Reid Antony Railton’s life is chronicled in this definite work by historian Karl Ludvigsen.The British automotive engineer pushed the limits and the law of physics like none other. Our Book Garage series showcases what every enthusiast should add to their library. 

author Karl Ludvigsen publisher Evro Publishing Limited  ISBN 978-1910505250 where to get itAmazon

If you are in the market for a book about one of the figures in land speed racing, and you have a lot of money and a lot of shelf space, look no further than Karl Ludvigsen’s fabulous Reid Railton: Man Of Speed. It is a dive as deep as the Mariana Trench, photographed to the hilt and saturated with details.

It is, in short, just the book Reid Railton deserves.
Run What Ya Brung!

Land speed racing, or land speed records, or LSR as it is shortened, has long been a passion of mine. There’s something about the combination: the purity mingled with unmitigated insanity. Other forms of racing have rule books as thick as the Singapore white pages. LSR" Simple: Run what ya brung!

Sure, they have notional ideas of “safety” and such, but over certain speeds, safety is as hypothetical as fair trial in the Soviet Union. When things come uncorked at Indy at 200 mph, it’s very bad. But at Bonneville or Lake Eyre or Black Rock Desert, things come unstuck at triple that speed.

No amount of engineering will save you. It’s down to...