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Showing posts with label competition. Show all posts

COMPETITION TIME!

3:11 AM
How would you like to win an original print of the Nigel Bennett-designed legendary 1989 Penske Marlboro PC18-Chevrolet Indy Car? Author of Inspired to Design � F1 cars, Indycars & racing tyres, Nigel was one of Britain�s most successful racing car designers of the 80s and 90s.


Kindly donated to Veloce by Nigel, this A1-sized illustration by Tony Matthews is of the PC18, which was driven by the likes of Emerson Fittipaldi and Rick Mears, and was the dominant Indy Car from the 1989 season.
We are giving it away to one lucky winner!


To be in with a chance of winning this rare piece of automotive artwork, simply answer the following question:

Inspired to Design � F1 cars, Indycars & racing tyres by Nigel Bennett is packed with photos, designs & sketches like the image above. How many pictures are there in Nigel Bennett�s autobiography?

To give you a clue, the answer can be found on the book description page here.

Email your answer here. One lucky winner will be selected at random from all the correct entries on
31st March 2017.

In this unique autobiography, Nigel Bennett describes his life and career, from growing up influenced by car design, to his education, and the building of his �750 specials.� He describes his work as Firestone Development Manager, recounting many tales of the outstanding designers and drivers of the period. Detailing his work in Formula 1, as a Team Lotus engineer, and then as Team Ensign designer, he also covers his Indycar designs at Theodore, Lola Cars, and Penske Cars. Life after his retirement, his involvement in boat design and with modern F1 teams, is also covered.

25-YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION WINNER

8:33 AM
Thank you all for your entries to our 25-book giveaway, which we launched in September last year to coincide with the company's 25th anniversary. We had a great response with some superb entries, and as a thank you for all of the kind words and photos, we've decided to award prizes to 5 runners-up, each of whom will receive a �25 Veloce gift voucher.

And the winner is ...
Iain Gordon

Ian Gordon chose La Carrera Panamericana by Johnny Tipler as his favourite Veloce book.
Congratulations, Ian, We hope your prize gives you many months of happy reading!

"Amongst my many books, my favourite book from the Veloce stable is Johnny Tipler's wonderful weighty tome on La Carrera Panamericana. It's a truly wonderful book, packed full of information and excellent photography that brings this famous event alive and is surely the best guide book and inspiration for anyone considering entering or even just following the route of this incredible historic event.

I love how the book brings the event truly to life by covering not only all the competitors and their machines, but also capturing the very essence of the event with atmospheric photography of the area and its people and culture and the minutiae of daily life interspersed with an historic motor race. With the superb colour full-page photographs, I can almost hear the brass salsa bands jumping out of the page!" � Iain Gordon

Runners-up
Jack Shepherdson
Federico Lago
James Foreman
S�bastien Martin
Davide De Giorgi






"Choosing just one title for entry into your competition is extremely hard as I have long been impressed by the high quality, passion and knowledge of your company and the authors
you publish." � James Foreman

"I love your books because they are written so well!" � Federico Lago

"As far as a favorite ... each book fulfills a certain "need," I can't say I like the Bahama Speed Weeks more than the Mexican RR or the T40 more than the T46/50, for example. They're all great in their own way." � Ron Scoma

"I wish to congratulate you all on the amazing milestone of 25 years of publishing some of the greatest automotive books ever written." � Jack Shepherdson

From now on, any reader photo we feature in On the Grid will automatically win a �25 Veloce gift voucher.
Be imaginative, we want to see your pics; if we like it we'll use it here!

Thank you for joining us in celebrating our 25th anniversary.


THE BIGGEST VELOCE BOOK GIVEAWAY EVER!

6:31 AM
To celebrate Veloce's 25th anniversary year in style, we're giving one lucky winner the chance to bag up to 25 Veloce books* of their choice up to a total value of �1000. We'll be announcing the winner at the beginning of 2017, so there's plenty of time to enter.

Entering the competition is easy. Let us know your favourite Veloce book from the past 25 years, or quite simply what you like best about Veloce books. Perhaps supply a photo or video with your favourite Veloce book ... email to prize@veloce.co.uk.

Additionally, you might like to spread the word about Veloce on Facebook or Twitter, and don't forget to use the hashtag: #velocebooks25

Remember to register your entry before 31 December 2016. We'll announce the winner in January 2017.

Spread the word about Veloce's anniversary, and you could be in with a chance of scooping the grand prize!

GOOD LUCK!


*One winner will be contacted via email or social media and given the chance to select up to 25 Veloce books, not exceeding a total RRP value of �1000, with no duplicate books, and excluding leatherbound editions, eBooks and apps. Competition closes 31 December 2016.

DRIVING IN EUROPE COMPETITION

6:07 AM
With the winter nights drawing in, memories of those long summer drives across Europe in your favourite car are probably fading away ...

At Veloce, we'd like to help you to recall some of the highlights � and maybe the not-so-good moments � from your travels abroad. Share your experiences with us (either here in the blog comments on our Facebook page) and we'll send a fabulous prize book bundle* (worth over �40!) to the reader with the best story to tell.


Here are a few questions that might jog your memory ...

1. Which country in Europe have you most enjoyed driving in, and why?
2. What is your best memory of driving on the Continent?
3. Which country in Europe did you find it most difficult to drive in, and why?
4. What is your worst memory of driving on the Continent?
5. What do you most wish you had known before you made your trip?

We'll announce the winner and publish a selection of your anecdotes in the January 2015 edition of On the Grid.

*The prize book bundle consists of Roads with a view � England's greatest views and how to find them by road, A Drive on the Wild Side � Twenty extreme driving adventures from around the world & Mini Minor to Asia Minor � There & Back.


NAME THAT CAR

8:08 AM
Can you name what this car outline spotted in Bridport, Dorset might be? We think it could be from the art deco 'Aero' car era. There's free copy of Art Deco and British Car Design � The Airline Cars of the 1930s by Barrie Down for the correct answer! Click here to enter.



 
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