Around Europe lie a number of long forgotten monuments, windswept and abandoned, the derelict buildings and crumbling tarmac are all that remain of once great motor racing circuits. From the great speed-bowls of Monza and Brooklands, to the parkland of Crystal Palace, this evocative book features both historical pictures, as well as stunning contemporary photography of the circuits as they are now. Gavin Ireland's photographs, commissioned especially for this book, have received critical acclaim, and since the book's original publication he has received the Renault/MSA Young Photographer of the Year award.