Ben Horton was invited as one of the Judges at the Motoring Book Awards 2021 held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall London on November 3rd 2021. Ben interviews some of the winners of the event after a brief introduction.
Now in its eighth consecutive year, the Awards were expanded for 2021 to reflect the increasing number of significant titles being published at different price levels, and in both the motoring and motor sport worlds. As a result, there were four book categories this year in addition to the overall winner - plus a Lifetime Achievement Award and the Graham Robson Award for Best Debut Author. The latter was named in honour of the late Graham Robson, a prolific and authoritative author who sadly passed away in August 2021.
There were a record number of submissions for this year’s Awards, with 52 entries representing 26 different publishers from around the world - from major houses and independents to self-published authors. They were all assessed by a panel of six expert judges led by non-voting committee chairman Simon Taylor - a former winner of the Specialist Book of the Year Award for his history of the HWM racing team.
The 2021 Royal Automobile Club Motoring Book of the Year Award winners:
Motorsport Book of the Year (No Price Limit)
Delage Records & Grand Prix
By Daniel Cabart and Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges
Published by Orep Editions
Motoring Book of the Year (No Price Limit)
Joseph Figoni: Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile Volume 1, Alfa-Romeo
By Peter M Larsen and Ben Erickson
Published by Moteurs!
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Hughes
The Motoring Book of the Year
The Lamborghini Miura
By Simon Kidston and Jon Pressnell
Published by Kidston SA
Ben Horton added: ‘This is one of our fastest-selling motoring books of all time. It came and went in under two weeks. Truly magnificent.’
Motorsport Book of the Year (Below £50)
Mr Le Mans, Tom Kristensen
By Tom Kristensen with Dan Philipsen
Published by Evro Publishing
Motoring Book of Year (Below £50)
Tipping Point - Designing a Great British Underdog
By Andy Plumb
Published by Lead-In Design
Graham Robson Award for Best Debut Author
The Rise of The Sidevalves
By Tom Fryars
Published by Gorton Publishing
17 ноя 2021
