Rainer W. Schlegelmilch. Porsche Racing Moments
This book is a must-have for true Porsche enthusiasts, but it’s about more than just cars. From the shots of well-rehearsed teams to the racing drivers deep in conversation, from the oil-smeared hands of the mechanics working on the engine to the cracked asphalt – Rainer W. Schlegelmilch takes you into the real world of motorsport over 356 pages: behind the glamor and into the dusty, petrol and oil-scented universe of racing.
Life in the fast lane – 25 years of Porsche racing cars
Here comes Rainer W. Schlegelmilch’s thrilling series of pictures!
Rainer W. Schlegelmilch was at the racetrack for the first time in 1962 – the 1,000 km on the Nürburgring. This sparked a lifelong passion for Porsche and racing that still burns today.
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This captivating book begins in 1963 and invites you into another time and another world with breathtaking photographs. It is a personal photographic journey through the history of Porsche endurance racing, from Le Mans to the Targa Florio and Spa-Francorchamps to Monza. Schlegelmilch tells fascinating stories of the race tracks in his visual language and short texts.
In this book, the cars are the heroes – page after page, he documents his deep admiration for the vehicles and their legendary design. From the purpose-built prototypes from the 1960s – the 550, 718, RS and RSK models – to the powerful 907 and 908 and the most iconic Porsche racing cars of all time, the 917, the 962 and of course the timeless Porsche 911. Schlegelmilch has photographed them all. And he captured them with his unique zoom technique.
His photographs are hypnotic. No wonder his colleagues called him the Zoom Master. Whether in black and white or in color, you can feel the pull of the cars speeding by. This book is for true Porsche enthusiasts, but it’s about more than just cars. From the shots of well-rehearsed teams to the racing drivers engrossed in conversation, from the oil-smeared hands of the mechanics working on the engine to the cracked asphalt – Schlegelmilch takes you into the real world of motorsport: behind the glamor and into the dusty, petrol and oil-scented universe of racing.
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