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The new movie, Ford v Ferrari,<\/em> is based on the exciting 2010 book, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans<\/a><\/em>, by AJ Baime. The movie, directed by James Mangold, stars Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Tracy Letts (trailer<\/a>). It opened while I was in Egypt and audiences love it! (98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes). Critics too: 91%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve listened to the book twice over the years. If the movie is as good as the book, it\u2019s a must-see. It is for me, no matter what. Here\u2019s my review of the book, read by Jones Allen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go Like Hell<\/a><\/em> is the story of classic duels of machine and driver in the French countryside.There\u2019s just enough biography of Henry Ford II (the Deuce) and Enzo Ferrari to understand the motivations of these two rivals, willing to stake their fortunes, their companies\u2019 futures, and (all too often) their drivers\u2019 lives on this grueling competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deuce believed\u2014correctly\u2014that supremacy in the racing\ncircuit would lead to sales of Ford cars. The components that had to be\ndeveloped to survive the 24-hour race at Le Mans were testaments to product\nreliability as well as power, and many\nadvances<\/a> originally developed for racing vehicles\u2014such as independent\nsuspensions, high-performance tires, disc brakes, and push-button starters\u2014have\nfound their way into passenger cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Enzo Ferrari, whose interest in consumer cars was always\nsecondary to racing, the point was being the world\u2019s best and proving it in the\nworld\u2019s most prestigious and dangerous sports car race, Le Mans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re at all familiar with auto racing\u2019s \u201cgolden age,\u201d\nthe big names are all here: Carroll Shelby, AJ Foyt, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill,\nJohn Surtees, Ken Miles, Bruce McLaren, and an upstart kid from Nazareth,\nPennsylvania, who took the pole position in the Indianapolis 500 the year I saw\nthat race, Mario Andretti. To get an idea of the speeds they achieve, Baime\nnotes that at top speed, they complete the 100-yard distance of a football\nfield in one second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a fast, fun read that shifts between Dearborn,\nShelby\u2019s racing car development team working for Ford in Southern California,\nand Ferrari\u2019s workshop in Maranello, Italy. For a Detroit girl like me, whose\ngrandfather, father, and many uncles worked for the Ford Motor Company, it was\na thrill a minute! But even for people who don\u2019t get goosebumps when they hear\nthose Formula One engines roar, Baime\u2019s cinematic recreation of the classic Le\nMans races of 1965, 66, and 67, with all their frustrations, excitement, and\ntragedy is a spectacular true story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times have changed, and these past automotive battles have faded. But, hope is on the horizon. According to a 5\/22\/15 Jordan Golson story<\/a> in Wired<\/em>, new rules under consideration “could make Formula One exciting again.” Yea to that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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