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The FIRST book on the history of the Singapore Grand Prix
INTERVIEWS published For full content contact the various publishers or get a copy at a newsagent.
Lifestyle Singapore - September 2008
My Paper, Singapore - 26th September 2008
Sunday Times Singapore - 21st September 2008
MotorSport UK - October 2008
FAST TRACK by Prestige Magazine - August 2008
RECS - Singapore Recreation Club - July, Aug, Sept 2008
PEAK Singapore - October 2008
Silver Kris - September 2008
Uniquely Singapore
Mediacorp's ARENA- September 2008
The Singapore Grand Prix ran from 1961 till 1973. The first event was called the Orient Year Grand Prix and held on a stretch of Upper Thomson Road that encompassed the Sembawang Hills Circus and a section of Old Upper Thomson Road. The Singapore Grand Prix s by no means single-seater procession and included the Saloon & Tourer and Sports & GT car support races along with the very popular races for Motorcycles. The book chronicles the 13 golden years of Grand Prix racing in Singapore with an appendix of lap records and race winners for all the classes of racing.
Snakes & Devils traces the turbulent history of the
Singapore Grand Prix and tells the story in a highly
pictorial chronological format that is both entertaining and
engaging. Through extensive research and copious interviews
with drivers, sponsors and organisers across three
continents, author Eli Solomon has produced the
authoritative guide to the original Singapore Grand Prix.
Included in this volume are rare archival and private
photographs, many of which have never been published before.
About the Author
Eli Solomon has spent a lifetime, punctuated by a spell as an equity salesman in an investment bank, in the company of good and bad cars. His interests are varied, and his latest venture is into the world of rare Southeast Asian books with the formation of Singapore Rare Books and Asia Rare Books. He now spends equal time between Hong Kong and Singapore.
His racing interests include wringing the neck out of his single-seater Brabham BT18 at historic motor sports events when he can afford to, and rebuilding old race cars, including one that was entered in the Singapore Grand Prix of 1971 and 1972. He has also written a bibliography on Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles for the National Library of Singapore, and a chronology of the life of Colonel William Farquhar, first Resident of Singapore, for Singapore Resource Library. Eli's latest book is titled Lost Circuits of Southeast Asia, a history of the sprints, hill climbs and circuits events that took place of the course of the 20th century in Southeast Asia.
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