes workshop manuals and Porsche Motorsport yearbooks.
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Old 25 Dec 2019, 17:09 (Ref:3948542)   #2552
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The Le Mans 24 hours race by MIchael Cotton
Published 1989 by Patrick Stephens Ltd

Michael Cotton is a former Endurance Racing journalist from Motor Sport magazine and I believe was also sometime editor of Motoring News
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Old 26 Dec 2019, 06:12 (Ref:3948576)   #2553
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The Le Mans 24 hours race by MIchael Cotton
Published 1989 by Patrick Stephens Ltd

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I have a copy of that book
Andrew Cotton, not so much.
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Old 26 Dec 2019, 09:39 (Ref:3948586)   #2554
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I have a copy of that book
Andrew Cotton, not so much.
Andrew is Michael's son.............Michael is enjoying a well deserved retirement.

Andrew is the editor of RaceCar Engineering and contributes to many other magazines around the world. He is recognised as one of the premier writers on the endurance sportscar scene.

He was commissioned by Stéphane Ratel to write this celebration of a quarter of a century of GT Racing

https://www.chaters.co.uk/prod/20248...s-of-gt-racing

I understand that there are several other books in the pipeline.

The Bentley book will be published in the Spring.

I will keep you appraised of the progress.
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Old 26 Dec 2019, 11:37 (Ref:3948601)   #2555
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A slipcased Bentley approved book sounds like remortgage time to me........
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Old 26 Dec 2019, 14:53 (Ref:3948612)   #2556
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A slipcased Bentley approved book sounds like remortgage time to me........
I am confidant that it will be more affordable than some of the excellent volumes that have appeared this year.

I will keep this thread updated.
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Old 28 Dec 2019, 18:48 (Ref:3948818)   #2557
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Anyone else get anything Le Mans related for Christmas? I got socks, a set of 4 pairs in the colours of the factory Ford GT40s from 1966 from my son. Proves he was well brought up ☺☺ Sean
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Old 30 Dec 2019, 16:39 (Ref:3949077)   #2558
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Old 30 Dec 2019, 16:39 (Ref:3949078)   #2559
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I also have the complete set of Shell's salt water racers.....
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Old 31 Dec 2019, 10:00 (Ref:3949178)   #2560
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I also have the complete set of Shell's salt water racers.....
Those are really cool! I hope that we will see that campaign in Denmark as well
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Old 31 Dec 2019, 10:40 (Ref:3949185)   #2561
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Yep, four cars, loads of salt water batteries, two 'ordinary' batteries and two sets of track.....
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Old 31 Dec 2019, 10:47 (Ref:3949188)   #2562
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Yep, four cars, loads of salt water batteries, two 'ordinary' batteries and two sets of track.....
Sweet! The salt water batteries are cool, but are they truly only one-time-use?
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Old 31 Dec 2019, 10:51 (Ref:3949190)   #2563
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NO. You use them over and over again. Have to clean the contacts afterwards. They're a lot less powerful than the ordinary batteries, but that may be because I haven't got the salt/water ratio right yet!
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NO. You use them over and over again. Have to clean the contacts afterwards. They're a lot less powerful than the ordinary batteries, but that may be because I haven't got the salt/water ratio right yet!
Awesome! Just saw a video claiming that they are single use, so great to hear it is not the case.
Really hope to see them in Denmark then!
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Wouldn't be a lot of point to them being single use. If you only bought one car you could only run it once! Actually twice, as you get two batteries with each car. But only running it once wouldn't be much of a 'green' achievement would it? (You also get a filling tube where the standard amounts of water and salt are enough to fill the cars about 50 times.....).
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I received some sad news last evening. A very good old friend died late on Tuesday night. Noone here (other than Bentley03, AllonFS or tonypowe knew him) but some will have heard me talk of my trips to Le Mans in years past with 'The Tourists'. Ian was the 'Chief Tourist' and I had known him for the best part of 40 years, originally in a professional capacity. He went down with cancer 4-5 years ago and sadly lost the battle on Tuesday. The only saving grace was that he died at home with his family. With everything else that's going on, I guess there will be no possibility of attending his funeral either....
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I received some sad news last evening. A very good old friend died late on Tuesday night. Noone here (other than Bentley03, AllonFS or tonypowe knew him) but some will have heard me talk of my trips to Le Mans in years past with 'The Tourists'. Ian was the 'Chief Tourist' and I had known him for the best part of 40 years, originally in a professional capacity. He went down with cancer 4-5 years ago and sadly lost the battle on Tuesday. The only saving grace was that he died at home with his family. With everything else that's going on, I guess there will be no possibility of attending his funeral either....
Sorry to hear Ayse. I know in Denmark an extra funeral will be offered once the situation is over, so more people are able to attend. I hope the same will be offered for you and all who knew him.
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What a lovely idea. Fingers crossed then....
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I received some sad news last evening. A very good old friend died late on Tuesday night. Noone here (other than Bentley03, AllonFS or tonypowe knew him) but some will have heard me talk of my trips to Le Mans in years past with 'The Tourists'. Ian was the 'Chief Tourist' and I had known him for the best part of 40 years, originally in a professional capacity. He went down with cancer 4-5 years ago and sadly lost the battle on Tuesday. The only saving grace was that he died at home with his family. With everything else that's going on, I guess there will be no possibility of attending his funeral either....
I know the feeling. My brother-in-law is currently under the care of hospice, at the bitter end of his battle with cancer. I feel terrible that I cannot be there with my sister and my nephew, but they are all the way on the opposite coast, and they are sheltered in place. Besides the fact it wouldn't be a good idea to get a group of people together right now.

I do recall reading about the Tourists in your blog posts, and your friend Ian. I'm sorry for your loss.
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Sorry to hear that news Andrew, suspect over the last 35 years i may have walked past him at le mans. please pass on the regards of all le mans regulars for a fellow fan of the great race.
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