"...In writing Heroes of the Forest, Mark Brinker has created THE definitive history on these significant races. To be honest, I found each volume to be mind boggling. If there is any author thinking of writing a book about the Pebble Beach races, forget it. There is nothing more to write or illustrate. It is all in Heroes of the Forest."
Bill Warner
"The early postwar races were my father’s classroom, and he used what he learned at Pebble Beach to realize his dream of becoming a Formula One world champion...There is absolutely no doubt that my father would have loved this book. Hopefully, the library in heaven has a copy."
Derek Hill
"...The foundation of vintage racing on the West Coast is the Pebble Beach Road Race. Heroes of the Forest puts the importance of the Pebble Beach Road Race on bold display with a dazzling presentation of the people, cars, builders, organizers, and races. This four-volume book is simply incredible..."
Rob Walton
Enthusiast and Collector
Heroes of the Forest is a breathtaking book for an epic racing event.
Jim Sitz
Automotive Historian and
Pebble Beach Road Race Attendee
"...with Mark Brinker's brand-new detailed narrative, participant profiles, copious period photographs, meticulous race data, and charted results, Heroes of the Forest, in its nearly 1,700 pages, is far more than another big and handsome racing history. It is a living experience putting readers right into that time and place of this freshly compelling and definitive Pebble Beach Race story."
William Edgar
Senior Motorsport Journalist
"...The first thing I totally admired about this “tome of tomes” is the size and layout of the photographs...The races are covered magnificently, and the book doesn’t stop there. So much coverage of the atmosphere around the races, which greatly adds to the flavor and makes you think you are actually there."
Allen R. Kuhn
Automotive Photographer
"Heroes of the Forest by Mark Brinker is by every measure the most fascinating treatment of the Pebble Beach road races ever published. The exhaustive research, data summaries, and biographical information are simple to understand, and the selection of photos is unexcelled both in quantity and content...each volume is so engaging that one will want to immediately pick up the next, secure in the knowledge that even the highest of expectations will be far exceeded."
Leslie M. Kendall
Chief Historian, Petersen Automotive Museum
"Mark Brinker's thorough and comprehensive history of the Pebble Beach Road Races is one of the most beautifully researched and presented works, not just on the subject of a particular event but on any facet of motoring history. Providing a thrilling retelling of the people, races, cars, and story...Whether you're a dyed-in-the-wool car enthusiast who regularly attends the Pebble Beach Concours and Monterey Car Week or a casual fan interested in learning more about a fascinating bit of American history, Heroes of the Forest is a must-have read box set."
Eric Minoff
Head of Department, Bonhams Cars United States
"...Heroes of the Forest represents an incredibly comprehensive account that has never been assembled in such detail. The photographs, tables, and text cover a vast amount of information that is impeccably presented. This book will serve as the gold standard recount of this fascinating period of road racing..."
Jim Fasnacht
"...In Heroes of the Forest, Mark Brinker resurrects the legend and the passion of these races in vast detail. Through reading this encyclopedic tome, I felt like I personally got to meet the racers, builders, team owners, and general characters who had the great foresight and fortune to create and experience these momentous events...The amazing treasury of historic images and Mark’s infectious writing will hook you too."
Myron Vernis