Crusader

John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water

Crusader
Steve Holter, Ken Warby
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NZ$ 93.99
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NZ$ 77.07
Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 304pg
27 May 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781910505618
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The tale of Crusader, the jet-powered boat of 1952, appears to be a simple one about the ambition of John Cobb and Reid Railton, two unassuming but deeply gifted men, to break the water speed record on Loch Ness only for their efforts to end in tragedy. In fact the story behind that fateful outcome - Cobb' s death on his first high-speed run - is a complex web of clever design and inspirational endeavour mixed with personality clashes and errors of judgement. After many years of research, including access to a wealth of original documentation, Steve Holter unravels the entire saga of the ill-fated Crusader and presents a compelling detective story.
Steve Holter' s life-long association with all things automotive, both as a hobby and a profession, and as a driver and an engineer, made it inevitable that his interests would gravitate towards record-breaking. Mixing his professional experience - including television research and crash investigation - with knowledge gained while working with his friend and mentor, Bluebird designer Ken Norris, as well as numerous interviews with many others involved in record-breaking, he is in a unique position to unravel the true story of Crusader. He has written one previous book, Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records, published in 2002. He lives in France.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781910505618
Published: 27 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Evro Publishing
Publisher: Evro Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 304

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