This is the autobiography of Tony Southgate one of motorsports most prolific & versatile racing car designerst. The author writes of a career which brought him into contact with some of motorsports most significant & at times colourful personalities & describes how he helped to raise the performance of their teams by constantly pushing forward the boundaries of racing car design in particular through a growing knowledge of aerodynamics. His story reveals the intense pressures which racing car designers endure as they seek to create cars which put them ahead of the game despite intense competition. He also recalls moments of great sadness following the loss of drivers in fatal accidents when safety standards at race tracks fell far short of todays acceptable level. The quantity & variety of the books illustrations emphasize the versatility of the authors skills & their impact on single-seater & sports car design through some of the most interesting decades of racing car development. Teams for which the author was solely responsible for car design during his period of engagement were: AAR Eagle BRM Shadow Arrows Chevron Theodore Osella Ford TWR Jaguar Toyota & TWR Nissan. In addition he also contributed to the design & construction of cars of the Lola Brabham Lotus Lister Ferrari & Audi teams.