Visitors to the National Motor Museum’s new Land Speed Record display will be treated to a quartet of book signings, it has been announced.
On Sunday 20th July, four authors of books on the subject will line up to sign copies of their latest works.
Tonia Bern-Campbell – widow of legendary record breaker Donald Campbell – will be on hand to sign copies of her book Donald Campbell – my Life with a Hero. The book is a personal account of her life with Campbell from 1958 until his untimely death at Coniston Water in January 1967 making an unsuccessful attempt at besting his own water speed record.
Daughter of Bluebird by Gina Campbell details the authors life growing up as part of the record-breaking Campbell dynasty, giving an insight into her feelings at the 2001 discovery by divers of Bluebird K7 and her father’s body. Gina Campbell will also be in attendance to sign copies of the book.
David de Lara will be on hand to sign copies of his newly published book The Unobtainable, a highly-detailed study into the Campbell’s which is accompanied by a DVD of rare footage and interviews with Donald Campbell and his Bluebird crew.
The book-signing event comes three days after the 50th anniversary of Donald Campbell’s successful record attempt a Lake Eyre in South Australia, where he overcame much adversity to raise the Official World Land Speed Record to 403.10mph in Bluebird CN7.
Completing the quartet of authors at the book-signing will be Mike Varndell and his book The British are Coming. Inspired by the discovery in an antique shop of a large box of unpublished photographs of Land Speed Record attempts, Varndell searched for more to produce a book packed with rare images ranging from 1920s pioneer J.G. Parry-Thomas to current Land Speed Record holder Wing Commander Andy Green.
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu’s new display – entitled For Britain & For The Hell of It – will also offer visitors the chance to view the first public screening of the digitally re-mastered documentary How Long a Mile..., which covered Donald Campbell’s triumphant year of 1964 when he became the first and only man to break both land and water speed records.
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