This is O’Neil’s second book on these races in the Caribbean. This time it’s a 96-page soft-cover in Veloce’s Those Were the Days series, with a potted story on each of the 13 years of race weeks. But what makes the book is the great selection of photos, and they just about all seem to be new, not repeats from the previous book.

Although the circuit and the organisation could be a bit rough and ready, at various times many top drivers drove in these races: Gurney, Moss, Ireland, Penske and Phil Hill among them. The week was renowned as much for the accompanying social life as for what took place on the circuit. In addition to the main trophy races for GTs and sports-racers, the programme on occasion included F Vee (McLaren, Amon and Rindt all competed successfully), karts, and F Junior. But there were also Ladies Races, Residents’ Races and some pretty weird and wonderful vehicles to be seen.

Most of the photos are monochrome but there are a few colour shots too. Whether it’s an incredibly youthful Ricardo Rodriguez, Jim Hall’s wrecked Chaparral, Foyt’s Hussein-Dodge, or GM’s experimental Stingray SR2, you’ll be in for some treats when you leaf through this recommended book.

Motor Racing at Nassau in the 1950s and 1960s by Terry O’Neil
Review copy supplied by the publisher
Review by Mark Holman