Gentleman Jack: The Official Biography Of Jack Sears

ReviewA Chronological Account Of Sears' 15Year Span As A A Racing Driver, Based On Research By The Author, Input From The Man Himself And Interviews With His Associates And Competitors. Lotus Club Internationalclassic & Sports Car, May 2008Uk Magazinefrom Driving His Father'S 1914 Sunbeam Tt In Vscc Events In The Early '50S To A Monstrous Shunt While Testing A Lotus 40 At Silverstone, Jack Sears' Career Specialized In Sports And Saloon Cars. A Popular Racer Who Starred In Some Of The Most Spectacular British Races During The '50S And '60S, 'Gentleman Jack' Is Long Overdue A Biography. Scottish Historian Gauld Has Done A Fine Job Of Tapping Into The Dapper Norfolk Farmer'S Sharp Memory And Amazing Photo Archive. As Well As Sears' Vivid Recollections Of Epic Contests Such As His Cortina Battle With Great Friend Sir John Whitmore At Silverstone In '65, The Winning Debut Of The Ford Galaxie, Again At Silverstone, And His Legendary Cobra Charge At Brands After A Blackflag Incident Gauld Also Interviews Rivals And Teammates To Enhance The Story. Sears Doesn'T Skip The Big Offs, Including His Careerending Exit At Abbey In The Lotus. An Added Bonus Is A Chapter On The Fabulous Historic Car Collection Started By Sears' Father, Stanley. There'S Also A Comprehensive Appendix On Every Event The Ace Competed In. Our Only Criticism Is The Heavyhanded Design By Veloce. The Crude Photoshop Treatment Seems Needless Because The Photo Selection Is Marvelous, While The Plugs For The Publisher'S Website Throughout The Book Are Unworthy Of This Fine Driver.Octane, May 2008Uk MagazineJack Was The Gentleman That I Should Have Been. He Had The Grace, White I Only Had The Title. So Begins Sir John Whitmore'S Foreword To This Official And Very Entertaining Biography Of Jack Sears, Which Covers Not Only Jack'S Varied Racing Career A105 Saloon To Jaguar Mk2 3.8 To Ford Galaxie, And Much More But Also The Sears Dynasty: Father Stanley And Son David. A Great Book, But We Wish The Publisher Had Spent A Bit More On The Repro', Which Is Unrelentingly Grey.Motor Sport, May 2008Uk Magazinelook Up Any Race Report From The 1950S Or '60S And The Name J Sears Will Likely Be There. Saloons, Sports Cars Or Vintage, Sears Raced It, And Often Won. Ken Gregory Asked Him To Join The Yeoman Credit Team, But He Decided Singleseaters Were A Risk Too Far. That Sums Him Up: Racing Was A Passion, But His Real Business Was Farming. However, As This Entertaining Book Makes Clear, His Good Manners Concealed A Grit That Made Him A Tough Racer. As Well As Quotes From Sears And His Peers The Book Bulges With Photos, Many Personal, Plus Results Tables, But Chiefly Some Lovely Tales From A Vanished Era.Jaguar Magazine, Edition 135, May 2008Bimonthly Australian Magazinefor The First Time We Review Two Books By The Same Author Our European Correspondent, Graham Gauld Who Is A Proud Scot With A Very Long History In The Sport. Typically Of Graham'S Depth Of First Hand Knowledge And His Passion For The Sport And Writing, Both Books Are Entirely Different. One Is A Biography Outlining The Long Career Of Jack Sears, While The Other Is An Amazing Book Detailing The Long History Of Motor Racing In Scotland And Includes All Of The Cars, The Circuits And The People. Of Course, You Can Purchase Both Because It Is Incredibly Difficult To Put Either Down, But You May Have A Preference For One Or The Other You Decide, Because We Have Read Both And They Are Highly Cherished. 'Gentleman Jack' Shows You How To Do It In Motor Racing Be Very Good At What You Do, Love It Deeply And Come From A Very Wealthy Family! With A Foreword By Sir John Whitmore, Famous Amongst Other Things For Racing Ford Galaxies, It Outlines His Family History In The Shoe Retailing Business And Farming, Before Outlining The Buildup Of His Long And Successful Career. Most Of The Photographs Are Supplied By Jack Sears And So Make This Book All The More Interesting And 'Real'. He Ind