S.F. EdgeOverview S. F. EDGE MAKER OF MOTORING HISTORY By Simon Fisher Selwyn Francis Edge, invariably known simply as SF, was a highly significant pioneer of motoring in Britain. When, in 1902, he drove a Napier to victory in the Gordon Bennett Cup, a mighty event on public roads between Paris in France and Innsbruck in Austria, he initiated serious British endeavour in motor racing. He was deeply involved in the birth of Brooklands, setting a 24 hour solo

in 1972 (with Lotus) and 1974 (with McLaren)

“What we have here is a combination of quality

“A wonderful trip through the most colourful and eccentric decade of Grand Prix racing

achieving eight wins in the period 1968–72

Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss OBE

covering endurance and GT racing around the world

“Hobbs wittily recounts his life from avoiding bombs to the commentary box via an astonishing career as a racer

By Richard Jenkins

its parallelism with emerging technologies

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