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or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including but not limited to print,
video and the Internet, without written permission from János
Wimpffen.
János
Wimpffen has been an avid motor racing enthusiast for at least 39 of his 52
years. Born in Europe into a family well-known in Austro-Hungarian history,
he was reared in Chicago and spent many youthful weekends at Elkhart Lake's
Road America. After an early spell of club racing with a Triumph, János
discovered he was no threat to Niki Lauda. However, being somewhat maniacal
about sporting statistics, he heard a calling. The specter of over-education
intervened and János completed a doctorate in geography. He has worked
in the transport consulting field for two decades and is internationally published
on the subject. Being a geographer brings with it the added benefit of enabling
him to locate even the remotest circuits. The universally praised and multi-award
winning Time and Two Seats is his first foray into motor racing literature.
In addition he is a contributor to several magazines and is the North American
editor of www.DailySportsCar.com, the foremost web site covering current
sports car racing. János lives in Seattle and although appreciative of
the rumble of a Cobra and the wail of a Ferrari, he is content to putter about
in a succcession of ancient Saabs.
