Roy Smith retired from business in 2003, and with a lifetime passion for motor sport entered the world of motoring writing. He was not new to this field, having written in the 1960s for several club magazines. A 40-year business career developed an attention to detail that is crucial to writing works such as this. He is an award winning member of the Guild of Motoring Writers. Roy has also had work shortlisted for the Historic Motor Sport Publication of the Year. He regularly writes specialist articles for websites and magazines in the UK and internationally. His previous books include: Porsche - The Racing 914s; Amedee Gordini - A True Racing Legend; Alpine & Renault - The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car: 1968 to 1979; Alpine & Renault - The Sports Prototypes - Volumes 1 and 2, and The Porsche 924 Carrera - evolution to excellence.