American Dirt Track Racer

Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610608053
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Dirt Track Racer written by Joe Scalzo and published by . This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most evocative eras in the history of American motorsport was the golden age of dirt-track racing, when hairy-knuckled drivers duked it out in open-wheel racers on half-mile ovals around the country. This photographic history spans the classic era from 1946 to 1970, featuring vintage photography of the Champ and Sprint cars that were driven by men like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. The technologies of the most successful and unusual cars are discussed as are specific races, circuits and some of the more colorful personalities of the period. Midget and track roadsters are also featured, along with period color photography.

Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher : MotorBooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760310175
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Dirt Track Racer written by Joe Scalzo and published by MotorBooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most evocative eras in the history of American motorsport was the golden age of dirt-track racing, when hairy-knuckled drivers duked it out in open-wheel racers on half-mile ovals around the country. This photographic history spans the classic era from 1946 to 1970, featuring vintage photography of the Champ and Sprint cars that were driven by men like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. The technologies of the most successful and unusual cars are discussed as are specific races, circuits and some of the more colorful personalities of the period. Midget and track roadsters are also featured, along with period color photography.

Author : Gerald Foster
Publisher : Parker House Publishing Incorporated,Csi
ISBN 13 : 9780979689185
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Book of Flat Track Racing written by Gerald Foster and published by Parker House Publishing Incorporated,Csi. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flat track racing is very much an "only in America" sport. Some say "Americans racing motorcycles like they race horses!" Others say "the only simple and pure racing left in today's massively complicated world." The Complete Book of Flat Track Racing, when first published in 1978, was a celebration. This brand new edition sticks to the original concept but is completely reworked and re- illustrated, and continues that celebration today. Feel the dirt flying, the ground pounding vibration, and be exhausted by the massive excitement of being totally sideways in turn two aboard a Harley-Davidson XR 750! Welcome to the Thunder Dome!

Author : Peter Golenbock
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Zoom written by Peter Golenbock and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With five bestsellers to his name, Peter Golenbock has earned a reputation as one of America's best and most successful sports authors. In American Zoom he presents an oral history of stock car racing, as told by great drivers, mechanics, promoters, and others. "A lively, literate, and loving look at the magic of stock car racing".--The Chicago Tribune

Author : Stephen Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879383763
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Racer, 1900-1939 written by Stephen Wright and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610609425
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand National: America's Golden Age of Motorcycle Racing written by Joe Scalzo and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the American Motorcyclist Association's Grand National series, one of the most unique, challenging and exciting motorcycle racing series' on the planet.

Author : Ed Youngblood
Publisher : Capstone Press
ISBN 13 : 9780736804745
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirt Track Racing written by Ed Youngblood and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of dirt track racing as well as information about the equipment used, skills required, and safety measures involved.

Author : J.A. Martin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786483891
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Auto Racing written by J.A. Martin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat--publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald--sponsored what was hailed as the "Race of the Century," a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually spent on the road. Race cars and competition have progressed continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear little resemblance to the event Duryea won. This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century, covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities. Subjects included are: Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track racing, Henry Ford, Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt Cup, Bill France, Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Mercer, the Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the Trans Am, Paul Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser, Wilbur Shaw, the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am, Mickey Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and Formula One. Through interviews with participants and track records, this text shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the growth of each different form of auto racing as well as the people and technologies that made it ever faster.

Author : Norm DeWitt
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 1610600452
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers written by Norm DeWitt and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the 1970s, North America was considered a backwater with respect to world championship–level motorcycle road racing. European racers viewed American riders as being less talented and rode around in circles on tracks made of dirt. That all changed when Kenny Roberts exploded onto the Grand Prix racing scene and became the first American to win the world championship in motorcycle road racing's premier class. Roberts' success launched an era of American dominance that lasted for nearly 20 years and still echoes through the annals of the sport. This is the story of the legendary American riders who beat the Europeans at their own game, including Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Kenny Roberts Jr., and the most recent American world champion, Nicky Hayden. With additional chapters about the American World Superbike champions and those Americans who competed for the World Championship, this is the story road racing fans have been waiting decades to read.

Author : Bill Poindexter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467130052
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All American Speedway written by Bill Poindexter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It began as a rodeo arena with bucking broncos entertaining an annual gathering for the Placer County Fair in Roseville, California, about 10 miles east of Sacramento. The rodeo grounds eventually gave way to a different kind of horsepower in 1955, when a dirt track was built. The original Roseville Speedway later became All American Speedway. The surface was paved in 1972, and three years later, its signature race, the Rose Classic, was born. Future NASCAR drivers Ernie Irvan, Mike Skinner, and more visited the track. The Rose Classic went away in the early 1990s, but NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action lives on each year.