Go Like Hell (English)

In this thrilling examination of the Ford company's determination to defeat the Ferrari racing team in the illustrious 24-hour Le Mans race during the early 1960s, A.J. Baime conjures the almost mythical past of the auto industry's golden era, when safety features were seen as superfluous implements to the ultimate goal of speed. Baime's constructs his narrative around the battle between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, two pioneers of auto racing who waged a personal vendetta to see who could build the fastest, and thus, the best automobile in the world. From year to year the velocities of their machines increased, and so did the gruesome body count, as racers and spectators routinely perished in horrific crashes. Baime, an editor at Playboy magazine and amateur auto racer, brilliantly weaves exhilarating depictions of the furious action at Le Mans with back room intrigue and invention, as these two megalomaniacal figures seek achieve personal glory despite the rising human costs. minimize